NBC, Jesse Ventura in sitcom talks
By Cynthia Littleton Thu Oct 20, 1:06 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - He's been a grappler, a governor, an
"extreme" football analyst, a social commentator and now ... a sitcom star?
Sources say NBC is in talks with Jesse Ventura to star in a scripted comedy
series.
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No deals have been finalized, but it's understood that Ventura, the one-time
pro wrestler who served as governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003, is kicking
around ideas and meeting with writers for a possible deal at the peacock.
NBC declined comment.
Sources said Jeff Golenberg and Michael Green of management-production outfit
the Collective, which does not represent Ventura, approached him with the
notion of starring in a comedy series targeted for NBC. It's understood that if
a deal does come to fruition, Golenberg and Green would serve as executive
producers on the show along with Ventura's managers, Michael Braverman and
Barry Bloom.
Ventura had a short-lived Saturday night series, "Jesse Ventura's America,"
that ran for two months on MSNBC in 2003. He also was seen on NBC in 2001 as an
analyst for the peacock's Xtreme Football League venture with World Wrestling
Entertainment.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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