Following in the family business, Tyrel Ventura has traveled a fascinating and diverse path in the entertainment industry. He broke into Hollywood working for the Academy Award®-winning actor and director Sean Penn on such films as 21 Grams, The Pledge and Mystic River. He has gone on to write, produce and direct numerous short films, television commercials and independent feature films, including Borders, Bluebird and the current release, The Wanderers.
Tyrel’s television producing experience includes My First Time for TV Land and a prominent role as producer for the MSNBC series Jesse Ventura’s America. Before joining Jesse Ventura’s on-air team of Conspiracy Theory investigators, Tyrel was a producer behind the scenes for the show’s first two seasons. A strong and influential political and social commentator online and in radio, Tyrel shares his father’s revolutionary spirit and search for truth.