
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Born: 1947-07-30
Place of Birth: Thal, Styria, Austria
Biography
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at age 15 and won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and, subsequently, the Mr. Olympia title seven times. He is tied with Phil Heath for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney, who are joint-first with eight wins each. Nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, he is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders ever. He has written books and articles about bodybuilding, including the autobiographical Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977) and The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (1998). The Arnold Sports Festival, the second-most prestigious bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia, is named after him. He appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977), which set him on his way to a film career. After retiring from bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star with his breakthrough in the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian (1982), a box-office success with a sequel in 1984. After playing the title character in the science fiction film The Terminator (1984), he starred in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and three other sequels. His other successful action films included Commando (1985), The Running Man (1987), Predator (1987), Total Recall(1990), and True Lies (1994), in addition to comedy films such as Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Jingle All the Way (1996). At the height of his career, Schwarzenegger was known for his rivalry with Sylvester Stallone. He is the founder of the film production company Oak Productions. As a registered member of the Republican Party, Schwarzenegger chaired the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports during most of the George H. W. Bush administration. In 2003, he was elected governor of California in a special recall election to replace Gray Davis, the governor at the time. He received 48.6 per cent of the vote, 17 points ahead of the runner-up, Cruz Bustamante of the Democratic Party. He was sworn in on November 17 to serve the remainder of Davis' term. He was reelected in the 2006 gubernatorial election with an increased vote share of 55.9 per cent to serve a full term. In 2011, he reached his term limit as governor and returned to acting.
Known For

Predator

The Terminator

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator Genisys

Conan the Barbarian

The Expendables

Hercules in New York

The Running Man

The Expendables 3

Commando

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Total Recall

Terminator Salvation

The Expendables 2

Batman & Robin

Terminator: Dark Fate

True Lies

Iron Mask

Jingle All the Way

Escape Plan

Twins

Last Action Hero

End of Days

Generation Iron

Red Heat

The Last Stand

Around the World in 80 Days

The Villain

Conan the Destroyer

The Rundown

I Am Greta

The 6th Day

Red Sonja

Eraser

Sabotage

Stay Hungry

Aftermath

Dolph: Unbreakable

Kindergarten Cop

The Comeback

Junket Whore

Raw Deal

Dr. Dolittle 2

Junior

The Long Goodbye

Collateral Damage

Christmas in Connecticut

Killing Gunther

Bio.

Sly

Reagan

Maggie

VOMO: Vote or Miss Out

Feed

Dave

Beretta's Island

Dare2Dream: The Flex Wheeler Story

Gerrymandering

Arnold's Blueprint

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Pumping Iron

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle

I Am Not Your Negro

Kung Fury 2

Generation Iron 2

Conor McGregor: Notorious

WWE WrestleMania 31

Right America: Feeling Wronged

The Game Changers

Scavenger Hunt

Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King

The Kid & I

Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Andre the Giant

Christmas in Hollywood

Pursuit of Equality

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Running with Arnold

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

Happy Anniversary and Goodbye

David Blaine: Beyond Magic

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

Bill Nye's Global Meltdown

The Jayne Mansfield Story

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

KURZ

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Dirty Harry: The Original

"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!

Al Franken: God Spoke

Bigger Stronger Faster*

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Wonders of the Sea

The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective

Iron and Beyond

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

Superstars and their Moms

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

Stallone: Frank, That Is

Milius

Taming The Beast

Revenge of the Electric Car

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Bruno Sammartino

Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition

Total Recall(ed)

The Making of 'Superman II'

The Making of The Expendables 3

This Is America

A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian

How Arnold Won the West

Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

T2 3-D: Battle Across Time

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'

Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co

Ultimate Reality

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

A Century of Science Fiction

LA DA Story

Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons

...So Goes the Nation

Born Strong

Anthony Quinn: The Final Words

Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

The Making of the Terminator

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

Global Warming: Our Searing Earth

Workers Con

Body by Garret

Alien: First Contact

WWE Hall Of Fame 2013

WEAKEND

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

Imagining 'Total Recall'

Schwarzenegger's Superstars of Muscle

Arnold: Made in Britain

Party in Rio

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Guide to Blowing Sh*T Up

Return Engagement

WWE Hall of Fame 2015

Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma

Anything Is Possible
