Arnold Schwarzenegger
Thal, Styria, Austria
1947-07-30
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.
Movies:
Predator
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Total Recall
The Running Man
Batman & Robin
Raw Deal
The Comeback
Commando
Stay Hungry
Hercules in New York
Dolph: Unbreakable
Junior
The 6th Day
Twins
Eraser
Jingle All the Way
Last Action Hero
End of Days
Red Heat
Conan the Destroyer
Red Sonja
Conan the Barbarian
Collateral Damage
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
True Lies
Breakout
...So Goes the Nation
The Last Stand
The Expendables 2
Arnold: Made in Britain
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Terminator Genisys
Commando: Retribution
Escape Plan
Sabotage
The Expendables 3
Arnold's Blueprint
Bio.
Generation Iron
Al Franken: God Spoke
The Expendables
Gerrymandering
Taming The Beast
Maggie
The Original Action Hero
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
The Man with the Bag
Iron Mask
Around the World in 80 Days
Dr. Dolittle 2
Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
Imagining 'Total Recall'
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'
Manolito Espinberg: une vie de cinéma
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
Iron and Beyond
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
The Making of 'The Terminator': A Retrospective
The Power of the Market
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Hollywood Hero
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
The Making of the Terminator
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Arnold: The Man Behind the Muscle
Beretta's Island
Feed
Party in Rio
Dave
This Is America
Lincoln
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Christmas in Connecticut
The Long Goodbye
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Return Engagement
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
The Making of The Expendables 3
Milius
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Pumping Iron
Scavenger Hunt
Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
Happy Anniversary and Goodbye
The Jayne Mansfield Story
The Villain
Andre the Giant
Jerry Brown: The Disrupter
Revenge of the Electric Car
I Am Greta
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Bruno Sammartino
Anything Is Possible
Total Recall(ed)
Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
Global Warming: Our Searing Earth
Running with Arnold
WWE WrestleMania 31
KURZ
Ultimate Reality
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
LA DA Story
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
Workers Con
Arnie's 50 Greatest Ever Stunts
Wonders of the Sea 3D
Reagan
Right America: Feeling Wronged
Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Art of Bodybuilding
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Midnight Blue, Vol. 3: Celebrities Edition
The Kid & I
Pursuit of Equality
"STARdate" with Ralf Moeller!
Sly
Christmas in Hollywood
Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Aftermath
Junket Whore
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Killing Gunther
Anthony Quinn: The Final Words
The Making of 'Superman II'
Conor McGregor: Notorious
Terminator: Dark Fate
Born Strong
Kung Fury 2
Kindergarten Cop
Generation Iron 2
The Game Changers
A Century of Science Fiction
A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian
Dare2Dream: The Flex Wheeler Story
Dirty Harry: The Original
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
The Rundown
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Schwarzenegger's Superstars of Muscle
Arnold Schwarzenegger's Guide to Blowing Sh*T Up
Body by Garret
Superstars and their Moms
T2 3-D: Battle Across Time
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains
Bill Nye's Global Meltdown
Sauna Report Germany - The Naked Joy of Sweating
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
How Arnold Won the West
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