Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American actor, film producer, businessman, former bodybuilder and politician whoservedas the38th governor of California(2003-2011). As of 2022, he is the most recent Republicangovernor of California.Timemagazine named Schwarzenegger one of the100 most influential people in the worldin 2004 and 2007. He also served as Chairman of thePresident's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (1990-1993).He began weight training at 15. He was awarded the title of Mr. Universe at age 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest a total of seven times. He appeared in the bodybuilding documentaryPumping Iron(1977). The Arnold Sports Festival, considered the second-most important bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia, is named after him.He has remained a prominent presence in the sport of bodybuilding and has written several books and numerous articles on the sport.He wanted to move from bodybuilding into acting, finally achieving it when he played the title role inHercules in New York(1970). Credited under the stage name "Arnold Strong", his accent in the film was so thick that his lines weredubbedafter production. His second film role was as a mob hitman inThe Long Goodbye(1973), followed by a more significant part in the filmStay Hungry(1976), for which he won theGolden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor.In 1977, he appeared in an episode of theABCsitcomThe San Pedro Beach Bums and the ABCpolice proceduralThe Streets of San Francisco. He auditioned for the title role ofThe Incredible Hulk, but did not win the role because of his height. He appearedin the 1979 comedy The Villain. In 1980, he starred in a biographical film of the 1950s actressJayne Mansfieldas her husband,Mickey Hargitay.He gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star with his breakthrough starring role in theepicConan the Barbarian(1982) andits sequelin 1984.After playing thetitle rolein the sci-fi action filmThe Terminator(1984), he starred in its' sequelsTerminator 2: Judgment Day(1991), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machine's (2003), Terminator Genisys(2015), and Terminator: Dark Fate(2019). His other action films include Commando (1985), The Running Man (1987), Predator (1987), Red Heat(1988),Total Recall (1990), andTrue Lies(1994). His comedy films include Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop(1990),Junior(1994), andJingle All the Way(1996).After leaving the governor's office, he resumed his acting career. He starred inThe Expendables 2(2012), The Last Stand(2013), his first leading role in 10 years, Escape Plan(2013), Sabotage (2014) and returned as Trench Mauser inThe Expendables 3 (2014). He then starred in the Terminator sequels Terminator Genisys (2015) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). He was slated to reprise his role asConan inThe Legend of Conan,later renamedConan the Conqueror; however, in April 2017, producer Chris Morgan stated that Universal had dropped the project, although there was a possibility of a TV show.He was nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" and the "Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnie" and "Schwarz" during his acting career and the "Governator" (a portmanteau of "Governor" and "Terminator"). He is the founder of the film production company Oak Productions.