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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Name in Native Language: "Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger" (German/DE)
Actor / Politician / Film Producer / Film Director / Restaurateur / Soldier / Businessperson / Real Estate Agent | * 07/30/1947 (76) | Thal, Styria (Austria)
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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, filmmaker, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder known for his roles in high-profile action movies. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011 and was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2004 and 2007. Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at age 15 and won the Mr. Universe title aged 20, and subsequently the Mr. Olympia title seven times. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, and has written many books and articles about it. The Arnold Sports Festival, considered the second-most important bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia, is named after him. He appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977). After retiring from bodybuilding, he gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star, with his breakthrough in the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian (1982), a box-office hit... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Action | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Arnold Schwarzenegger

Grand Gold Decoration of Styria Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services To The Republic of Austria Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance WWE Hall of Fame Knight of The Legion of Honour 3x Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2x Goldene Kamera Golden Apple Award Bambi Award American Cinematheque Award Diva – Deutscher Entertainment Preis Taurus World Stunt Awards Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Inkpot Award Bavarian TV Awards Great Immigrants Award MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
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Movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger as Actor(125)

as Julius Benedict2023 Triplets
as John Matrix2023 Commando: Retribution
as The President2023 Kung Fury 2
as himself2023 KURZ
as himself2023 Sly
as Self (archive footage)2023 Jean-Claude van Damme: Karate King
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)2022 Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as himself2020 I Am Greta
as T-800 / Carl2019 Terminator: Dark Fate
as James Hook2019 Iron Mask
as Himself (archive footage)2019 Building Arnold Schwarzenegger
as himself2019 The Game Changers
as Ben Richards (archive)2019 Cyberpunk Documentary PART 1
as Himself (archive footage)2019 Sword-and-Sandal
as himself2019 Bruno Sammartino
as Himself (archive footage)2019 LA DA Story
as himself2018 Andre the Giant
as Narrator2017 Wonders of the Sea 3D
as himself2017 Born Strong
as Robert "Gunther" Bendik2017 Killing Gunther
as himself2017 Generation Iron 2
as Roman Melnyk2017 Aftermath
as Himself - Former CA Governor (archive footage)2017 Workers Con
as Self (archive footage)2015 WWE WrestleMania 31
as himself2015 WWE Hall of Fame 2015
as Guardian2015 Terminator Genisys
as Wade Vogel2015 Maggie
as John 'Breacher' Wharton2014 Sabotage
as Trench2014 The Expendables 3
as Emil Rottmayer2013 Escape Plan
as Sheriff Ray Owens2013 The Last Stand
as himself2013 WWE Hall Of Fame 2013
as himself2013 Milius
as himself2013 Generation Iron
as Trench2012 The Expendables 2
as himself2012 Arnold's Blueprint
as Self (archive footage)2011 Reagan
as Self (archive footage)2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Trench2010 The Expendables
as Self (archive footage)2006 Arnold: Made in Britain
as Self (archive footage)2006 ...So Goes the Nation
as Arnold2005 The Kid & I
as Prince Hapi2004 Around the World in 80 Days
as Self (archive footage)2003 Christmas from Hollywood
as Bar Patron (uncredited)2003 The Rundown
as Gordy Brewer2002 Collateral Damage
as Self - Actor2001 Dirty Harry: The Original
as White Wolf (voice) (archive sound)2001 Dr. Dolittle 2
as Adam Gibson2000 The 6th Day
as Himself (archive footage)2000 Kino kolossal - Herkules, Maciste & Co
as Jericho Cane1999 End of Days
as Dr. Victor Fries / Mr. Freeze1997 Batman & Robin
as U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger1996 Eraser
as Howard Langston1996 Jingle All the Way
as Dr. Alex Hesse1994 Junior
as Arnold1994 Beretta's Island
as Harry Tasker1994 True Lies
as himself1993 Dave
as Jack Slater / Himself1993 Last Action Hero
1992 Feed
as Man in Chair in Front of Media Truck (uncredited)1992 Christmas in Connecticut
as John G. Nicolay (voice)1992 Lincoln
as The Terminator1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
as Douglas Quaid / Hauser1990 Total Recall
as John Kimble1990 Kindergarten Cop
as Julius Benedict1988 Twins
as Ivan Danko1988 Red Heat
as Ben Richards1987 The Running Man
as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaefer1987 Predator
as Mark Kaminski / Joseph P. Brenner1986 Raw Deal
as Kalidor1985 Red Sonja
as John Matrix1985 Commando
as Conan1984 Conan the Destroyer
as The Terminator1984 The Terminator
as himself1983 Return Engagement
as Himself (Host)1983 Party in Rio
as Conan1982 Conan the Barbarian
as Mickey Hargitay1980 The Jayne Mansfield Story
as himself1980 The Comeback
as Handsome Stranger1979 The Villain
as Lars1979 Scavenger Hunt
as Self - Bodybuilder at the Gym (uncredited)1977 This Is America
as himself1977 Pumping Iron
as Joe Santo1976 Stay Hungry
as Hood in Augustine's Office (uncredited)1973 The Long Goodbye
as Hercules1970 Hercules in New York

TV Shows/Series with Arnold Schwarzenegger as Actor(51)

as Himself - Governor of California (archive)2023 La Californie !
as Luke Brunner2023 FUBAR
as himself2023 Arnold
as Game Show Host (voice)2022 Little Demon
as Self (archive footage)2022 Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
as Arnold Armstrong / Captain Fantastic (voice)2021 Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
as Self (archive footage)2019 The Family
as Self (Archival Footage)2019 The Movies That Made Us
as himself2017 OBJECTified
as Self (archive footage)2016 Race for the White House
as himself2015 Jay Leno's Garage
as himself2009 The Jay Leno Show
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Host2004 The Celebrity Apprentice
as himself2003 Celebrities Uncensored
as Lieutenant Wagner2003 Two and a Half Men
as himself2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself1999 WWE SmackDown
as himself1998 The Magic Hour
as himself1997 Taff
as himself1997 The View
as himself1992 Explosiv - Das Magazin
as himself1991 Hallo, wie geht's
as himself1990 Stars 90
as X-Con (uncredited)1989 Tales from the Crypt
as himself1986 American Masters
as himself1983 Harty
as himself1982 Na sowas!
as himself1982 Champs-Elysées
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as Self (archive footage)1981 Entertainment Tonight
as himself1977 Auf los geht's los
as Josef Schmidt1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as himself1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
as himself1968 Österreich-Bild
as himself1968 60 Minutes

Movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger as Crew(9)

Production/Producer2019 Iron Mask
Production/Executive Producer2019 The Game Changers
Production/Executive Producer2017 Killing Gunther
Production/Producer2017 Aftermath
Production/Producer2015 Maggie
Production/Producer2000 The 6th Day
Crew/Thanks1994 Beretta's Island
Production/Executive Producer1993 Last Action Hero
Directing/Director1992 Christmas in Connecticut

TV Shows/Series with Arnold Schwarzenegger as Crew(5)

Production/Executive Producer2023 FUBAR
Production/Executive Producer2021 Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten
Production/Executive Producer2014 Years of Living Dangerously
Directing/Director1989 Tales from the Crypt

Additional Information

Born: Wednesday, 07/30 1947 (July) in Thal, Styria (Austria) (current age: 76 years + 233 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: German (DE, native language), English (EN), Austrian German
Educated at: Santa Monica College, University of Wisconsin-Superior, University of California, Los Angeles, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Frontier High School
Member of: International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness
Spouses (current/former): Maria Shriver
Children: Katherine Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Joseph Baena, Christina Schwarzenegger, Christopher Schwarzenegger
Siblings: Meinhard Schwarzenegger
Father: Gustav Schwarzenegger
Mother: Aurelia Schwarzenegger
Related to: Patrick M. Knapp Schwarzenegger
Influenced by/Role models: Yury Vlasov
Other names for Arnold Schwarzenegger (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Arnold Strong" (Pseudonym)
"Arnie Schwarzenegger"
"Арнольд Шварценеггер"
"アーノルド・シュワルツェネッガー"
"Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger"
"The Styrian Oak" (Nickname)
"Arnie" (Nickname)
"Governator" (Nickname)
"The Austrian Oak" (Nickname)
Arnold Schwarzenegger frequently works together with these people:
Peter Shukoff (96x, Actor)
Lloyd Ahlquist (88x, Actor)
Sylvester Stallone (37x, Actor)
James Cameron (22x, Crew)
Billy D. Lucas (20x, Crew)
Dante Cimadamore (20x, Cast)
Jeff Dawn (17x, Crew)
Peter Tothpal (16x, Crew)
Michael Douglas (15x, Actor)
Elton John (14x, Actor)
Joel Kramer (14x, Crew)
Peter Kent (14x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:11, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 02/22/2024