Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger\u00a0(born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile\u00a0action films. He\u00a0served\u00a0as the\u00a038th governor of California\u00a0from 2003 to 2011.<\/p>\n
Schwarzenegger began\u00a0lifting weights\u00a0at age 15 and won the\u00a0Mr. Universe\u00a0title at age 20 and, subsequently, the\u00a0Mr. Olympia\u00a0title seven times. He is tied with\u00a0Phil Heath\u00a0for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind\u00a0Ronnie Coleman\u00a0and\u00a0Lee 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\u00a0bodybuilders\u00a0ever. He has written books and articles about bodybuilding, including the autobiographical\u00a0Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder\u00a0(1977) and\u00a0The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding\u00a0(1998).\u00a0The\u00a0Arnold Sports Festival, the second-most prestigious bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia, is named after him.\u00a0He appeared in the bodybuilding documentary\u00a0Pumping Iron\u00a0(1977), which set him on his way to a film career.<\/p>\n
After retiring from bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star with his breakthrough in the\u00a0sword and sorcery\u00a0epic\u00a0Conan the Barbarian\u00a0(1982),\u00a0a box-office success with\u00a0a sequel\u00a0in 1984.\u00a0After playing the\u00a0title character\u00a0in the science fiction film\u00a0The Terminator\u00a0(1984), he starred in\u00a0Terminator 2: Judgment Day\u00a0(1991) and three other sequels. His other successful action films included\u00a0Commando\u00a0(1985),\u00a0The Running Man\u00a0(1987),\u00a0Predator\u00a0(1987),\u00a0Total Recall(1990), and\u00a0True Lies\u00a0(1994), in addition to comedy films such as\u00a0Twins\u00a0(1988),\u00a0Kindergarten Cop\u00a0(1990) and\u00a0Jingle All the Way\u00a0(1996).\u00a0At the height of his career, Schwarzenegger was known for his\u00a0rivalry with Sylvester Stallone.\u00a0He is the founder of the film production company Oak Productions.<\/p>\n
As a registered member of the\u00a0Republican Party, Schwarzenegger chaired the\u00a0President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports\u00a0during most of the\u00a0George H. W. Bush administration. In 2003, he was elected\u00a0governor of California\u00a0in\u00a0a special recall election\u00a0to replace\u00a0Gray Davis, the governor at the time. He received 48.6 per cent of the vote, 17 points ahead of the runner-up,\u00a0Cruz Bustamante\u00a0of the\u00a0Democratic Party. He was sworn in on November 17 to serve the remainder of Davis’ term. He was reelected in the\u00a02006 gubernatorial election\u00a0with an increased vote share of 55.9 per cent to serve a full term.\u00a0In 2011, he reached his\u00a0term limit\u00a0as governor and returned to acting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger\u00a0(born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile\u00a0action films. He\u00a0served\u00a0as the\u00a038th governor of California\u00a0from 2003 to 2011. Schwarzenegger began\u00a0lifting weights\u00a0at age 15 and won the\u00a0Mr. Universe\u00a0title at age 20 and, subsequently, the\u00a0Mr. Olympia\u00a0title seven times. He is tied […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-26202","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n