
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (/ˈʃwɔːrtsənɛɡər/ SHWORT-sə-neg-ər, Austrian German:[ˈarnɔlt ˈaːlɔʏs ˈʃvartsn̩ˌɛɡɐ]; 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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Merv Griffin Show

Two and a Half Men

The Graham Norton Show

The Oscars

E! True Hollywood Story

Tales from the Crypt

Entertainment Tonight

WWE SmackDown

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Celebrities Uncensored

60 Minutes

The Jay Leno Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Movies That Made Us

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

Biography

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

Secret Level

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

The Celebrity Apprentice

McGREGOR FOREVER

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Meet the Press

Little Demon

The Family

Dr. Dolittle 2

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

Terminator Salvation

The Expendables

Around the World in 80 Days

Dave

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The Apprentice

I Am Greta

The Expendables 2

The Making of The Expendables 3

Lincoln

The Expendables 3

Dirty Harry: The Original

Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul

Iron Mask

Terminator Genisys

The Game Changers

The Man with the Bag

Terminator: Dark Fate

Escape Plan

Maggie

Killing Gunther

Conan the Destroyer

True Lies

Kindergarten Cop

Last Action Hero

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

The Running Man

Batman & Robin

Conan the Barbarian

Arnold

The 6th Day

Aftermath

End of Days

FUBAR

The Last Stand

Jingle All the Way

The Terminator

Commando

Eraser

Collateral Damage

Pumping Iron

Predator

Total Recall

Twins

Sabotage

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Junior
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