Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian American bodybuilder, actor, businessman, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the state of California.
Schwarzenegger began weight-training at fifteen. He was awarded the title of Mr. Universe at age 22 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest a total of seven times. Schwarzenegger has remained a prominent face in the bodybuilding sport long after his retirement, and has written several books and numerous articles on the sport.
Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon, noted for his lead role in films such as Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator. He was nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" and the "Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnold Strong" and "Arnie" during his acting career, and more recently the "Governator" (a portmanteau of Governor and the Terminator, one of his film roles).
As a Republican, he was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis's term. Schwarzenegger was then re-elected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for a second term on January 5, 2007. In May 2004 and 2007, he was named as one of the Time 100 people who help shape the world.
Schwarzenegger is married to Maria Shriver and has four children.
His defining role was as a time traveling killer robot in THE TERMINATOR. Arnold's other notable films include: CONAN THE BARBARIAN, PREDATOR, TOTAL RECALL, T-2, TRUE LIES, ERASER, and BATMAN AND ROBIN. Arnold surprised critics by appearing successfully in the comedy TWINS and the comedy/drama KINDERGARTEN COP.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is married to TV newsperson Maria Shriver, who is part of the Kennedy family.
Schwarzenegger's newest films include DR. DOLITTLE 2, COLLATERAL DAMAGE, AROUND THE WORLS IN 80 DAYS, and TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES. In 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger became the Governor of California.
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