Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a renowned American-Austrian actor, former bodybuilder, film producer, businessman, and former politician. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. As of now, he is the most recent Republic governor of California.
Schwarzenegger is best known for being one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time and for his heavy-duty super-action roles in Hollywood films.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Age, Family, Siblings, Education
Arnold was born on July 30, 1947, in Thal, Styria, Allied-occupied Austria. As of now, he resides in Los Angeles, California, United States.
The name of his parents is Gustav Schwarzenegger (father) and Aurelia Schwarzenegger (mother). His father was a former Military Officer and the later police officer who passed away on December 13, 1972.
He had an older brother named Meinhard Schwarzenegger who died at 24 in a car accident.
Talking about his academic background, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Superior and later joined Santa Monica College.
Further, he holds dual citizenship of American and Australian. He belongs to multiethnic (Austrian and Czech) descent.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Profession Life, Career
- Arnold started his career as a bodybuilder. At the age of 23, he became Mr. Olympia, and throughout his career, he won Mr. Olympia’s six times.
- Besides, he made his acting debut with the low-budget fantasy adventure film Hercules in New York where he played the title role as Hercules in 1969. In 1973, he appeared as a deaf-mute mob hitman in The Long Goodbye.
- He made his first television appearance in The Streets of San Francisco where he played the role of Josef Schmidt. In 1984, he made his international debut in The Terminator and also appeared in two sequels in 1991 and 2003.
- Besides, he has his own film production company called “Oak Production, Inc’. Also, he owns a publishing company called “Fitness Publications,” which is a joint venture between him and Simon & Schuster.
- He also lent his voice in several video games including Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff in 2014 and WWE 2K16 in 2015.
- Furthermore, he has been a long-time member of the Republican Party.
Awards and Nomination
Year | Awards | Category | Result |
1993, 1996, 1999 | Stinker Awards | Worst Actor | Nominated |
1985, 1993, 1997 | Humanitarian Award | International star of the Year | Won |
1991, 1989 | Blimp Award | Favorite Movie Actor | Won |
1997 | Golden Globe | Best Acting Debut | Won |
2000 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Actor | Nominated |
2014 | Primetime Emmy | Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series, Years of Living Dangerously | Won |
2021 | Online Film & Television Association | OFTA Film Hall of Fame for Character | Won |
Rumors, Controversy
As of now, Arnold hasn’t been part of any sorts of rumors and controversy that create a huge buzz in the media.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Net Worth, Salary
Arnold earns major income from his bodybuilding career. Besides, he is engaged in various professions like politics, actor, film producer, and business.
As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of around $450 million. He has 100 plus ventures and 19 of which are valued at more than $1 million. Schwarzenegger has leased a Boeing 747 to Singapore Airlines for years.
Further, he purchased a private Gulfstream jet for $38 million in June 1997.
Body Measurement: Height, Weight
The 74 years old personality has a muscular body physique. He stands at the height of 6 feet 2 inches tall and his weight is about 111 kg.
His chest, biceps, waist, calves, and thighs sizes are 58, 22, 34, 20, and 28.5 inches. Likewise, he has a blue pair of eyes and his hair color is light brown. HIs shie size is 11.5 (US).
Social Media
Schwarzenegger has verified social media sites. He is active on Instagram where he has more than 22.1m followers, 4.9m followers on Twitter, and 25m followers on Facebook.
Similarly, he is active on Tiktok with over 5.1m followers. He has also a self-titled YouTube channel with nearly 1.25m subscribers.
Trivia
- He follows the Roman Catholicism religion.
- Arnold is a huge fan of WWE wrestling and cigar smoking.
- His birth name is Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger.
- In October 1977, he ranked #20 in Empire (UK) magazine’s “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time” list.
- Similarly, he was co-owner of Planet Hollywood and Schatzi restaurants.
- Arnold is an advocate for the Republican party.
- He was a former son-in-law of Sargent Shriver and Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
- The actor has a 135 IQ.
- He is the father-in-law of Chris Pratt.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s favorite things
- Food – Steak
- Color – Red
- Exercise – Bent-Over Rowa
- Movie – Kindergarten Cop (1990)
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