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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger in 2019

38th Governor of California

In office
November 17, 2003 \u2013 January 3, 2011

Lieutenant

Preceded by

Gray Davis

Succeeded by

Jerry Brown

Chairman of the President's Council
on Physical Fitness and Sports

In office
January 22, 1990 \u2013 May 27, 1993

President

Preceded by

Dick Kazmaier

Succeeded by

Florence Griffith Joyner (co-chair)
Tom McMillen (co-chair)

Personal details

Born

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger

July 30, 1947 (age 77)
Thal, Styria, Austria^[a]

Citizenship

Austria
United States

Political party

Republican

Spouse

Maria Shriver

(m. 1986; div. 2021)

Children

5, including Katherine, Patrick and Joseph Baena

Parent

Gustav Schwarzenegger (father)

Relatives

Chris Pratt (son-in-law)

Education

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Bodybuilding career

professional bodybuilder

As entrant to the 1974 Mr. Olympia competition at Madison Square Garden

Personal info

Nickname

The Austrian Oak

Best statistics

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)^[3]

Weight

235 lb (107 kg) (contest)^[3]
260 lb (118 kg) (off-season)

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Professional (Pro) career

Pro-debut

NABBA Mr. Universe
1968

Best win

IFBB Mr. Olympia
1970\u20131975, 1980; seven times

Predecessor

Sergio Oliva ('69)
Frank Zane ('79)

Successor

Franco Columbu ('76, '81)

Active

Retired 1980

Medal record

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Men's bodybuilding\n
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Representing $\"\"$ Austria \n
Mr Universe (amateur)\n
1st\n	1967\n	\n
Mr Universe (pro)\n
1st\n	1968\n	\n
1st\n	1969\n	\n
1st\n	1970\n	\n
Mr. Olympia\n
2nd\n	1969\n	\n
1st\n	1970\n	\n
1st\n	1971\n	\n
1st\n	1972\n	\n
1st\n	1973\n	\n
1st\n	1974\n	\n
1st\n	1975\n	\n
1st\n	1980\n	\n
Powerlifting^[4]\n
Representing $\"\"$ Austria \n
International Powerlifting Championships\n
1st\n	1966\n	+80 kg\n
German Powerlifting Championships\n
2nd\n	1967\n	+80 kg\n
1st\n	1968\n	+80 kg\n
Graz-Paradise Keller Powerlifting Championships\n
2nd\n	1967\n	+80 kg\n
Men's weightlifting^[4]\n
Representing $\"\"$ Austria \n
Styrian Junior Weightlifting Championships\n
1st\n	1964\n	\n
German Austrian Weightlifting Championships\n
1st\n	1965\n	\n

Occupation

Actor
bodybuilder
businessman
politician
author

Signature

$\"\"$

Website

www.schwarzenegger.com $\"Edit$

Military service

Branch/service

Austrian Armed Forces

Years of service

1965

Rank

Wehrmann

Unit

Belgier Barracks

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Film career

Accolades

Terminator\n
- \"Hasta la vista, baby\"
- \"I'll be back\"

See Arnold Run

Bodybuilding and business career

Chairman of the President's Council
on Physical Fitness and Sports

Governorship

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (/\u02c8\u0283w\u0254\u02d0rts\u0259n\u025b\u0261\u0259r/ SHWORT-s\u0259-neg-\u0259r, Austrian German: [\u02c8arn\u0254lt \u02c8a\u02d0l\u0254\u028fs \u02c8\u0283vartsn\u0329\u02cc\u025b\u0261\u0250] ^\u24d8; 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.^[5]\n

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 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 of all time.^[6]^[7] 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).^[8]^[9] The Arnold Sports Festival, the second-most prestigious bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia, is named after him.^[10] He appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977), which set him on his way to a career in films.^[11]\n

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),^[12] a box-office success with a sequel in 1984.^[13] 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).^[14] At the height of his career, Schwarzenegger was known for his rivalry with Sylvester Stallone.^[15] He is the founder of the film production company Oak Productions.^[16]\n

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 percent 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, and was reelected in the 2006 gubernatorial election with an increased vote share of 55.9 percent to serve a full term.^[17] In 2011 he reached his term limit as governor and returned to acting.\n

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Year\n	Competition^[61]\n	Location\n	Result and notes\n
1965\n	Junior Mr. Europe\n	Germany	1st\n
1966\n	Best Built Man of Europe\n	Germany	1st\n
1966\n	Mr. Europe\n	Germany	1st\n
1966\n	International Powerlifting Championship\n	Germany	1st\n
1966\n	NABBA Mr. Universe amateur\n	London	2nd to Chet Yorton\n
1967\n	NABBA Mr. Universe amateur\n	London	1st\n
1968\n	NABBA Mr. Universe professional\n	London	1st\n
1968\n	German Powerlifting Championship\n	Germany	1st\n
1968\n	IFBB Mr. International\n	Mexico	1st\n
1968\n	IFBB Mr. Universe\n	Florida	2nd to Frank Zane\n
1969\n	IFBB Mr. Universe amateur\n	New York	1st\n
1969\n	NABBA Mr. Universe professional\n	London	1st\n
1969\n	Mr. Olympia\n	New York	2nd to Sergio Oliva\n
1970\n	NABBA Mr. Universe professional\n	London	1st (defeated his idol Reg Park)\n
1970\n	AAU Mr. World\n	Columbus, Ohio	1st (defeated Sergio Oliva for the first time)\n
1970\n	Mr. Olympia\n	New York	1st\n
1971\n	Mr. Olympia\n	Paris	1st\n
1972\n	Mr. Olympia\n	Essen, Germany	1st\n
1973\n	Mr. Olympia\n	New York	1st\n
1974\n	Mr. Olympia\n	New York	1st\n
1975\n	Mr. Olympia\n	Pretoria, South Africa	1st (subject of the documentary Pumping Iron)\n
1980\n	Mr. Olympia\n	Sydney	1st (subject of the documentary The Comeback)\n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Arnold Schwarzenegger \n	4,206,284 \n	48.6 \n
\n	Democratic\n	Cruz Bustamante\n	2,724,874\n	31.5\n
\n	Republican\n	Tom McClintock\n	1,161,287\n	13.5\n
\n	Green\n	Peter Camejo\n	242,247\n	2.8\n

Party\n	Candidate\n	Votes\n	%\n
\n	Republican\n	Arnold Schwarzenegger (incumbent) \n	4,850,157 \n	55.9 \n
\n	Democratic\n	Phil Angelides\n	3,376,732\n	38.9\n
\n	Green\n	Peter Camejo\n	205,995\n	2.4\n
\n	Libertarian\n	Art Olivier\n	114,329\n	1.3\n

Government offices\n
Preceded by Dick Kazmaier \n	Chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 1990\u20131993\n	Succeeded by Florence Griffith Joyner as Co-Chair \n
Succeeded by Tom McMillen as Co-Chair \n
Party political offices\n
Preceded by Bill Simon \n	Republican nominee for Governor of California 2003, 2006\n	Succeeded by Meg Whitman \n
Political offices\n
Preceded by Gray Davis \n	Governor of California 2003\u20132011\n	Succeeded by Jerry Brown \n
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)\n
Preceded by Gray Davis as former Governor \n	Order of precedence of the United States within California\n	Succeeded by Mike Castle as former Governor \n
Order of precedence of the United States outside California\n	Succeeded by Arne Carlson as former Governor \n

v t e Arnold Schwarzenegger
\n Filmography \n Political career \n Awards \n
Governorship	\n 2003 California gubernatorial recall election \n 2006 California gubernatorial election \n Opinion polling \n LGBT rights \n California Hydrogen Highway \n
Family	\n Gustav Schwarzenegger (father) \n Patrick M. Knapp Schwarzenegger (nephew) \n Maria Shriver (ex-wife) \n Katherine Schwarzenegger (daughter) \n Patrick Schwarzenegger (son) \n Joseph Baena (son) \n Chris Pratt (son-in law) \n
Related	\n Arnold Classic \n Arnold Sports Festival \n Agra schwarzeneggeri \n Richardson v Schwarzenegger \n Planet Hollywood \n Statue of Arnold Schwarzenegger \n
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v t e Governors of California
Under Spain (1769\u20131822)	\n Capt. Portol\u00e1 \n Col. Fages \n Capt. Rivera \n Capt-Gen. de Neve \n Col. Fages \n Capt. Rom\u00e9u \n Capt. Arrillaga \n Col. B\u00f3rica \n Lt. Col. Albern\u00ed \n Capt. Arrillaga \n Capt. J. Arg\u00fcello \n Don Sol\u00e1 \n	$\"\"$
Under Mexico (1822\u20131846)	\n Capt. L. Arg\u00fcello \n Lt. Col. Echeand\u00eda \n Gen. Victoria \n Don P. Pico \n Lt. Col. Echeand\u00eda \n Brig. Gen. Figueroa \n Lt. Col. Castro \n Lt. Col. Guti\u00e9rrez \n Col. Chico \n Lt. Col. Guti\u00e9rrez \n Pres. Alvarado \u00b7 Carrillo (rival) \n Brig. Gen. Micheltorena \n Don P. Pico \n
Under U.S. military (1846\u20131850)	\n Cdre. Sloat \n Cdre. Stockton \u00b7 Gen. Flores (rival) \n Gen. Kearny \u00b7 Maj. Fr\u00e9mont (mutineer) \n Gen. Mason \n Gen. Smith \n Gen. Riley \n
U.S. state (since 1850)	\n Burnett \n McDougal \n Bigler \n J. Johnson \n Weller \n Latham \n Downey \n Stanford \n Low \n Haight \n Booth \n Pacheco \n Irwin \n Perkins \n Stoneman \n Bartlett \n Waterman \n Markham \n Budd \n Gage \n Pardee \n Gillett \n H. Johnson \n Stephens \n Richardson \n Young \n Rolph \n Merriam \n Olson \n Warren \n Knight \n P. Brown \n Reagan \n J. Brown \n Deukmejian \n Wilson \n Davis \n Schwarzenegger \n J. Brown \n Newsom \n
\n Before 1850 \n Since 1850 \n By education \n Spouses \n

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Early life and education

Bodybuilding career

Powerlifting/weightlifting

Personal records

Mr. Olympia

List of competitions

Statistics

Steroid use

Acting career

1970\u20131981: Early roles

1982\u20132003: Breakthrough and established action star

2004\u20132010: Retirement

2011\u2013present: Return to acting

Political career

Early politics

Governor of California

Death of Luis Santos

Allegations of sexual misconduct

Marijuana use

Citizenship

Environmental record

Electoral history

Presidential ambitions

Business career

Early ventures

Investments

Restaurant

Wealth

Commercial advertisements

Personal life

Early relationships

Marriage and family

Divorce

Accidents, injuries, and other health problems

Health problems

Accidents and injuries

Height

Autobiography

Vehicles

Public image and legacy

Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy

Statue of Arnold Schwarzenegger

2016 presidential election

Post-2016 activism

Diet, health, and climate change

Filmography

Awards and honors

Books

See also

References

Footnotes

Citations

Further reading

External links

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Media collections