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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian-american Bodybuilder + Actor + Politician
Male
Born
Jul 30, 1947
Age
65
Hometown
Thal, Styria
Other Names
Schwarzenegger, A...
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian and American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011. Schwarzenegger began weight training… Read More
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Age 65
parents
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Aurelia Jadrny SchwarzeneggerMother, d.1998
siblings
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Meinhard SchwarzeneggerBrother, d.1971
children
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Christina SchwarzeneggerDaughter, Age 21 -
Patrick SchwarzeneggerSon, Age 19 -
Christopher SchwarzeneggerSon, Age 15
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Return For 'Terminator 5'MTV News - 4 days ago
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'Terminator' Rights Poised To Head To Paramount With Ellisons Producing (Exclusive)Yahoo News - 5 days ago
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Justin Maffett: A Young Face In The Fight Against Prop 8: An Interview With Spencer PerryHuffington Post - 7 days ago
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Patrick Schwarzenegger Flexes Muscles, Shows Off Six Pack AbsUS Magazine - 8 days ago
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1947
Birth
Born on July 30, 1947.
TEENAGE
1965
17 Years Old
Schwarzenegger served in the Austrian Army in 1965 to fulfill the one year of service required at the time of all 18-year-old Austrian males.
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"The Mr. Universe title was my ticket to America – the land of opportunity, where I could become a star and get rich." Schwarzenegger made his first plane trip in 1966, attending the NABBA Mr. Universe competition in London.
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1967
19 Years Old
The training paid off and, in 1967, Schwarzenegger won the title for the first time, becoming the youngest ever Mr. Universe at the age of 20.
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TWENTIES

From 1970 to 1974, one of Schwarzenegger's weight training partners was Ric Drasin, a professional wrestler who designed the original Gold's Gym logo in 1973.
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1971
23 Years Old
He continued his winning streak in the 1971–74 competitions.

In 1975, Schwarzenegger was once again in top form, and won the title for the sixth consecutive time, beating Franco Columbu.
Schwarzenegger has admitted to using performance-enhancing anabolic steroids while they were legal, writing in 1977 that "steroids were helpful to me in maintaining muscle size while on a strict diet in preparation for a contest.
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THIRTIES
1983
35 Years Old
In 1983, Schwarzenegger starred in the promotional video "Carnival in Rio".

1984
36 Years Old
In 1984, he made the first of three appearances as the eponymous character and what some would say was the signature role in his acting career in director James Cameron's science fiction thriller film The Terminator.

Following The Terminator, Schwarzenegger made Red Sonja in 1985.
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FORTIES
1988
40 Years Old
He first came to wide public notice as a Republican during the 1988 Presidential election, accompanying then-Vice President George H.W. Bush at a campaign rally.
1990
42 Years Old
Schwarzenegger's first political appointment was as chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, on which he served from 1990 to 1993.
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His next film project, the 1993 self-aware action comedy spoof Last Action Hero was released opposite Jurassic Park, and did not do well at the box office.
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1997
49 Years Old
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Baena's son with Schwarzenegger, Joseph, was born on October 2, 1997; Shriver gave birth to Christopher on September 27, 1997.
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FIFTIES
1999
51 Years Old
In an interview with Talk magazine in late 1999, Schwarzenegger was asked if he thought of running for office.
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2000
52 Years Old
When Reeves died in 2000, Schwarzenegger fondly remembered him: "As a teenager, I grew up with Steve Reeves.
2002
54 Years Old
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He has also been involved with After-School All-Stars, and founded the Los Angeles branch in 2002.
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Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy in the 2003 California recall election for Governor of California on the August 6, 2003 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
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2005
57 Years Old
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Key among his reckoning with political realities was a special election he called in November 2005, in which four ballot measures he sponsored were defeated.
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On January 8, 2006, while Schwarzenegger was riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle in Los Angeles, with his son Patrick in the sidecar, another driver backed into the street he was riding on, causing him and his son to collide with the car at a low speed.
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2007
59 Years Old
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been involved with the Special Olympics for many years after they were founded by his ex-mother-in-law, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. In 2007, Schwarzenegger was the official spokesperson for the Special Olympics which were held in Shanghai, China.
LATE ADULTHOOD

2008
60 Years Old
Schwarzenegger's endorsement in the Republican primary of the 2008 U.S. Presidential election was highly sought; despite being good friends with candidates Rudy Giuliani and Senator John McCain, Schwarzenegger remained neutral throughout 2007 and early 2008. Giuliani dropped out of the Presidential race on January 30, 2008, largely because of a poor showing in Florida, and endorsed McCain.
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It was rumored that Schwarzenegger might run for the United States Senate in 2010, as his governorship would be term-limited by that time.
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In 2011, Schwarzenegger completed his second term as governor, and it was announced that he had separated from Maria Shriver, his wife for the last 25 years, and a member of the influential Kennedy family, as a niece of the late Democrat US President John F. Kennedy.
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2012
64 Years Old
Schwarzenegger's "tell all" book, Total Recall, was released on October 1, 2012 (the day before his illegitimate son's birthday).
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