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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger 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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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger 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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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bambi
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Real Time with Bill Maher
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
WWE SmackDown
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
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?
New Heights
Biography
Anderson Cooper 360°
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Killer Sally
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
Secret Level
Entertainment Tonight
McGREGOR FOREVER
Meet the Press
The Family Stallone
Little Demon
The Family
Dave
Dr. Dolittle 2
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Terminator Salvation
The Expendables
Around the World in 80 Days
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
The Long Goodbye
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The Expendables 2
The Making of The Expendables 3
Lincoln
Iron Mask
I Am Greta
Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul
The Expendables 3
Dirty Harry: The Original
Terminator Genisys
Batman & Robin
The Celebrity Apprentice
Escape Plan
Terminator: Dark Fate
The Game Changers
The Man with the Bag
Collateral Damage
End of Days
Arnold
Last Action Hero
Maggie
Sabotage
Kindergarten Cop
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The 6th Day
Red Heat
Junior
The Last Stand
Total Recall
FUBAR
Conan the Barbarian
The Running Man
Jingle All the Way
Killing Gunther
Aftermath
True Lies
Predator
Twins
The Terminator
Pumping Iron
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Commando
Conan the Destroyer
Eraser
Production Credits
Maggie
FUBAR
Tales from the Crypt
The Game Changers
Last Action Hero
Aftermath
Years of Living Dangerously
Killing Gunther
The 6th Day
Iron Mask
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