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Background[]

Biography[]

Personal Life[]

Filmography[]

Trivia[]

  • Ranked #20 in Empire Magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
  • Called by the Guinness Book of World Records, "the most perfectly developed man in the history of the world."
  • Became a US citizen in 1983.
  • Was the first private citizen in the U.S. to own a Humvee.
  • Won Mr. Olympia title seven times (1970-1975, 1980).
  • James Cameron originally wanted him for the role of Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), but after reading the script, Arnold asked Cameron to let him play the part of the Machine. Cameron replied "No, no! Reese is the star! He's the big hero! And the Terminator hardly has any lines!" but Arnold asked him to "trust me".
  • Turned down the role of John McClane in Die Hard (1988). The role went to Bruce Willis instead.
  • Has the record for winning the most major bodybuilding events in history, 13.
  • He was voted the 53rd Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
  • The Green Party of Austria has resolved to strip Schwarzenegger of his Austrian citizenship due to his support for the death penalty.
  • His performance as The Terminator in the "Terminator" films is ranked #40 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
  • Was asked to appear in a sequel to his 1985 film Commando (1985), but declined.
  • Is a huge fan of professional wrestling.
  • He ended his association with Planet Hollywood early in 2000, saying the investment had not had the level of success he had expected.
  • He saved a man's life while on vacation in Hawaii in 2004 by swimming into the sea to rescue him from drowning.
  • Turned down the role of Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket (1987) and opted to do The Running Man (1987) instead.
  • Was the original choice to play the title character in RoboCop (1987).
  • Was considered for the role of Harry Stamper in Armageddon (1998).
  • Was considered for the role of President James Mitchell in Air Force One (1997).
  • Inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2005.
  • WWE Hall of Famer.
  • Inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

Quotes[]

  • I was always interested in proportion and perfection. When I was 15 I took off my clothes and looked in the mirror. When I stared at myself naked, I realized that to be perfectly proportioned I would need 20-inch arms to match the rest of me.
  • In the beginning I was selfish. It was all about, "How do I build Arnold? How can I win the most Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympic contests? How can I get into the movies and get into business?" I was thinking about myself . . . As I've grown up, got older, maybe wiser, I think your life is judged not by how much you have taken but by how much you give back.
  • Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.
  • The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.
  • When you grow up in a harsh environment, you never forget how to withstand physical punishment, even long after the hard times end.
  • I never went to a competition to compete; I went to win.
  • Action movies are always more of an ordeal than a pleasure to make.
  • It's always easy to be smart in hindsight.
  • I love being on the road and meeting people. That's what I do best.
  • Nobody in Hollywood wins all the time. At some point, you're bound to get a beating.

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