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The Arnold Schwarzenegger Bio

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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (/ˈʃwɔrtsənɛɡər/; German: [ˈaɐnɔlt ˈalɔʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ]; born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-born American actor, filmmaker, activist, businessman, investor, writer, philanthropist, former professional bodybuilder and politician. Schwarzenegger served two terms as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011.
Schwarzenegger began weight training at the age of 15. He won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest seven times. Schwarzenegger has remained a prominent presence in bodybuilding and has written many books and articles on the sport. Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon. He was nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" and the "Styrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, "Arnie" during his acting career, and "The Governator" (a portmanteau of "Governor" and "The Terminator" – one of his best-known movie roles) during his political career.^[2]
As a Republican, he was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis's term. Schwarzenegger was then re-elected on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election, to serve a full term as governor, defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was California State Treasurer at the time. Schwarzenegger was sworn in for his second term on January 5, 2007.^[3] In 2011, Schwarzenegger completed his second term as governor, and it was announced that he had separated from Maria Shriver, his wife for the previous 25 years; she is a member of the influential Kennedy family, as a niece of the late Democratic US President John F. Kennedy.

Early life

Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria, a village bordering the Styrian capital Graz, and was christened Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger.^[4] His parents were the local police chief, Gustav Schwarzenegger (17 August 1907 – 13 December 1972), and Aurelia (née Jadrny; 29 July 1922 – 2 August 1998). Gustav served in World War II, after he voluntarily applied to join the Nazi Party in 1938.^[5] Gustav served with the German Army as a Hauptfeldwebel of the Feldgendarmerie and was discharged in 1943 after contracting malaria. They were married on October 20, 1945 – Gustav was 38, and Aurelia was 23-years-old. According to Schwarzenegger, both of his parents were very strict: "Back then in Austria it was a very different world, if we did something bad or we disobeyed our parents, the rod was not spared."^[6] He grew up in a Roman Catholic family who attended Mass every Sunday.^[7]^[8]
Gustav had a preference for his older son, Meinhard (17 July 1946 – 20 May 1971), over Arnold.^[9] His favoritism was "strong and blatant," which stemmed from unfounded suspicion that Arnold was not his biological child.^[10] Schwarzenegger has said his father had "no patience for listening or understanding your problems."^[7] Schwarzenegger had a good relationship with his mother and kept in touch with her until her death.^[11] In later life, Schwarzenegger commissioned the Simon Wiesenthal Center to research his father's wartime record, which came up with no evidence of Gustav's being involved in atrocities, despite Gustav's membership in the Nazi Party and SA.^[9] Schwarzenegger's father's background received wide press attention during the 2003 California recall campaign.^[12] At school, Schwarzenegger was apparently in the middle but stood out for his "cheerful, good-humored and exuberant" character.^[7] Money was a problem in their household; Schwarzenegger recalled that one of the highlights of his youth was when the family bought a refrigerator.^[10]
As a boy, Schwarzenegger played several sports, heavily influenced by his father.^[7] He picked up his first barbell in 1960, when his soccer coach took his team to a local gym.^[4] At the age of 14, he chose bodybuilding over soccer as a career.^[13]^[14] Schwarzenegger has responded to a question asking if he was 13 when he started weightlifting: "I actually started weight training when I was 15, but I'd been participating in sports, like soccer, for years, so I felt that although I was slim, I was well-developed, at least enough so that I could start going to the gym and start Olympic lifting."^[6] However, his official website biography claims: "At 14, he started an intensive training program with Dan Farmer, studied psychology at 15 (to learn more about the power of mind over body) and at 17, officially started his competitive career."^[15] During a speech in 2001, he said, "My own plan formed when I was 14 years old. My father had wanted me to be a police officer like he was. My mother wanted me to go to trade school."^[16] Schwarzenegger took to visiting a gym in Graz, where he also frequented the local movie theaters to see bodybuilding idols such as Reg Park, Steve Reeves, and Johnny Weissmuller on the big screen.^[6] When Reeves died in 2000, Schwarzenegger fondly remembered him: "As a teenager, I grew up with Steve Reeves. His remarkable accomplishments allowed me a sense of what was possible, when others around me didn't always understand my dreams. Steve Reeves has been part of everything I've ever been fortunate enough to achieve." In 1961, Schwarzenegger met former Mr. Austria Kurt Marnul, who invited him to train at the gym in Graz.^[4] He was so dedicated as a youngster that he broke into the local gym on weekends, when it was usually closed, so that he could train. "It would make me sick to miss a workout... I knew I couldn't look at myself in the mirror the next morning if I didn't do it."^[6] When Schwarzenegger was asked about his first movie experience as a boy, he replied: "I was very young, but I remember my father taking me to the Austrian theaters and seeing some newsreels. The first real movie I saw, that I distinctly remember, was a John Wayne movie."^[6]
On 20 May 1971, his brother, Meinhard, died in a car accident.^[4] Meinhard had been drinking and was killed instantly. Schwarzenegger did not attend his funeral.^[10] Meinhard was due to marry Erika Knapp, and the couple had a three-year-old son, Patrick. Schwarzenegger would pay for Patrick's education and help him to immigrate to the United States.^[10] Gustav died the following year from a stroke.^[4] In Pumping Iron, Schwarzenegger claimed that he did not attend his father's funeral because he was training for a bodybuilding contest. Later, he and the film's producer said this story was taken from another bodybuilder for the purpose of showing the extremes that some would go to for their sport and to make Schwarzenegger's image more cold and machine-like in order to fan controversy for the film.^[17] Barbara Baker, his first serious girlfriend, has said he informed her of his father's death without emotion and that he never spoke of his brother.^[18] Over time, he has given at least three versions of why he was absent from his father's funeral.^[10]
In an interview with Fortune in 2004, Schwarzenegger told how he suffered what "would now be called child abuse" at the hands of his father: "My hair was pulled. I was hit with belts. So was the kid next door. It was just the way it was. Many of the children I've seen were broken by their parents, which was the German-Austrian mentality. They didn't want to create an individual. It was all about conforming. I was one who did not conform, and whose will could not be broken. Therefore, I became a rebel. Every time I got hit, and every time someone said, 'you can't do this,' I said, 'this is not going to be for much longer, because I'm going to move out of here. I want to be rich. I want to be somebody.'"^[5]

Early adulthood

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.^[4]^[15] During his army service, he won the Junior Mr. Europe contest.^[14] He went AWOL during basic training so he could take part in the competition and spent a week in military prison: "Participating in the competition meant so much to me that I didn't carefully think through the consequences." He won another bodybuilding contest in Graz, at Steirer Hof Hotel (where he had placed second). He was voted best built man of Europe, which made him famous. "The Mr. Universe title was my ticket to America – the land of opportunity, where I could become a star and get rich."^[16] Schwarzenegger made his first plane trip in 1966, attending the NABBA Mr. Universe competition in London.^[15] He would come in second in the Mr. Universe competition, not having the muscle definition of American winner Chester Yorton.^[15]
Charles "Wag" Bennett, one of the judges at the 1966 competition, was impressed with Schwarzenegger and he offered to coach him. As Schwarzenegger had little money, Bennett invited him to stay in his crowded family home above one of his two gyms in Forest Gate, London, England. Yorton's leg definition had been judged superior, and Schwarzenegger, under a training program devised by Bennett, concentrated on improving the muscle definition and power in his legs. Staying in the East End of London helped Schwarzenegger improve his rudimentary grasp of the English language.^[19]^[20] Also in 1966, Schwarzenegger had the opportunity to meet childhood idol Reg Park, who became his friend and mentor.^[21] 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.^[15] He would go on to win the title a further three times.^[14] Schwarzenegger then flew back to Munich, training for four to six hours daily, attending business school and working in a health club (Rolf Putzinger's gym where he worked and trained from 1966–1968), returning in 1968 to London to win his next Mr. Universe title.^[15] He frequently told Roger C. Field, his English coach and friend in Munich at that time, "I'm going to become the greatest actor!"^[22]

Move to the U.S.

Schwarzenegger with President Ronald Reagan in 1984

Schwarzenegger, who dreamed of moving to the U.S. since the age of 10, and saw bodybuilding as the avenue through which to do so,^[23] realized his dream by moving to the United States in September 1968 at the age of 21, speaking little English.^[4]^[14] There he trained at Gold's Gym in Venice, Los Angeles, California, under Joe Weider. 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.^[24] Schwarzenegger also became good friends with professional wrestler "Superstar" Billy Graham. In 1970, at age 23, he captured his first Mr. Olympia title in New York, and would go on to win the title a total of seven times.^[15]
Immigration law firm Siskind & Susser have stated that Schwarzenegger may have been an illegal immigrant at some point in the late 1960s or early 1970s because of violations in the terms of his visa.^[25] LA Weekly would later say in 2002 that Schwarzenegger is the most famous immigrant in America, who "overcame a thick Austrian accent and transcended the unlikely background of bodybuilding to become the biggest movie star in the world in the 1990s".^[23]
In 1977, Schwarzenegger's autobiography/weight-training guide Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder was published and became a huge success.^[4] After taking English classes at Santa Monica College in California, he earned a BA by correspondence from the University of Wisconsin–Superior, where he graduated with a degree in international marketing of fitness and business administration in 1979.^[26]

Bodybuilding career

Arnold Schwarzenegger
— Bodybuilder —
Personal info
Nickname	The Austrian Oak
Born	July 30, 1947 (age 67) Thal, Styria, Austria
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)^[15]
Weight	250 pounds (113 kg)^{[citation needed]}
Professional career
Pro-debut	NABBA Mr. Universe, 1968
Best win	IFBB Mr. Olympia, 1970–1975, 1980, Seven Times
Predecessor	Sergio Oliva ('69), Frank Zane ('79)
Successor	Franco Columbu ('76, '81)
Active	Retired 1980

Competition record
Men’s Bodybuilding
Competitor for
Mr Universe (amateur)
1st	1967
Mr Universe (pro)
1st	1968
1st	1969
1st	1970
Mr. Olympia
2nd	1969
1st	1970
1st	1971
1st	1972
1st	1973
1st	1974
1st	1975
1st	1980
Powerlifting^[27]
Competitor for
International Powerlifting Championships
1st	1966	+80 kg
German Powerlifting Championships
2nd	1967	+80 kg
1st	1968	+80 kg
Graz-Paradise Keller Powerlifting Championships
2nd	1967	+80 kg
Men's Weightlifting^[27]
Competitor for
Styrian Junior Weightlifting Championships
1st	1964
German Austrian Weightlifting Championships
1st	1965

Schwarzenegger is considered among the most important figures in the history of bodybuilding, and his legacy is commemorated in the Arnold Classic annual bodybuilding competition. Schwarzenegger has remained a prominent face in the bodybuilding sport long after his retirement, in part because of his ownership of gyms and fitness magazines. He has presided over numerous contests and awards shows.
For many years, he wrote a monthly column for the bodybuilding magazines Muscle & Fitness and Flex. Shortly after being elected Governor, he was appointed executive editor of both magazines, in a largely symbolic capacity. The magazines agreed to donate $250,000 a year to the Governor's various physical fitness initiatives. When the deal, including the contract that gave Schwarzenegger at least $1 million a year, was made public in 2005, many criticized it as being a conflict of interest since the governor's office made decisions concerning regulation of dietary supplements in California.^[28] Consequently, Schwarzenegger relinquished the executive editor role in 2005.^[28] American Media Inc., which owns Muscle & Fitness and Flex, announced in March 2013 that Schwarzenegger had accepted their renewed offer to be executive editor of the magazines.^[28]
The magazine MuscleMag International has a monthly two-page article on him, and refers to him as "The King".
One of the first competitions he won was the Junior Mr. Europe contest in 1965.^[4] He won Mr. Europe the following year, at age 19.^[4]^[15] He would go on to compete in, and win, many bodybuilding contests. His bodybuilding victories included five Mr. Universe (4 – NABBA [England], 1 – IFBB [USA]) wins, and seven Mr. Olympia wins, a record which would stand until Lee Haney won his eighth consecutive Mr. Olympia title in 1991.
Schwarzenegger continues to work out even today. When asked about his personal training during the 2011 Arnold Classic he said that he was still working out a half an hour with weights every day.^[29]

Competition Weight: 235 lb (107 kg) (top 250 lb (113 kg))^{[citation needed]}

Off Season Weight: 255 lb (116 kg) (top 260 lb (118 kg))^{[citation needed]}

Powerlifting/weightlifting

During Arnold's early years in bodybuilding, he also competed in several Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting contests. Arnold won two weightlifting contests in 1964 and 1965, as well as two powerlifting contests in 1966 and 1968.^[27]
In 1967, Schwarzenegger competed in and won the Munich stone-lifting contest, in which a stone weighing 508 German pounds (254 kg/560 lbs.) is lifted between the legs while standing on two foot rests.

Personal records

Clean and press – 264 lb (120 kg)^[27]
Snatch – 243 lb (110 kg)^[27]
Clean and jerk – 298 lb (135 kg)^[27]
Squat – 545 lb (247 kg)^[27]
Bench press – 440 lb (200 kg)^[27]
Deadlift – 710 lb (320 kg)^[27]

Schwarzenegger, pictured with 1987 world champion American Karyn Marshall, presenting awards at the USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame in 2011 in Columbus, Ohio

Mr. Olympia

Schwarzenegger's goal was to become the greatest bodybuilder in the world, which meant becoming Mr. Olympia.^[4]^[15] His first attempt was in 1969, when he lost to three-time champion Sergio Oliva. However, Schwarzenegger came back in 1970 and won the competition, making him the youngest ever Mr. Olympia at the age of 23, a record he still holds to this day.^[15]
He continued his winning streak in the 1971–74 competitions.^[15] In 1975, Schwarzenegger was once again in top form, and won the title for the sixth consecutive time,^[15] beating Franco Columbu. After the 1975 Mr. Olympia contest, Schwarzenegger announced his retirement from professional bodybuilding.^[15]
Months before the 1975 Mr. Olympia contest, filmmakers George Butler and Robert Fiore persuaded Schwarzenegger to compete, in order to film his training in the bodybuilding documentary called Pumping Iron. Schwarzenegger had only three months to prepare for the competition, after losing significant weight to appear in the film Stay Hungry with Jeff Bridges. Lou Ferrigno proved not to be a threat, and a lighter-than-usual Schwarzenegger convincingly won the 1975 Mr. Olympia.
Schwarzenegger came out of retirement, however, to compete in the 1980 Mr. Olympia.^[4] Schwarzenegger was training for his role in Conan, and he got into such good shape because of the running, horseback riding and sword training, that he decided he wanted to win the Mr. Olympia contest one last time. He kept this plan a secret, in the event that a training accident would prevent his entry and cause him to lose face. Schwarzenegger had been hired to provide color commentary for network television, when he announced at the eleventh hour that while he was there: "Why not compete?" Schwarzenegger ended up winning the event with only seven weeks of preparation. After being declared Mr. Olympia for a seventh time, Schwarzenegger then officially retired from competition.

Steroid use

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. I did not use them for muscle growth, but rather for muscle maintenance when cutting up."^[30] He has called the drugs "tissue building."^[31]
In 1999, Schwarzenegger sued Dr. Willi Heepe, a German doctor who publicly predicted his early death on the basis of a link between his steroid use and his later heart problems. As the doctor had never examined him personally, Schwarzenegger collected a US$10,000 libel judgment against him in a German court.^[32] In 1999, Schwarzenegger also sued and settled with The Globe, a U.S. tabloid which had made similar predictions about the bodybuilder's future health.^[33]

List of competitions

Year	Award	Location	Notes
1965	Junior Mr. Europe	Germany
1966	Best Built Man of Europe	Germany
1966	Mr. Europe	Germany
1966	International Powerlifting Championship	Germany
1966	NABBA Mr. Universe amateur	London	2nd to Chet Yorton
1967	NABBA Mr. Universe amateur	London
1968	NABBA Mr. Universe professional	London
1968	German Powerlifting Championship	Germany
1968	IFBB Mr. International	Mexico
1968	IFBB Mr. Universe	Florida	2nd to Frank Zane
1969	IFBB Mr. Universe	New York
1969	NABBA Mr. Universe professional	London
1969	Mr. Olympia	New York	2nd to Sergio Oliva
1970	NABBA Mr. Universe professional	London	defeated his idol Reg Park
1970	Mr. World	Columbus, Ohio	defeated Sergio Oliva for the first time
1970	Mr. Olympia	New York
1971	Mr. Olympia	Paris
1972	Mr. Olympia	Essen, Germany
1973	Mr. Olympia	New York
1974	Mr. Olympia	New York
1975	Mr. Olympia	Pretoria, South Africa	subject of the documentary Pumping Iron
1980	Mr. Olympia	Sydney, Australia

Acting career

Early roles

Schwarzenegger wanted to move from bodybuilding into acting, finally achieving it when he was chosen to play the role of Hercules in 1970's Hercules in New York. Credited under the name "Arnold Strong," his accent in the film was so thick that his lines were dubbed after production.^[14] His second film appearance was as a deaf mute hit-man for the mob in director Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973), which was followed by a much more significant part in the film Stay Hungry (1976), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe for New Male Star of the Year. Schwarzenegger has discussed his early struggles in developing his acting career. "It was very difficult for me in the beginning – I was told by agents and casting people that my body was 'too weird', that I had a funny accent, and that my name was too long. You name it, and they told me I had to change it. Basically, everywhere I turned, I was told that I had no chance."^[6]
Schwarzenegger drew attention and boosted his profile in the bodybuilding film Pumping Iron (1977),^[13]^[14] elements of which were dramatized; in 1991, he purchased the rights to the film, its outtakes, and associated still photography.^[34] In 1977 he also appeared in an episode of the ABC situation comedy The San Pedro Beach Bums. Schwarzenegger auditioned for the title role of The Incredible Hulk, but did not win the role because of his height. Later, Lou Ferrigno got the part of Dr. David Banner's alter ego. Schwarzenegger appeared with Kirk Douglas and Ann-Margret in the 1979 comedy The Villain. In 1980 he starred in a biographical film of the 1950s actress Jayne Mansfield as Mansfield's husband, Mickey Hargitay.

Action superstar

Schwarzenegger's breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982, which was a box-office hit.^[13] This was followed by a sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in 1984, although it was not as successful as its predecessor.^[35] In 1983, Schwarzenegger starred in the promotional video, Carnival in Rio. In 1984, he made his first appearance as the eponymous character, and what some would say was his acting career's signature role, in James Cameron's science fiction thriller film The Terminator.^[13]^[14]^[36] Following this, Schwarzenegger made Red Sonja in 1985.^[35] Ironically he was not allowed to dub his own voice for German versions of The Terminator because his Austrian accent was not considered tough.^[37]
During the 1980s, audiences had an appetite for action films, with both Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone becoming international stars.^[14] Schwarzenegger's roles reflected his sense of humor, separating him from more serious action hero films, such as the alternative universe poster for Terminator 2: Judgment Day starring Stallone in the comedy thriller Last Action Hero. He made a number of successful films, such as Commando (1985), Raw Deal (1986), The Running Man (1987), Predator (1987), and Red Heat (1988).

Footprints and handprints of Arnold Schwarzenegger in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre

Twins (1988), a comedy with Danny DeVito, also proved successful. Total Recall (1990) netted Schwarzenegger $10 million and 15% of the film's gross. A science fiction script, the film was based on the Philip K. Dick short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale". Kindergarten Cop (1990) reunited him with director Ivan Reitman, who directed him in Twins. Schwarzenegger had a brief foray into directing, first with a 1990 episode of the TV series Tales from the Crypt, entitled "The Switch",^[38] and then with the 1992 telemovie Christmas in Connecticut.^[39] He has not directed since.
Schwarzenegger's commercial peak was his return as the title character in 1991's Terminator 2: Judgment Day, which was the highest-grossing film of 1991. In 1993, the National Association of Theatre Owners named him the "International Star of the Decade".^[4] 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. His next film, the comedy drama True Lies (1994), was a popular spy film, and saw Schwarzenegger reunited with James Cameron.
That same year, the comedy Junior was released, the last of Schwarzenegger's three collaborations with Ivan Reitman and again co-starring Danny DeVito. This film brought him his second Golden Globe nomination, this time for Best Actor – Musical or Comedy. It was followed by the action thriller Eraser (1996), the Christmas comedy Jingle All The Way (1996), and the comic book-based Batman & Robin (1997), in which he played the villain Mr. Freeze. This was his final film before taking time to recuperate from a back injury. Following the critical failure of Batman & Robin, his film career and box office prominence went into decline. He returned with the supernatural thriller End of Days (1999), later followed by the action films The 6th Day (2000) and Collateral Damage (2002), both of which failed to do well at the box office. In 2003, he made his third appearance as the title character in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which went on to earn over $150 million domestically.^[40]

Arnold Schwarzenegger's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

In tribute to Schwarzenegger in 2002, Forum Stadtpark, a local cultural association, proposed plans to build a 25-meter (82 ft) tall Terminator statue in a park in central Graz. Schwarzenegger reportedly said he was flattered, but thought the money would be better spent on social projects and the Special Olympics.^[41]

Retirement

His film appearances after becoming Governor of California included a three-second cameo appearance in The Rundown, and the 2004 remake of Around the World in 80 Days. In 2005, he appeared as himself in the film The Kid & I. He voiced Baron von Steuben in the Liberty's Kids episode "Valley Forge". He had been rumored to be appearing in Terminator Salvation as the original T-800; he denied his involvement,^[42] but it was later revealed that he would appear briefly via his image being inserted into the movie from stock footage of the first Terminator movie.^[43]^[44] Schwarzenegger appeared in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables, where he made a cameo appearance.

Return to acting

In January 2011, just weeks after leaving office in California, Schwarzenegger announced that he was reading several new scripts for future films, one of them being the World War II action drama With Wings as Eagles, written by Randall Wallace, based on a true story.^[45]^[46] On March 6, 2011, at the Arnold Seminar of the Arnold Classic, Schwarzenegger revealed that he was being considered for several films, including sequels to The Terminator and remakes of Predator and The Running Man, and that he was "packaging" a comic book character.^[47] The character was later revealed to be the Governator, star of the comic book and animated series of the same name. Schwarzenegger inspired the character and co-developed it with Stan Lee, who would have produced the series. Schwarzenegger would have voiced the Governator.^[48]^[49]^[50]^[51]
On May 20, 2011, Schwarzenegger's entertainment counsel announced that all movie projects currently in development were being halted: "Schwarzenegger is focusing on personal matters and is not willing to commit to any production schedules or timelines."^[52] On July 11, 2011, it was announced that Schwarzenegger was considering a comeback film despite his legal problems.^[53] He appeared in The Expendables 2 (2012),^[54] and starred in The Last Stand (2013), his first leading role in 10 years, and Escape Plan (2013), his first co-starring role alongside Sylvester Stallone. He starred in Sabotage, released in March 2014 and appeared in The Expendables 3, released in August 2014. He will reprise his role as Conan the Barbarian in The Legend of Conan^[55]^[56] and is set to star in a fifth Terminator movie Terminator: Genisys.^[57]

Filmography

Main article: Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography

Selected notable roles:

Hercules in New York as Hercules (1970)
Stay Hungry as Joe Santo (1976)
Pumping Iron as himself (1977)
The Villain as Handsome Stranger (1979)
The Jayne Mansfield Story as Mickey Hargitay (1980)
Conan the Barbarian as Conan (1982)
Conan the Destroyer as Conan (1984)
The Terminator as The Terminator/T-800 Model 101 (1984)
Red Sonja as Kalidor (1985)
Commando as John Matrix (1985)
Raw Deal as Mark Kaminsky, aka Joseph P. Brenner (1986)
Predator as Major Alan "Dutch" Schaeffer (1987)
The Running Man as Ben Richards (1987)
Red Heat as Captain Ivan Danko (1988)
Twins as Julius Benedict (1988)
Total Recall as Douglas Quaid/Hauser (1990)
Kindergarten Cop as Detective John Kimble (1990)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day as The Terminator/T-800 Model 101 (1991)
Last Action Hero as Jack Slater / Himself (1993)
True Lies as Harry Tasker (1994)
Junior as Dr. Alex Hesse (1994)
Eraser as U.S. Marshal John Kruger (1996)
Jingle All the Way as Howard Langston (1996)
Batman and Robin as Mr. Freeze (1997)
End of Days as Jericho Cane (1999)
The 6th Day as Adam Gibson / Adam Gibson Clone (2000)
Collateral Damage as Gordy Brewer (2002)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines as The Terminator/T-850 Model 101 (2003)
Around the World in 80 Days as Prince Hapi (2004)
The Expendables 2 as Trench (2012)
The Last Stand as Sheriff Ray Owens (2013)
Escape Plan as Rottmayer (2013)
Sabotage as John 'Breacher' Wharton (2014)
The Expendables 3 as Trench (2014)
Terminator: Genisys as The Terminator (2015)

Political career

Main article: Political career of Arnold Schwarzenegger

Early politics

Vice President Dick Cheney meets with Schwarzenegger for the first time at the White House

Schwarzenegger has been a registered Republican for many years. As an actor, his political views were always well known as they contrasted with those of many other prominent Hollywood stars, who are generally considered to be a liberal and Democratic-leaning community. At the 2004 Republican National Convention, Schwarzenegger gave a speech and explained why he was a Republican:^[58]

I finally arrived here in 1968. What a special day it was. I remember I arrived here with empty pockets but full of dreams, full of determination, full of desire. The presidential campaign was in full swing. I remember watching the Nixon–Humphrey presidential race on TV. A friend of mine who spoke German and English translated for me. I heard Humphrey saying things that sounded like socialism, which I had just left.
But then I heard Nixon speak. He was talking about free enterprise, getting the government off your back, lowering the taxes and strengthening the military. Listening to Nixon speak sounded more like a breath of fresh air. I said to my friend, I said, "What party is he?" My friend said, "He's a Republican." I said, "Then I am a Republican." And I have been a Republican ever since.

In 1985, Schwarzenegger appeared in Stop the Madness, an anti-drug music video sponsored by the Reagan administration. 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.^[59]
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.^[4] He was nominated by George H. W. Bush, who dubbed him "Conan the Republican". He later served as Chairman for the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Governor Pete Wilson.
Between 1993 and 1994, Schwarzenegger was a Red Cross ambassador (a ceremonial role fulfilled by celebrities), recording several television/radio public service announcements to donate blood.
In an interview with Talk magazine in late 1999, Schwarzenegger was asked if he thought of running for office. He replied, "I think about it many times. The possibility is there, because I feel it inside."^[60] The Hollywood Reporter claimed shortly after that Schwarzenegger sought to end speculation that he might run for governor of California.^[60] Following his initial comments, Schwarzenegger said, "I'm in show business – I am in the middle of my career. Why would I go away from that and jump into something else?"^[60]

Governor of California

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.^[14] Schwarzenegger had the most name recognition in a crowded field of candidates, but he had never held public office and his political views were unknown to most Californians. His candidacy immediately became national and international news, with media outlets dubbing him the "Governator" (referring to The Terminator movies, see above) and "The Running Man" (the name of another one of his films), and calling the recall election "Total Recall" (yet another movie starring Schwarzenegger). Schwarzenegger declined to participate in several debates with other recall replacement candidates, and appeared in only one debate on September 24, 2003.^[61]

President George W. Bush meets with Schwarzenegger after his successful election to the California Governorship

On October 7, 2003, the recall election resulted in Governor Gray Davis being removed from office with 55.4% of the Yes vote in favor of a recall. Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California under the second question on the ballot with 48.6% of the vote to choose a successor to Davis. Schwarzenegger defeated Democrat Cruz Bustamante, fellow Republican Tom McClintock, and others. His nearest rival, Bustamante, received 31% of the vote. In total, Schwarzenegger won the election by about 1.3 million votes. Under the regulations of the California Constitution, no runoff election was required. Schwarzenegger was the second foreign-born governor of California after Irish-born Governor John G. Downey in 1862.
As soon as Schwarzenegger was elected governor, Willie Brown said he would start a drive to recall the governor. Schwarzenegger was equally entrenched in what he considered to be his mandate in cleaning up gridlock. Building on a catchphrase from the sketch "Hans and Franz" from Saturday Night Live (which partly parodied his bodybuilding career), Schwarzenegger called the Democratic State politicians "girlie men".^[62]
Schwarzenegger's early victories included repealing an unpopular increase in the vehicle registration fee as well as preventing driver's licenses being given out to illegal immigrants, but later he began to feel the backlash when powerful state unions began to oppose his various initiatives. 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. Schwarzenegger accepted personal responsibility for the defeats and vowed to continue to seek consensus for the people of California. He would later comment that "no one could win if the opposition raised 160 million dollars to defeat you".
Schwarzenegger then went against the advice of fellow Republican strategists and appointed a Democrat, Susan Kennedy, as his Chief of Staff. Schwarzenegger gradually moved towards a more politically moderate position, determined to build a winning legacy with only a short time to go until the next gubernatorial election.
Schwarzenegger ran for re-election against Democrat Phil Angelides, the California State Treasurer, in the 2006 elections, held on November 7, 2006. Despite a poor year nationally for the Republican party, Schwarzenegger won re-election with 56.0% of the vote compared with 38.9% for Angelides, a margin of well over one million votes.^[63] In recent years, many commentators have seen Schwarzenegger as moving away from the right and towards the center of the political spectrum. After hearing a speech by Schwarzenegger at the 2006 Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom said that, "[H]e's becoming a Democrat [... H]e's running back, not even to the center. I would say center-left".
It was rumored that Schwarzenegger might run for the United States Senate in 2010, as his governorship would be term-limited by that time. This turned out to be false.^[64]^[65]

With Schwarzenegger and Senator Dianne Feinstein behind him, President George W. Bush comments on wildfires and firefighting efforts in California, October 2007

Wendy Leigh, who wrote an unofficial biography on Schwarzenegger, claims he plotted his political rise from an early age using the movie business and bodybuilding as building blocks to escape a depressing home.^[9] Leigh portrays Schwarzenegger as obsessed with power and quotes him as saying, "I wanted to be part of the small percentage of people who were leaders, not the large mass of followers. I think it is because I saw leaders use 100% of their potential – I was always fascinated by people in control of other people."^[9] Schwarzenegger has said that it was never his intention to enter politics, but he says, "I married into a political family. You get together with them and you hear about policy, about reaching out to help people. I was exposed to the idea of being a public servant and Eunice and Sargent Shriver became my heroes."^[23] Eunice Kennedy Shriver was sister of John F. Kennedy, and mother-in-law to Schwarzenegger; Sargent Shriver is husband to Eunice and father-in-law to Schwarzenegger. He cannot run for president as he is not a natural born citizen of the United States. In The Simpsons Movie (2007), he is portrayed as the President, and in the Sylvester Stallone movie, Demolition Man (1993, ten years before his first run for political office), it is revealed that a constitutional amendment passed which allowed Schwarzenegger to run for President.^[66]
Schwarzenegger is a dual Austrian/United States citizen.^[67] He holds Austrian citizenship by birth and has held U.S. citizenship since becoming naturalized in 1983. Being Austrian and thus European, he was able to win the 2007 European Voice campaigner of the year award for taking action against climate change with the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and plans to introduce an emissions trading scheme with other US states and possibly with the EU.^[68]

Governor Schwarzenegger during his visit to Naval Medical Center in San Diego, July 2010

Because of his personal wealth from his acting career, Schwarzenegger did not accept his governor's salary of $175,000 per year.^[69]
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. Later that night, Schwarzenegger was in the audience at a Republican debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. The following day, he endorsed McCain, joking, "It's Rudy's fault!" (in reference to his friendships with both candidates and that he could not make up his mind). Schwarzenegger's endorsement was thought to be a boost for Senator McCain's campaign; both spoke about their concerns for the environment and economy.^[70]
In its April 2010 report, Progressive ethics watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington named Schwarzenegger one of 11 "worst governors" in the United States because of various ethics issues throughout Schwarzenegger's term as governor.^[71]^[72]
Governor Schwarzenegger played a significant role in opposing Proposition 66, a proposed amendment of the Californian Three Strikes Law, in November 2004. This amendment would have required the third felony to be either violent or serious to mandate a 25-years-to-life sentence. In the last week before the ballot, Schwarzenegger launched an intensive campaign^[73] against Proposition 66.^[74] He stated that "it would release 26,000 dangerous criminals and rapists".^[75]
Although he began his tenure as governor with record high approval ratings (as high as 89% in December 2003), he left office with a record low 23%,^[76] only one percent higher than that of Gray Davis's when he was recalled in October 2003.

Allegations of sexual misconduct

Code Pink protesting against Schwarzenegger

During his initial campaign for governor, allegations of sexual and personal misconduct were raised against Schwarzenegger, dubbed "Gropegate".^[77] Within the last five days before the election, news reports appeared in the Los Angeles Times recounting allegations of sexual misconduct from several individual women, six of whom eventually came forward with their personal stories.^[78]
Three of the women claimed he had grabbed their breasts, a fourth said he placed his hand under her skirt on her buttock. A fifth woman claimed Schwarzenegger tried to take off her bathing suit in a hotel elevator, and the last said he pulled her onto his lap and asked her about a sex act.^[77]
Schwarzenegger admitted that he has "behaved badly sometimes" and apologized, but also stated that "a lot of [what] you see in the stories is not true". This came after an interview in adult magazine Oui from 1977 surfaced, in which Schwarzenegger discussed attending sexual orgies and using substances such as marijuana.^[79] Schwarzenegger is shown smoking a marijuana joint after winning Mr. Olympia in the 1975 documentary film Pumping Iron. In an interview with GQ magazine in October 2007, Schwarzenegger said, "[Marijuana] is not a drug. It's a leaf. My drug was pumping iron, trust me."^[80] His spokesperson later said the comment was meant to be a joke.^[80]
British television personality Anna Richardson settled a libel lawsuit in August 2006 against Schwarzenegger, his top aide, Sean Walsh, and his publicist, Sheryl Main.^[81] A joint statement read: "The parties are content to put this matter behind them and are pleased that this legal dispute has now been settled."^[81] Richardson claimed they tried to tarnish her reputation by dismissing her allegations that Schwarzenegger touched her breast during a press event for The 6th Day in London.^[82] She claimed Walsh and Main libeled her in a Los Angeles Times article when they contended she encouraged his behavior.^[81]

Citizenship

In 2005, Peter Pilz, from the Austrian Green Party, demanded that parliament revoke Schwarzenegger's Austrian citizenship due to his decision not to prevent the executions of Donald Beardslee and Stanley Williams, causing damage of reputation to Austria, where the death penalty has been abolished since 1968. This demand was based on Article 33 of the Austrian Citizenship Act that states: A citizen, who is in the public service of a foreign country, shall be deprived of his citizenship, if he heavily damages the reputation or the interests of the Austrian Republic.^[67] Pilz claimed that Schwarzenegger's actions in support of the death penalty (prohibited in Austria under Protocol 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights) had indeed done damage to Austria's reputation. Schwarzenegger explained his actions by referring to the fact that his only duty as Governor of California was to prevent an error in the judicial system.

Environmental record

On September 27, 2006 Schwarzenegger signed a bill creating the nation's first cap on greenhouse gas emissions. The law set new regulations on the amount of emissions utilities, refineries and manufacturing plants are allowed to release into the atmosphere. Schwarzenegger also signed a second global warming bill that prohibits large utilities and corporations in California from making long-term contracts with suppliers who do not meet the state's greenhouse gas emission standards. The two bills are part of a plan to reduce California's emissions by 25 percent to 1990s levels by 2020. In 2005, Schwarzenegger issued an executive order calling to reduce greenhouse gases to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.^[83]
Schwarzenegger signed another executive order on October 17, 2006 allowing California to work with the Northeast's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. They plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by issuing a limited amount of carbon credits to each power plant in participating states. Any power plants that exceed emissions for the amount of carbon credits will have to purchase more credits to cover the difference. The plan took effect in 2009.^[84] In addition to using his political power to fight global warming, the governor has taken steps at his home to reduce his personal carbon footprint. Schwarzenegger has adapted one of his Hummers to run on hydrogen and another to run on biofuels. He has also installed solar panels to heat his home.^[85]
In respect of his contribution to the direction of the US motor industry, Schwarzenegger was invited to open the 2009 SAE World Congress in Detroit, on April 20, 2009.^[86]
In 2011, Arnold Schwarzenegger founded the R20 Regions of Climate Action to develop a sustainable, low carbon economy.^[87]

Electoral history

California Gubernatorial Recall Election 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Arnold Schwarzenegger	4,206,284	48.6
	Democratic	Cruz Bustamante	2,724,874	31.5
	Republican	Tom McClintock	1,161,287	13.5
	Green	Peter Miguel Camejo	242,247	2.8

California Gubernatorial Election 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Arnold Schwarzenegger	4,850,157	55.9	+7.3
	Democratic	Phil Angelides	3,376,732	39.0
	Green	Peter Miguel Camejo	205,995	2.3	−0.5

Presidential ambitions

In October 2013, the New York Post reported that Schwarzenegger was exploring a future run for President. The former California governor would face a constitutional hurdle; Article II, Section I, Clause V nominally prevents individuals who are not natural-born citizens of the United States from assuming the office. He has reportedly been lobbying legislators about a possible constitutional change, or filing a legal challenge to the provision. Columbia University law professor Michael Dorf observed that Schwarzenegger's possible lawsuit could ultimately win him the right to run for the office, noting, "The law is very clear, but it’s not 100 percent clear that the courts would enforce that law rather than leave it to the political process."^[88]

Business career

Schwarzenegger has had a highly successful business career.^[9]^[23] Following his move to the United States, Schwarzenegger became a "prolific goal setter" and would write his objectives at the start of the year on index cards, like starting a mail order business or buying a new car – and succeed in doing so.^[18] By the age of 30, Schwarzenegger was a millionaire, well before his career in Hollywood. His financial independence came from his success as a budding entrepreneur with a series of successful business ventures and investments.

Business ventures and investments

Bricklaying business

In 1968, Schwarzenegger and fellow bodybuilder Franco Columbu started a bricklaying business. The business flourished thanks to the pair's marketing savvy and an increased demand following the 1971 San Fernando earthquake.^[89]^[90] Schwarzenegger and Columbu used profits from their bricklaying venture to start a mail order business, selling bodybuilding and fitness-related equipment and instructional tapes.^[4]^[89]

Real estate investing

Schwarzenegger rolled profits from the mail order business and his bodybuilding competition winnings into his first real estate investment venture: an apartment building he purchased for $10,000. He would later go on to invest in a number of real estate holding companies.^[91]^[92]

Restaurant

In 1992, Schwarzenegger and his wife opened a restaurant in Santa Monica called Schatzi On Main. Schatzi literally means "little treasure," colloquial for "honey" or "darling" in German. In 1998, he sold his restaurant.^[93]

Planet Hollywood investment

Other ventures and investments

He also invested in a shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio. He has talked about some of those who have helped him over the years in business: "I couldn't have learned about business without a parade of teachers guiding me... from Milton Friedman to Donald Trump... and now, Les Wexner and Warren Buffett. I even learned a thing or two from Planet Hollywood, such as when to get out! And I did!"^[16] He has significant ownership in Dimensional Fund Advisors, an investment firm.^[96] Schwarzenegger is also the owner of Arnold's Sports Festival, which he started in 1989 and is held annually in Columbus, Ohio. It is a festival that hosts thousands of international health and fitness professionals which has also expanded into a three-day expo. He also owns a movie production company called Oak Productions, Inc. and Fitness Publications, a joint publishing venture with Simon & Schuster.^[97]

Personal life

Early love life

In 1969, Schwarzenegger met Barbara Outland (later Barbara Outland Baker), an English teacher he lived with until 1974.^[98] Schwarzenegger talked about Barbara in his memoir in 1977: "Basically it came down to this: she was a well-balanced woman who wanted an ordinary, solid life, and I was not a well-balanced man, and hated the very idea of ordinary life."^[98] Baker has described Schwarzenegger as "[a] joyful personality, totally charismatic, adventurous, and athletic" but claims towards the end of the relationship he became "insufferable – classically conceited – the world revolved around him".^[99] Baker published her memoir in 2006, entitled Arnold and Me: In the Shadow of the Austrian Oak.^[100] Although Baker, at times, painted an unflattering portrait of her former lover, Schwarzenegger actually contributed to the tell-all book with a foreword, and also met with Baker for three hours.^[100] Baker claims, for example, that she only learned of his being unfaithful after they split, and talks of a turbulent and passionate love life.^[100] Schwarzenegger has made it clear that their respective recollection of events can differ.^[100] The couple first met six to eight months after his arrival in the U.S—their first date was watching the first Apollo Moon landing on television.^[18] They shared an apartment in Santa Monica for three and a half years, and having little money, would visit the beach all day, or have barbecues in the back yard.^[18] Although Baker claims that when she first met him, he had "little understanding of polite society" and she found him a turn-off, she says, "He's as much a self-made man as it's possible to be—he never got encouragement from his parents, his family, his brother. He just had this huge determination to prove himself, and that was very attractive ... I'll go to my grave knowing Arnold loved me."^[18]
Schwarzenegger met his next paramour, Sue Moray, a Beverly Hills hairdresser's assistant, on Venice Beach in July 1977. According to Moray, the couple led an open relationship: "We were faithful when we were both in LA ... but when he was out of town, we were free to do whatever we wanted."^[10] Schwarzenegger met Maria Shriver at the Robert F. Kennedy Tennis Tournament in August 1977, and went on to have a relationship with both women until August 1978, when Moray (who knew of his relationship with Shriver) issued an ultimatum.^[10]

Marriage and family

Schwarzenegger with his wife Maria Shriver at the 2007 Special Olympics in Shanghai, China

Schwarzenegger and his son Patrick at Edwards Air Force Base, California in December 2002

On April 26, 1986, Schwarzenegger married television journalist Maria Shriver, niece of President John F. Kennedy, in Hyannis, Massachusetts. The Rev. John Baptist Riordan performed the ceremony at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.^[101] They have four children: Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger (born December 13, 1989 in Los Angeles); Christina Maria Aurelia Schwarzenegger (born July 23, 1991 in Los Angeles);^[102] Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 18, 1993 in Los Angeles);^[103] and Christopher Sargent Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 27, 1997 in Los Angeles).^[104] Schwarzenegger lives in a 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m²) home in Brentwood.^[105]^[106] The divorcing couple currently own vacation homes in Sun Valley, Idaho and Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.^[107] They attended St. Monica's Catholic Church.^[108]

Marital separation

On May 9, 2011, Shriver and Schwarzenegger ended their relationship after 25 years of marriage, with Shriver moving out of the couple's Brentwood mansion.^[109]^[110]^[111] On May 16, 2011, the Los Angeles Times revealed that Schwarzenegger had fathered a son more than fourteen years earlier with an employee in their household, Mildred Patricia 'Patty' Baena.^[112]^[113]^[114] "After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger said in a statement issued to The Times. In the statement, Schwarzenegger did not mention that he had confessed to his wife only after Shriver had confronted him with the information, which she had done after confirming with the housekeeper what she had suspected about the child.^[115]
Fifty-year-old Baena, of Guatemalan origin, was employed by the family for 20 years and retired in January 2011.^[116] The pregnant Baena was working in the home while Shriver was pregnant with the youngest of the couple’s four children.^[117] Baena's son with Schwarzenegger, Joseph,^[118] was born on October 2, 1997;^[119] Shriver gave birth to Christopher on September 27, 1997.^[120] Schwarzenegger says it took seven or eight years before he found out that he had fathered a child with his housekeeper. It wasn't until the boy "started looking like me, that's when I kind of got it. I put things together," the action star and former California governor, told 60 Minutes.^[121] Schwarzenegger has taken financial responsibility for the child "from the start and continued to provide support."^[122] KNX 1070 radio reported that in 2010 he bought a new four-bedroom house, with a pool, for Baena and their son in Bakersfield, about 112 miles (180 km) north of Los Angeles.^[123] Baena separated from her husband, Rogelio, in 1997, a few months after Joseph's birth, and filed for divorce in 2008.^[124] Baena's ex-husband says that the child's birth certificate was falsified and that he plans to sue Schwarzenegger for engaging in conspiracy to falsify a public document, a serious crime in California.^[125]
Schwarzenegger has consulted an attorney, Bob Kaufman. Kaufman has earlier handled divorce cases for celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.^[126]^[127] Schwarzenegger will keep the Brentwood home as part of their divorce settlement and Shriver has purchased a new home nearby so that the children may travel easily between their parents' homes. They will share custody of the two minor children.^[128] Schwarzenegger came under fire after the initial petition did not include spousal support and a reimbursement of attorney's fees.^[55] However, he claims this was not intentional and that he signed the initial documents without having properly read them.^[55] Schwarzenegger has filed amended divorce papers remedying this.^[55]^[129]
After the scandal, actress Brigitte Nielsen came forward and stated that she too had an affair with Schwarzenegger while he was in a relationship with Shriver,^[130] saying, "Maybe I wouldn't have got into it if he said 'I'm going to marry Maria' and this is dead serious, but he didn't, and our affair carried on."^[130] When asked in 2014 "Of all the things you are famous for ... which are you least proud of?", Schwarzengger replied "I'm least proud of the mistakes I made that caused my family pain and split us up".^[131]

Accidents and injuries

Schwarzenegger was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, an aortic valve with only two leaflets (a normal aortic valve has three leaflets).^[132]^[133] Schwarzenegger opted in 1997 for a replacement heart valve made of his own transplanted tissue; medical experts predicted he would require heart valve replacement surgery in the following two to eight years as his valve would progressively degrade. Schwarzenegger apparently opted against a mechanical valve, the only permanent solution available at the time of his surgery, because it would have sharply limited his physical activity and capacity to exercise.^[134]
On December 9, 2001, he broke six ribs and was hospitalized for four days after a motorcycle crash in Los Angeles.^[135]
Schwarzenegger saved a drowning man's life in 2004 while on vacation in Hawaii by swimming out and bringing him back to shore.^[136]
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. While his son and the other driver were unharmed, the governor sustained a minor injury to his lip, requiring 15 stitches. "No citations were issued", said Officer Jason Lee, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman.^[137] Schwarzenegger did not obtain his motorcycle license until July 3, 2006.^[138]
Schwarzenegger tripped over his ski pole and broke his right femur while skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho, with his family on December 23, 2006.^[139] On December 26, 2006, he underwent a 90-minute operation in which cables and screws were used to wire the broken bone back together. He was released from the St. John's Health Center on December 30, 2006.^[140]
Schwarzenegger's private jet made an emergency landing at Van Nuys Airport on June 19, 2009, after the pilot reported smoke coming from the cockpit, according to a statement released by the governor's press secretary. No one was harmed in the incident.^[141]

Height

Schwarzenegger's official height of 6'2" (1.88 m) has been brought into question by several articles. In his bodybuilding days in the late 1960s, he was measured to be 6'1.5" (1.87 m), a height confirmed by his fellow bodybuilders.^[142]^[143] However, in 1988 both the Daily Mail and Time Out magazine mentioned that Schwarzenegger appeared noticeably shorter.^[144] Prior to running for Governor, Schwarzenegger's height was once again questioned in an article by the Chicago Reader.^[145] As Governor, Schwarzenegger engaged in a light-hearted exchange with Assemblyman Herb Wesson over their heights. At one point, Wesson made an unsuccessful attempt to, in his own words, "settle this once and for all and find out how tall he is" by using a tailor's tape measure on the Governor.^[146] Schwarzenegger retaliated by placing a pillow stitched with the words "Need a lift?" on the five-foot-five inch (165 cm) Wesson's chair before a negotiating session in his office.^[147] Bob Mulholland also claimed Schwarzenegger was 5'10" (1.78 m) and that he wore risers in his boots.^[148] The debate on Schwarzenegger's height has spawned a website solely dedicated to the issue,^[149] and his page remains one of the most active on CelebHeights.com, a website which discusses the heights of celebrities. The latter estimates Schwarzenegger's height as being 6'1.5" at its peak and shrinking to 6'0" (1.83 m) today.^[142] In 1999, Men's Health magazine stated his height was 5'10".^[150]

Autobiography

Schwarzenegger's autobiography, Total Recall, was released in October 2012. He devotes one chapter called "The Secret" to his extramarital affair. The majority of his book is about his successes in the three major chapters in his life: bodybuilder, actor, and Governor of California.^[151]

Net worth

Schwarzenegger's net worth had been conservatively estimated at $100–$200 million.^[152] After separating from his wife, Maria Shriver, in 2011, it has been estimated that his net worth has been approximately $400 million, and even as high as $800 million, based on tax returns he filed in 2006.^[153]^[154] Over the years as an investor, he invested his bodybuilding and movie earnings in an array of stocks, bonds, privately controlled companies, and real estate holdings worldwide, so a more accurate estimation of his net worth is difficult to calculate, particularly in light of declining real estate values owing to economic recessions in the United States and Europe since 2007. In June 1997, Schwarzenegger spent $38 million of his own money on a private Gulfstream jet.^[155] Schwarzenegger once said of his fortune, "Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million."^[9] He has also stated, "I've made many millions as a businessman many times over."^[16]

Activism

Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003

He bought the first Hummer manufactured for civilian use in 1992, a model so large, 6,300 lb (2,900 kg) and 7 feet (2.1 m) wide, that it is classified as a large truck and U.S. fuel economy regulations do not apply to it. During the gubernatorial recall campaign he announced that he would convert one of his Hummers to burn hydrogen. The conversion was reported to have cost about US$21,000. After the election, he signed an executive order to jump-start the building of hydrogen refueling plants called the California Hydrogen Highway Network, and gained a U.S. Department of Energy grant to help pay for its projected US$91,000,000 cost.^[156] California took delivery of the first H2H (Hydrogen Hummer) in October 2004.^[157]
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.^[158] In 2007, Schwarzenegger was the official spokesperson for the Special Olympics which were held in Shanghai, China.^[159] Schwarzenegger believes that quality school opportunities should be made available to children who might not normally be able to access them.^[160] In 1995, he founded the Inner City Games Foundation (ICG) which provides cultural, educational and community enrichment programming to youth.^[160] ICG is active in 15 cities around the country and serves over 250,000 children in over 400 schools countrywide.^[160] He has also been involved with After-School All-Stars, and founded the Los Angeles branch in 2002.^[161] ASAS is an after school program provider, educating youth about health, fitness and nutrition.
On February 12, 2010, Schwarzenegger took part in the Vancouver Olympic Torch relay. He handed off the flame to the next runner, Sebastian Coe.^[162]
Schwarzenegger is a lifelong supporter and "friend of Israel", and has participated in L.A.'s Pro-Israel rally^[163] among other similar events.^[164]

Awards and honors

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Schwarzenegger's home town of Graz had its soccer stadium named The Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium in his honor. It is the home of both Grazer AK and Sturm Graz. After the Stanley Williams execution and street protests in Schwarzenegger's hometown, several local politicians began a campaign to remove his name from the stadium. In response, Schwarzenegger said, "to spare the responsible politicians of the city of Graz further concern, I withdraw from them as of this day the right to use my name in association with the Liebenau Stadium", and set a deadline of two days to remove his name. Graz officials removed Schwarzenegger's name from the stadium in December 2005.^[165] It is now officially titled UPC-Arena.
The Sun Valley Resort has a short ski trail called Arnold's Run, named after Schwarzenegger in 2001.^[166] The trail is categorized as a black diamond, or most difficult, for its terrain.
People in Thal, Austria, celebrated Schwarzenegger's 60th birthday by throwing a party. Officials proclaimed "A Day for Arnold" on July 30, 2007. The mayor sent Schwarzenegger the enameled sign, Thal 145, the number of the house where Schwarzenegger was born, declaring "This belongs to him. No one here will ever be assigned that number again".^[167]

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Time: 220 min

Domestic Gross: 200 million +

If your a fan of Quintin tarantino films you will enjoy mango unchained even though it is very graphic violent and mild sexual context the moral of the story line is true there's nothing to be asked of the past almost every character says the n word in every line no wonder spike lee refuses to watch it what is the difference between his movies and django its bout tacit folks hating the black culture or two lovers who are from different races make love ( jungle fever) slavery is hard to deal with which quientin have no problem dealing with.

Update on silver prices

2013-04-11T04:37:00.000-07:00

Today as of 2:47pm price of silver is 24.00 Meaning if you had a fv ( face value ) of $1 Meaning any combination of quarters , dimes or half before 1964 It would be worth: $18.25 24.00*.72 which is in 90% in silver coins it would mean 18.25 cent Dividing that in coins which you half ex: 4 parts equal a dollar dimes and so on If you havany comment or advice please leave comment http://marketingking101@gmail.com Or http://Marketingking101.blogspot.com

How much is my silver coins worth?

2013-04-08T19:40:00.000-07:00

Most people are curious bout collecting silver coins, but not sure how to get them Most people go to coin dealers or buy them on eBay..or if your lucky any coin order then 1964 is 90% silver this is how you calculated silver coins: 90% of spot price is .72 of calculated troy ounces , troy is heavier than regular once That's why It's different , for instance today spot price for silver this 8th day of April 2013 is $27.34 * .72 equals to $19.64 of face value than calculate what you got For instance 2 quarters and 5 dimes equal to $1 facevalue : 1 quarter - $4.94 1 dime 1.95 So save your coins as people are speculating its going to $200 hope you enjoy this Lilly blog please comment thanks

Why do people, act so ignorant against the president Barak Obama

2012-11-10T10:46:00.000-08:00

Why do people, act so ignorant against the president Barak Obama ? Is it through all people, by the people, for the people we all should live by that our four founders found our country on these very principals that people often don’t respect. For all I know the last time I saw the constitution, it says that all men are created equal And the pursuit of happiness is every one‘s goal in life is it not. So, why are people on facebook, and other news media sites posting negative comments About our reelected president Barack Obama., Just in case, you didn’t know we have the right to bear arms, the right to remain silent and the right for freedom of speech and religion. But I repeat and I repeat again if you put on your status on facebook or other sites the word “nigger” next to the president is so called fine as some people have the right to do so and we as a nation have to respect their opinion not their ignorance, and when he was declared the winner there true colors came out. How ever, this is where you draw the line and lose your rights to your freedom, when you announce on facebook “that nigger won again , and should be assassinated “ which was post by Dennis helms who by the way is not that bright cause the secret service came to her company to investigate and was immediately fired. Secret service is now investigating further and charging her with conspiracy and intent to do bodily harm against the president. When asked if she was a racist her answer was no she is not a racist but she could not answer why she put it up there in the first place. What is the word nigger, really mean? Webster’s Dictionary says the word nigger: means an ignorant person: Slave owner’s used the terminology so much it was pass on to other generation of slave owner who passed it down the line. Same as the stereotypes that follow African American’s that all they eat is watermelon, cornbread and chicken. The truth is back then the slave owners did not pay them but was a must to feed them the leftover food that was on the farm can you guess what that was the same stereotypical food that we all as a nation eat till this day. Mitt Romney fought a good fight won a few debates and won a few states but lost the war. Would he be better prepared next time? We would never know because our president term limits expired after his second term no thanks to Franklyn D Roosevelt, who won 4 consecutive terms in office starting in 1932. Some people I talk to say, he might have had a chance if he was not so wishy-washy with his financial and political views on social services, cutting services then going back to the norm saying we don’t need to cut it. He needed to make his plans more clear, and more in details what was his plans for the economy, and offending the less unfortunate black or white on their financial status. Even in his opinion on the raising of the military budget, is important some say we are safe with the military we have in fact we have over abundance of M1 TANKS that we didn’t need because a senator from a peculiar state which manufacturing them beg congress it would lose over 250 jobs now what would we do with a surplus of tanks, I know sell it to the enemy which is ironic but have no choice or use them for target practice which they do in California. The same time we can’t afford to cut too much military but think about it cutting 1% of the 500 billion dollar budget would get social service up to date. It won’t hurt in my opinion transfer those 5, billion dollars to social service like school grant, small business and educational incentives for people in inner city community. So here is my conclusion of this situation, what is wrong with, giving away medical vouchers to doctors and hospital. Wait I know the insurance companies would not be happy if you don’t need them, even if you had the extra money to pay the premiums. Healthcare reform is a hot topic for republicans to filibuster on Capitol Hill and too much to handle on the floor. Obama’s, free phone what is wrong with that? As I see it the phone companies have a monopoly on services anyway but the truth is the makers of these phones would benefit, what about the elderly who can’t afford a phone, to call emergency units just in case they are in trouble, or need assistance. The economy would always flow down or up, no matter what Obama approves there is a reason for everything and a price is money, because cash is green and cash is always is king. Please leave comments and your opinon on this page thank you, for your time please enjoy and spread the word and share with your friends….GOD BLESS PEDRO RUIZ http://marketingking101@gmail.com

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2012-11-08T16:23:00.000-08:00

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Think and Grow Rich..

2012-08-07T15:14:00.000-07:00

Every time , we look at failure we should look at our self's and say why I'm i not successful?? there are many reason and the majority of the reason's is fear of failure and what other people might say or criticize. True to the fact, Napoleon Hill author of "Think and Grow Rich " did a study of over 25 years and research over 1,000 of other successful people including Andrew Carnegie who inspired him to do so. Why are millionaire's so successful is one thing , but how they earned it is another some have inherited some earn it. So why waist time on people who not earn it, and learn from those that did. We are fascinated with status and that's what they are, Celebrity's, like celebrity's famous for being famous.Donald Trump, build his real estate empire from the ground up.But it was his father who showed him knowledge Henry Ford only had a 8th grade level, so why was he so determine to build a car that won't work. Determination, what is called straight forward and hard to stop, after his engineers told him it was impossible to make a solid block of engine to work right. They said impossible he said build the damn thing anyway it took almost two years to build the v8 engine block that everybody uses. Knowledge is power, we all know this saying but is it true? yes you might have the brightest in school's but never had no technical practices to experience life and say they are book smart but have no common sense at all. So i say to you Think it and it will grow, because we can't make excuse's just Nike say's just do it and make no excuses for nobody but your self... Or be the man that gave up 3 ft from gold , sold his company to a miner who knew nothing but was smart enough to hired a engineer and was told 3 more ft and we would strike gold... So from now we would see if i will be successful or not, we would find out because we would see how the world turn's over with the next imagination thought would take me...through my wildest dreams Read the book 'Think and Grow Rich' Your life will change if you use it's lesson plans..Badgley Mischka Randall Shoes (Light Pink Satin) - Women's Wedding Shoes - 10.0 M (Google Affiliate Ad) please check my blog monthly and comment on my blogs: http;//marketingking101.blogspot.com

50/50

2012-02-04T21:02:00.000-08:00

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease

The ides of March

2012-02-04T20:48:00.000-08:00

An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.

NARC

2012-02-04T20:42:00.000-08:00

When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case

Warrior

2012-02-04T20:35:00.000-08:00

The youngest son (Hardy) of an alcoholic former boxer (Nolte) returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament -- a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother (Edgerton). Written by Anonymous

Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime - and the wreckage of their broken family - within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate's action/drama, WARRIOR. An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives

Rise of the Planet of the Apes..Movie review

2012-02-04T20:13:00.000-08:00

Eight years of being raised by humans and now left behind in an abusive sanctuary, a hyper-intelligent chimpanzee will lead a revolution of apes towards freedom from man's torturous exploitation

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CONTAGENT

2011-11-15T09:19:00.000-08:00

Down 29 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Contagion (2011)
106 min - Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller - 9 September 2011 (USA)
7.1 Your rating: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X Ratings: 7.1/10 from 20,437 users Metascore: 70/100
Reviews: 216 user | 267 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com

A thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak.

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Scott Z. Burns
Stars:Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and Jude Law

Like it or not, this is real and it could happend one day
we must be prepared to see the future and predict a bio-mass attack
matt damon , and other stars did pretty good acting , thats there
job but a sense that the movie was good and just a tab bit drawn out
it would of been perfect. Reminded me of movies where you engross
and can't leave your seat.

A virus has spread quickly , and nobody can't figure out how to stop
it with in 48 hrs 18 are dead and 248 confirm infected by day 27 it
infected half the world and the gov't is rushing for a vaccine to curb
its growth but nor do they , the CDC , the WHO can't figure how to stop it..

cause time is running out..

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Under the Rug

2011-09-30T15:05:00.000-07:00

Under the Rug

What do you see in this picture? I tell you who he is,
His name is Jeffery Watkins, corporate salesman , former stock broker and a father of

Three young girls. He’s having a long day at work, then went to the parking lot and found

Out his car was gone. After making a police report, he walks home finding mail sticking

out Of his old crafted , ragedy mailbox of his that he made himself.

He open the mail, that been sent by the sheriff dept. Why would they send me a

notice By mail , he wonder because he never been in trouble with the law before. Soon as

he did he was Furious it was divorce papers that his wife secretly made with her off again , on again secret lover Lawyer of hers.

In the notice it say he did not made enough money for her so she need to be with

somebody That could provide her every need. Relaxed in his beat up sofa , legs spread

apart and lay his head Back against the wall . When suddenly he felt something crawing

on his leg, he jump up with the Quickness and got battle ready went straight to the

kitchen and got a chair and started to get big hits At the wild animal that was under his rug.

Two weeks has passed before, when he found a big snot nose rat the size of a

house cat With big bulging red eye’s that will even scare freedy couger. Floating like a

butterfly and stinging Like a bee whap!! He hit the monster he’s all over the rug whap!! It

stop moving after hours of chasing It he’s out of breath get to his knees and slowly lifts

up the rug. Oh oh!! It was his precious wife’s favorite Cat while that little basterd don’t
have to worry about that no more.

“Ding, Don “ the bell rang at the door who could it be at the door, he clean up the

mess under the rug. Gently went to the door like nothing happened and open to see his

girls standing there , wife in hand And ask to come back home. I wonder how she is going

to act when she found out he killed her favorite cat.

THE END

Alice in wonderland

2011-09-30T13:21:00.000-07:00

Alice in wonderland

There was a story that my grandfather once told me, a long time

Ago about a young girl trapped in a well. Her name was Alice, she belong

To the superrich , high-class of England I supposed. One day she took a

Trip down the yellow brick road , even after her well to do Mother told

her not, wonder off anyway she did and was always curious.

She ventured off to far , as the road got longer and longer she

stumble upon a pretty rose , bright and long stem with a beautiful sent of

cherry roses, mangos and many more.

As she lean over to smell the gentle rose , a noise was coming

Near. Thrashing against the bushes thought to her self “Must be some

Wild animal of some sought, out to get me “ she slowly walk away

expecting a beast with fangs like a wild boar heaving for its prey.

Came near and near and closer and closer. Alice was scared witless

She was backing away and atlas a silly rabbit came out from the bushes

“hello, im sorry but im late, im late have to go have to go” amazed Alice
Never saw a rabbit with a top hat and long coat especially a red and gold

strips full of hearts. The silly rabbit said “ Nice to meet , but I have to go ,

have to go” and ran back to the bushes in a hurry.

“Wait!!” Alice said , follow the rabbit with great long strides like a

gazelle fleeing its prey, ran and ran, bushes in her way, swapping vines

from her long golden locks of hair until there was no more. As she

stumble upon a opening of the fields all she saw was mountains ,

fountains beautiful sky’s raiment of orange, red, and purple.

“ Have to go , have to go , im late im late “ she saw the silly rabbit again

this time looking at a diamond crusted, pocket watch must

Be a Rolex, I may say and jump in a well that was not much wide

And very much long and deep, and disappear in the night of the well.

My firt day of school....

2011-09-26T11:49:00.000-07:00

JOHN, let me tell you what happend to day, man what a day.
First im late for school, then soon as i get to the red light
i ran out of gas.Im lucky because i have a 72' super bettle, so
i push it to the nearest gas station which is 5 miles away.

PUMP my gas to the fullest,i looked up and saw a beautiful women
walking my way and looked at me and said:" MY WATER JUST BROKE " so i drop
the pump spilling gas over my alligator shoes. I told her hurry up
run. I pass veteran's parkway, run over the medium, ran all the red
lights jump the curb flew straight in to the emergency room doors,
rip open the passenger side door frame with my bear hand and
SAW A BEAUTIFUL GIRL. Swoop her up with my left hand carried the
beautiful women over my right shoulder ran a 100 yards to the labor room.

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Running back to my car i put it in reverse burn the tires, going on veterans
and boom a old 98 years old lady hit me i flip over 29 times. So i look at
the time and ran with one bad leg and the other leg fine as it could be
made it to class on my hands and knees out of breath ask the class where
is the teacher to be; the students answer in unity and said some nut case
drove her through the emergency room and left her there, she was 9 months
pregnant, the guy who saved her lift the car off of her and said
" HAVE A NICE DAY " and went to class...

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stockmarket crash 2011

2011-09-22T00:27:00.000-07:00

WHAT THE WEATHER HAS TO DO WITH THE STOCK MARKET?

2011-09-12T10:43:00.000-07:00

WHAT THE WEATHER HAS TO DO WITH THE STOCK MARKET?
Almost everything, if you don’t noticed by now how people lose there
Money and homes when hurricanes come through. Somebody has to clean it
Up and it’s not free, so if company A has a contract with the government agency
Like FEMA, that builds up revenue.
Have you noticed lately your electric bill how its high and they are blaming
It on the economy? Just blame it on the hurricane season it’s the season to make money
Why? Because the colder it gets the more you have to spent to heat your home and the more
You have to pay to keep up with the prices.
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Oil refinery‘s and reserved oil basin that united states have is plenty but we can’t
Use for the simple fact is if we spent it we would have none left. When hurricane Katrina
Came to Louisiana and destroy the oil well and stop production. Then you had the BP explosion
Everything is connected to the news so the next time you see the stock market and watch the
Weather reports pay careful attention to the market example these industries will go up:
Energy, plastic, oil, utility companies and these are the industry that will suffer:
Transportion, customer service, hospitality industry
Stock symbol: xom-exxon mobile marriot-mar
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2011-09-07T11:45:00.000-07:00

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THE STOCK MARKET CRASH REALY???

2011-08-29T13:30:00.000-07:00

STOCK MARKET
The crash that happened last week was not a crash, but a flash crash .We, as investor’s or amateur investor’s need to stop worrying about other countries financial problem. Answer this question? Why do investor’s care or worry about other countries problems, if the company’s that are sinking are making a profit.
This week with the hurricane, was a loss to some business, but the same time Energy Company’s are to profit from this also. Since none or small oil refineries got barely Touch they don’t need to produce any expense or even shutting them down. Supply and Demand comes in play, every winter we need OIL or GAS to keep our home’s warm. With out It we be cold, local economy from Virginia and the east cost benefited from this, except the Customer service industry like, Hotel, Motels , Airports, Car rental’s.
We need to educate people on not to panic. But how to manage there finance’s better where to put there money in the economy, banks, stock, bonds and mutual funds. I would Bet investor’s on there knowledge of the bears and the bulls, if they knew what I was talking about They know I’m a bull. Buy low and sell high and hold for the long one, is prefer by me. This is not my first article or video about the stock market, since I can’t mention names of stock that will perform that would be called pump and dump, I can’t disclosed these company, but I could tell you about the The head and shoulder’s affect where for year’s the stock market or stock’s been going Up and down , peak , then again down and up , since it look like a human shape with head and shoulder’s you buy from the lowest sell at the highest once you received your divedends

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THE STOCK MARKET IS NOT CRASHING...

2011-08-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

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The Arnold Schwarzenegger Bio

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Return to acting

Filmography

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Early politics

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Allegations of sexual misconduct

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stockmarket crash 2011

how to buy silver and gold coins , with recycling scrap metal

stockmarket crash 2011

The basics to invest in the Stock Market...Part 1

Django Unchained

Update on silver prices

How much is my silver coins worth?

Why do people, act so ignorant against the president Barak Obama

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Think and Grow Rich..

50/50

The ides of March

NARC

Warrior

Rise of the Planet of the Apes..Movie review

CONTAGENT

Under the Rug

Alice in wonderland

My firt day of school....

stockmarket crash 2011

WHAT THE WEATHER HAS TO DO WITH THE STOCK MARKET?

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THE STOCK MARKET CRASH REALY???

THE STOCK MARKET IS NOT CRASHING...