Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger, born on 30 July 1947, is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, film producer, politician and former professional bodybuilder who served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. He won the Mr. Universe title at the age of 20 and the Mr. Olympia title seven times, and the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977) set him on his way to a film career. His breakthrough came in Conan the Barbarian (1982), followed by The Terminator (1984), a role he reprised in four sequels, and action films such as Commando, Predator and Total Recall, and comedies such as Twins and Kindergarten Cop. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over 5.4 billion dollars worldwide, and he founded the film production company Oak Productions. He won a Golden Globe in 1977 and a Primetime Emmy Award in 2014 for producing the documentary series Years of Living Dangerously.