Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, pronounced July 30, 1947, is an Austrian-American actor, film producer, and businessman who was a former bodybuilder, politician, and 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. He is currently the current Republican Governor of California. Time magazine named Schwarzenegger among the 100 most influential people worldwide in 2004 and 2007.
Schwarzenegger started lifting weights when he was 15 years old. He won the Mr Universe title in his 20s and then the Mr Olympia title seven more times. Along with Ronnie Coleman, he is widely considered to be either the greatest or the second greatest bodybuilder of all time. He has also written numerous articles and books about bodybuilding. He is the name of the Arnold Sports Festival, which is considered to be Mr Olympia’s second-most important bodybuilding event. In the 1977 bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron, Schwarzenegger was a star. After retiring from bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger became a Hollywood action star. He starred in the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron. He also directed The Running Man (1987), Predator ( 1987)
Red Heat (1988), Total Recall(90), True Lies (1994), and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003). In addition to his action films, he is the creator of Oak Productions.
Schwarzenegger, a Republican candidate, was elected in a recall election on October 7, 2003, to replace Gray Davis. He was elected with 48.6%, 17 points more than Cruz Bustamante, the Democratic runner-up. On November 17, he was sworn into office to complete Davis’ term. He received 48.6% of the vote in the 2006 California gubernatorial elections, with an increased vote share at 55.9%. In 2011, he was no longer eligible to serve as Governor and resigned from acting.
Schwarzenegger was known as the “Austrian Oak” when he was a bodybuilder and “Arnie” or ‘Schwarzy during his acting career. He was also called “The Governator”, a combination of “Governor” & “Terminator”) during political career. In 1986, he married Maria Shriver (a niece of President John F. Kennedy). After he confessed to having had a child in 1997 with his housemaid, he and Maria separated. Their divorce was finalized in 2021.
In a historic recall election in 2003, Schwarzenegger was elected 38th Governor of California. He has since been a pioneering leader and extraordinary public servant. The most significant achievements of Schwarzenegger as Governor include the nationally-leading Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. This bipartisan agreement is to reduce California’s greenhouse gas emissions and overhaul the state workers’ compensation system. It cut costs by more than 35%. Schwarzenegger’s Strategic Growth Plan was also a landmark in California’s history. It made major investments to improve the state’s infrastructure, helping to reduce congestion, clean the air, and helped to reduce pollution. His leadership in creating a better environment continued with the Hydrogen Highway and Million Solar Roofs Plan. After more than three years of leadership, Governor Schwarzenegger’s efforts culminated in November 2009 with the passing of the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act 2010
He was California’s most powerful marketing tool as Governor. He travelled across the United States and abroad to promote California-grown products and cutting-edge technologies and California’s many travel destinations. Schwarzenegger also made it a priority to restore health and fitness, drawing on his experience as an internationally renowned athlete. Schwarzenegger signed legislation that made California’s school nutrition standards among the most advanced in the country. He continues to promote healthy eating habits by removing harmful trans fats from California restaurants and making sure diners have access to nutritional information. Schwarzenegger was responsible for reforms to improve schools across California and make California more competitive for federal Race to the Top funds of up to $700million.
Schwarzenegger was rewarded many times for his vision and leadership in recognition of all these efforts. He received the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s National Leadership Award and the American Council on Renewable Energy’s Renewable Energy Leader of the Decade.
Schwarzenegger is most satisfied with his commitment to giving back to his state, his country, and his country through public service. He gives his time, energy and personal finances to help others around the globe. Schwarzenegger is the Chairman of After School All-Stars, which is a national after-school program. He also serves as a coach and international torchbearer for the Special Olympics. Schwarzenegger was also Chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, George H. W. Bush. He also chaired the California Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Governor Pete Wilson.
