Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in the year 1947 on July 30th in Graz, Austria. His height is 6.2 inches. He is also called as Oak, Arnie, Arnold Strong, The King etc. his vital statistics would show his arms as 22 inches, chest to be 57 inches, waist is 34 inches, thighs is 28.5 inches, claves is 20 inches.
Arnold began his profession in Graz. He always loved bodybuilding and wanted to win the Mr. Universe. When he was twenty he was titled as Mr. Universe and Mr. Germany. He also won the Jr. Mr. Europe title and many other followed. He worked as road worker for some time before getting in to a leading role in a documentary. This part that he played was appreciated and he won the Golden Globe Award. This is the beginning of his stunning career.
He went on to be a big popular star in Hollywood and has acted in many famous movies. Few movies Arnold acted in are, True Lies, Terminator, Dave, Junior, End of Days, Kindergarten cop, The Long Goodbye, The Villain, Commando, Red Sonja, Predator, Conan the Barbarian, Scavenger Hunt, Raw Deal, Hercules in New York, Batman and Robin, Jingle all the Way, Eraser etc. Most of his movies turned out to be very successful and a big hit among people.
Arnold is wed to Maria Owings who is an American presenter on television. He has four kids. His favorite hobbies has been swimming, skeet, scuba diving, tennis, horse riding, skiing, motorcycle riding, drawing, bicycling, art gathering etc.
There are certain books on Arnold they are The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, Arnold’s Bodybuilding for Men, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder, Culturismo. Lots of matter on Arnold has been written in these books.
Arnold has also produced events on bodybuilding in Columbus, Ohio for many years. He has also invented the Annual Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic competition in 1989. He has been the Presidents council of physical fitness and sports during the tenure of George Bush. His name was mentioned in the Time 100 people who helped to shape the world.
Presently, Arnold is serving as the Governor of California. He is the 38th Governor there. He was once prior to this elected as the Governor in the year 2003. Later on he was again elected in 2006 as the Governor of California. This term would last until the year 2011. Even today Arnold has an excellent body and can put many youngsters to shame. He has been an icon when it comes to bodybuilding. |
