Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 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 is recognized as a cultural icon acting in numerous action films which have grossed over $5.4 billion worldwide. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. He has received a Motion Picture Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1984 and the Cannes Film Festival's Caméra d'Or in 1997. Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at the age of 15 and won Mr. Universe at the age of 20, and the Mr. Olympia title seven times. Nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, he is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. He wrote the autobiographical Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977) and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977). After retiring from bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame...

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