Cousin-in-law of Christopher Lawford
Was the first private citizen in the U.S. to own a Humvee (High Mobility Multi- Purpose Wheeled Vehicle)
Lobbying in May 2002 to promote anti-juvenile delinquency initiative on California ballot that would commit the state to allocate $400 million for extracurricular activities and tutoring for students, kindergarten through ninth grade.
Received an honorary doctorate from Chapman University in Orange, California [June 2002]
Franco Columbu was best man at Arnold's wedding.
29 January 2003 - Arnold underwent surgery for a torn rotator cuff as a result of an injury on the set of T-3. He will be in a sling for 3-4 weeks, but it is not expected that it will delay the completion of the movie.
Ranked #9 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s (2003)
The character Rainier Wolfecastle in "The Simpsons" (1989) is based on him.
Won Mr. Olympia title seven times (1970-1975, 1980).
James Cameron orginally wanted him for the role of Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), but when Arnold walked into the restaurant to meet Cameron about the role, Cameron took one look at him and said "You're a machine!" and that's why he got the role of The Terminator.
Announced his candidacy for the Governorship of California on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) on August 6, 2003.
Suffered a back injury (among other various assorted injuries) while filming Conan the Barbarian (1982) when the dogs who were chasing him jumped him from behind and he fell down the rock he was climbing to escape them.
In Demolition Man (1993), Sandra Bullock's character Lenina Huxley is telling Sylvester Stallone's character John Spartan about the Arnold Schwarzenegger Library, explaining that, based on the sheer popularity of his movies, a Constitutional amendment was passed in order for Schwarzenegger to run for president, which, according to Huxley, he did. In 2003, ten years after this film's release, Schwarzenegger ran for the office of Governor of California, and won the election on 7 October 2003. While Schwarzenegger is not eligible to run for the presidency by present laws (as a naturalized citizen, not a born citizen as required by the Constitution), most past presidents have been governors of their espective home states.
Had one elder brother Meinherd (1946-1971).
His mother was Aurelia Jadrny (1922-1998) and his father was Gustav Schwarzenegger (1907-1972).
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