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About Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger is an actor, producer, and former politician. He was born in 1947 in Austria. In 2003 he became the governor of California and served until 2011.

Schwarzenegger started lifting weights when he was 15. He won the Mr. Universe title when he was 20 and became Mr. Olympia many times after that. He is still a big figure in bodybuilding, and helped to make the Arnold Sports Festival, a very important event for people who also like bodybuilding.

After he stopped being a bodybuilder, Arnold Schwarzenegger became a famous Hollywood actor. He had appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron before this. His first movie was Conan the Barbarian, and it was very successful. There is even a sequel to this.

Arnold was the Republican candidate for Governor in 2003. He won the special election to replace Gray Davis. He got 48% of the vote, 17 points ahead of Democrat Cruz Bustamante. In 2006, he became Governor again and won 55% of the vote for a full term. In 2011, he reached his term limit and went back to acting.