Biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger - famous actor and bodybuilder

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The most famous actor seriously involved in bodybuilding, without a doubt, is Arnold Schwarzenegger. The biography of this man is replete with curious facts. About when he was born, where he grew up and how he became famous, read below.

Biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger

His parents, Gustav and Aurelia, got married in 1945. He was born on 1947-30-07 in the Austrian village of Thal (near the city of Graz). Arnold had an older brother named Meinhard. The family was Catholic and strictly adhered to religious rules.

As the biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger tells us, the boy did not get along very well with his parents. They lived in poverty. Gustav wanted his son to be successful playing football. Until the age of 14, Arnold even attended the section. However, one day he firmly decided that he wanted to be not a football player, but a bodybuilder. He joined a local gym and went there every day, even on weekends. His family did not like it, the discord intensified.

Unofficialbiography of Arnold Schwarzenegger reports that when in 1971 his older brother died while driving a car (under the influence of alcohol), the young man did not come to his funeral. In addition, it is alleged that in 1972 Schwarzenegger did not see off his father on his last journey either.

However, despite strong disagreements with the family, by the age of sixteen the young man had already achieved success in the field of bodybuilding. Then he made his debut at one of the competitions, in which he took second place.

When Arnold celebrated his coming of age, he was drafted into the army. Once he went AWOL in order to participate in the next bodybuilding competition. Schwarzenegger easily took first place, however, returning to the military unit, he spent a week in a punishment cell - as a punishment.

After the army, Arnold leaves for Munich. As a soldier, he continued to train. Therefore, by 1966, he gained a lot of muscle mass. As the biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger tells us, in the first weeks after the army he had nowhere to live. However, he got a job as a trainer in a fitness center. There he not only worked, but also lived for the first time. Soon he manages to rent an apartment.

Two years later, Schwarzenegger leaves for America. Until the early seventies, he lives illegally - he violates the conditions of his visa. By that time, he had already been awarded the title called "Mr. Universe" at the London competition. At 23, he becomes "Mr. Olympia". Actively engagedbodybuilding and participating in competitions, Schwarzenegger in 1981 receives American citizenship.

Since 1969, Arnold began to try his hand at acting. He played many roles, but often he had to lose weight (to look more natural) and read dialogue all day to overcome the German accent. Success to Schwarzenegger as an actor came in 1982 - it was then that the famous "Conan the Barbarian" came out. However, Terminator Parts 1 and 2 bring him the greatest fame.

Among other things, today Schwarzenegger is a successful businessman, and in the past he was a politician. From 1986 to 2011, he was married to John F. Kennedy's niece, Maria Shriver.

This is the biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger, a famous actor and bodybuilder.