After playing the title character in the science fiction film The Terminator (1984), he starred in the sequels Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator Genisys (2015), and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). Schwarzenegger retired from bodybuilding and gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star, with his breakthrough the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian (1982), a box-office hit with a sequel in 1984. He appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977). The Arnold Sports Festival, considered the second-most important bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia contest seven times he remains a prominent figure in bodybuilding, and has written many books and articles on it. Universe title at age 20, subsequently winning the Mr.
Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at the age of 15 and went on to win the Mr. Time magazine named Schwarzenegger one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 20. As of 2022, he is the most recent Republican governor of California. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( / ˈ ʃ v ɑːr t s n ɛ ɡ ər/ pronounced ( listen) born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American actor, film producer, businessman, former bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 20.