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Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician

Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...

has appeared in over 40 films, and has also ventured into directing and producing. He began his acting career primarily with small roles in film and television starting in 1969. For his first film role, he was credited as "Arnold Strong", but was credited with his birth name thereafter. He has appeared mainly in action and

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films. In addition to films and television, he has appeared in music videos for

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, and

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. In the 1980s, Schwarzenegger became his primary character in two film franchises: as Conan in the ''Conan'' series and as

The Terminator ''The Terminator'' is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), whos ...

in the ''Terminator'' series. His other film roles include '' Commando'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Total Recall'', '' Last Action Hero'' and ''

True Lies ''True Lies'' is a 1994 American spy action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Bill Paxton, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston. ...

''. Although Schwarzenegger's acting career was put on hiatus due to his position as

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, he also made several cameos in various films while in office, including ''

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'' and '' The Expendables''. On February 11, 2011, just over a month after leaving office, Schwarzenegger announced he would return to acting. Schwarzenegger has received several awards and nominations for his work in films. In '' Stay Hungry'', one of his early roles, he won a

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for Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture. He has also been nominated for various awards for his roles in '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', '' Junior'', and ''

''. According to

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, a box office revenue tracking website, films in which Schwarzenegger has acted have grossed a total of more than $1.7 billion within the United States, with an average of $67 million per film and total $4.0 billion worldwide. According to The Numbers, another box office revenue tracking website, films in which Schwarzenegger has acted have total grossed around $4.5 billion worldwide.

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Soundtrack appearances

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