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Arnold Schwarzenegger, athlete, film star,
philanthropist, was born and raised in Graz,
Austria. At the age of 15, Arnold set a
goal for himself – to be the best-built
man in the world. By the time Arnold was
18, he won his first major competition –
Mr. Europe Junior. From this point, Arnold
continued to win The Best Built Man in Europe,
Mr. Europe, the International Powerlifting
Championship, Mr. Universe, Mr. World and
Mr. Oympia.. In 1970, by the age of 23,Arnold
achieved what he’d set out to accomplish
less than ten years earlier.
After winning the title of the best-built
man, Arnold moved to the United States and
received a Business Degree from the University
of Wisconsin. After completing college,
Arnold launched a motion picture career
which was his next goal. To this day, Schwarzenegger
continues to be the driving force behind
many of the decade’s biggest blockbusters
including “Kindergarten Cop,”
“Last Action Hero,” “True
Lies,” “Eraser,” “Batman
& Robin,” “End of Days,”
the runaway box-office hit “The Terminator”
and it’s hugely successful sequel
“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”
that brought in more that $506 million worldwide.
But for all the hype surrounding his career
in bodybuilding and in Hollywood, Arnold
Schwarzenegger’s proudest accomplishments
are much more steeped in reality. He has
made countless contributions of his time
and energy, not to mention his personal
finances, to philanthropic organizations
around the world. He was the International
Weight Training Coach of the Special Olympics
in 1979, served as the Chairman for the
California Governor’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports and in 1990 was appointed
by President George Bush as Chairman of
the President’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports.
In 1991, Schwarzenegger began a term as
Executive Commissioner of the Hollenbeck
Inner-City Games in Los Angeles. Four years
later, in collaboration with Hollenbeck’s
Director Danny Hernandez, Schwarzenegger
established the Inner-City Games Foundation
and serves as the National Chairman.
From his early days as Mr. Universe to a
well-respected patron of the arts to reigning
box office champion, he expects the best
from himself and inspires the best in others.
All the while Arnold puts his family first
- as husband of fifteen years to broadcast
journalist Maria Shriver and father to their
four children Katherine, Christina, Patrick
and Christopher.
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