Austrian born ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGAR gained fame as a bodybuilder. He has been Junior Mr. Europe, Mr. World, Mr. Universe (five time winner and also youngest winner), and Mr. Olympia (seven time winner). He is one of the most important people in bodybuilding history of bodybuilding - a fame that has led to the annual Arnold Classic bodybuilding competition.

In 1968 Arnold moved to the United States. Shortly afterwards, he decided to pursue a career as an actor. His first film appearance was in Hercules in New York (1970). His lines had to be dubbed because his Austrian accent was so strong. It took over ten years before he became well known as an actor. Conan the Barbarian (1982), and The Terminator (1984) gained the audience's favour.

His notable movies include:

• Pumping Iron (1977)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982)
• The Terminator (1984)
• Predator (1987)
• Total Recall (1990)
• Kindergarten Cop (1990)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• Last Action Hero (1993)
• True Lies (1994)
• Batman & Robin (1997)
• Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) (voice)
• Collateral Damage (2002)
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

Most recently, Arnold has entered the political field as Governor of California.