Arnold Strong

Producers were not intimidated by his massive physique, but rather by his multi-syllabic last name and convinced him to take the stage name Arnold Strong.His film debut, in the low-budget spoof Hercules in New York (1970), used a dubbed voice and the fledgling actor went fairly unnoticed.
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The success of Terminator 3 (2003) signaled that Arnold was, indeed, undeniably back.And in a move of generosity that matched his financial success, he joined the Board of Directors of the Twin Tower Fund and donated $1 million personally to the victims of the September 11, 2001 tragedy.A real life hero.

For a man as deeply political as Schwarzenneger--the first Pres. Bush named him chairman of the President's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports, and Arnold has long been a champion of conservative causes--it seemed inevitable that he would throw his hat into the ring of politics.And he did just that in California's infamous gubernatorial recall of 2003.
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Orin Hatch can pass a proposed amendment--one that would allow foreign-born citizens who've been naturalized for 20 years to run for president (Arnold was naturalized in 1983)--then perhaps a shot at the White House is in Arnold's future.

Nicknames: The Oak, The Austrian Oak, The Olympian, The King, Champ, Arnie, Schwarzie, Arnold Strong
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Co-owns a restaurant in Santa Monica called 'Schatzi on Main' ... Jim Lorimer and Arnold are responsible for the Arnold Classic Pro Bodybuilding & Fitness shows, which has been held for the last 10 years in Columbus, Ohio, usually in March.
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Arnold is probably the most famous bodybuilder of all time, the man who brought bodybuilding into the national spotlight, and mass recognition.In January 1999, he was inducted into the Joe Weider's Bodybuilders Hall of Fame.Arnold also headed the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport.From 2003 - California Governor.

Producers were not intimidated by his massive physique, but rather by his multi-syllabic last name and convinced him to take the stage name Arnold Strong.His film debut, in the low-budget spoof Hercules in New York (1970), used a dubbed voice and the fledgling actor went fairly unnoticed.
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The success of Terminator 3 (2003) signaled that Arnold was, indeed, undeniably back.And in a move of generosity that matched his financial success, he joined the Board of Directors of the Twin Tower Fund and donated $1 million personally to the victims of the September 11, 2001 tragedy.A real life hero.

For a man as deeply political as Schwarzenneger--the first Pres. Bush named him chairman of the President's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports, and Arnold has long been a champion of conservative causes--it seemed inevitable that he would throw his hat into the ring of politics.And he did just that in California's infamous gubernatorial recall of 2003.
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Orin Hatch can pass a proposed amendment--one that would allow foreign-born citizens who've been naturalized for 20 years to run for president (Arnold was naturalized in 1983)--then perhaps a shot at the White House is in Arnold's future.

Arnold teamed up with other Hollywood heavyweights Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis to open Planet Hollywood in 1989, an American style restaurant, which sold merchandise such as t-shirts, hats and key rings.
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1991 saw the return of the Terminator in Arnold's most successful movie to date - Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It was the first movie ever to gross over $200 million, and was a worldwide success. Arnold made his movie directorial debut in 1992 with the TV movie 'Christmas in Connecticut'. He'd previously directed an episode of the TV series 'Tales From the Crypt' in 1989, entitled 'The Switch'. The rest of the 90's saw more successful Arnold movies, as well as a move into Politics, and in 1992 he opened 'Schatzi on Main', a restaurant which served Austrian favourites along with a variety of other dishes.

In 1997, Arnold suffered a congenital heart condition, and had a valve inside his heart operated on, after experiencing pains in his chest. Doctors would not allow him to train for some months, and when he did get back into training, he wasn't allowed to lift the heavier weights. He then devised a new training routine where he would lift half of the weight, but do twice the number of reps and so therefore would be getting the same work out.
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Arnold underwent shoulder surgery after sustaining an injury he picked up when filming some of the films stunts (his second, after breaking some ribs in late 2001 whilst practicing a motorcycle stunt for T3).

But Arnold wasn't done with bodybuilding just yet.In 1980, he made his world famous comeback, winning the Mr. Olympia title in Sydney, Australia.With just 3 months of preparation beforehand, his 5 year absence was cast aside and he became the first person ever to win the title an amazing 7 times.This marked his official retirement from bodybuilding, and made way for his breakthrough in Hollywood.
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In 1984 Arnold played a menacing, killer cyborg from the future, sent back through time to assassinate the mother of the future world leader.At the beginning of production, it was billed as a low budget B movie.Writer and director James Cameron had written the script based upon a dream he had when he was sick, but poured his heart and soul into it.In November 1984, The Terminator became a phenomenal success, cementing Arnold into Hollywood, and making him an even bigger household name than before.
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Arnold teamed up with other Hollywood heavyweights Sylvester Stallone and Bruce Willis to open Planet Hollywood in 1989, an American style restaurant, which sold merchandise such as t-shirts, hats and key rings.
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1991 saw the return of the Terminator in Arnold's most successful movie to date - Terminator 2: Judgment Day.It was the first movie ever to gross over $200 million, and was a worldwide success.Arnold made his movie directorial debut in 1992 with the TV movie 'Christmas in Connecticut'.He'd previously directed an episode of the TV series 'Tales From the Crypt' in 1989, entitled 'The Switch'.The rest of the 90's saw more successful Arnold movies, as well as a move into Politics, and in 1992 he opened 'Schatzi on Main', a restaurant which served Austrian favourites along with a variety of other dishes.

In 1997, Arnold suffered a congenital heart condition, and had a valve inside his heart operated on, after experiencing pains in his chest.Doctors would not allow him to train for some months, and when he did get back into training, he wasn't allowed to lift the heavier weights.He then devised a new training routine where he would lift half of the weight, but do twice the number of reps and so therefore would be getting the same work out.
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Arnold underwent shoulder surgery after sustaining an injury he picked up when filming some of the films stunts (his second, after breaking some ribs in late 2001 whilst practicing a motorcycle stunt for T3).Fans were also delighted to see Arnold in great shape for his own arrival scene, proving that his training methods had paid off, looking the exact same to what he did in 1984 for the first movie and 1991 for T2.

In August 2003, Arnold announced that he would be running for Governor of California.Californians voted for weeks in what was dubbed as the 'Total Recall' and finally on October 7th the election took place.Arnold won by a massive amount, and replaced Gray Davis as the 'Governator'.This meant that he would make no more movies - at least not until he was done being Governor.

It wasn't until 1982's Conan the Barbarian that Arnold demonstrated his box office drawing power.Conan producer Edward R. Pressman says, "We signed Arnold to a three-picture deal, which called for him to be paid $250,000 for the first film and the same for each sequel.
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I'm sure Arnold was able to renegotiate his salary for the sequels."Within just a few short years, he was on his way to becoming one of the highest-paid movie stars in history.Because he has achieved such an enormous level of respectability and credibility, it's easy to forget that early in his Hollywood career, he was seen by many as a walking cartoon, if not an out-and-out joke. (He might have experienced an unpleasant frisson while costarring in a 1980 TV-movie biopic of Jayne Mansfield, playing Mickey Hartigay, Mansfield's bodybuilder-turned-actor husband, who spent the latter portion of his acting career in such ultra-shlocky Italian horror pics as The Bloody Pit of Horror.) As do most megastars, Schwarzenegger has a retinue of agents, managers, advisors, and hangers-on (to whom he has often demonstrated great loyalty; his former agent Lou Pitt recalls that über-agent Mike Ovitz "tried to steal my client Arnold from me any number of times-he was all over Arnold like a cheap suit!"but that Arnold brushed Ovitz aside, staying with Pitt for almost 15 years).
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A producer who worked with Arnold on True Lies says, "Arnold is incredible.At one of the marketing meetings, Arnold got up and spoke and not only knew the direction we should take in marketing the film, but was so full of confidence, he inspired everyone in the room."
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Often, in front of the whole crew, Arnold would order the man, "Sit, you ugly dog," and the man would drop to his knees like a trained dog.
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One reason people continue to look up to him is because he-and the people around him-have been so successful at hiding the real Arnold from the world.
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Charles Fleming reported in Spy magazine that before Leigh's book was published, Franco Columbu, a longtime bodybuilding associate of Schwarzenegger's, offered Leigh's publisher, Contemporary Books, the choice of either a large amount of money or an "authorized" bio, written with Arnold, if it would agree to cancel Leigh's book.
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Once Arnold: An Unauthorized Biography was published, Parker went into overdrive to bury it.
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Fleming wrote, "When Time did a cover story on Arnold and was granted an interview, Parker explained that the interview would be ended instantly if the reporters introduced the subject of Leigh's book."
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A source close to Parker says, "When Charlotte couldn't kill a story about one of Arnold's infidelities, he canned her."
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A onetime reporter for the now-defunct tabloid TV show Hard Copy recalls, "I had been working on a story about Arnold's use of steroids.Hard Copy was owned by Paramount.I was told, in no uncertain terms, to forget the story.Paramount was afraid that if we did the story, they would never get Arnold to do a film."The old saw says that if you've got your health, you've got everything.It is probable that this man, once named chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness by the first Bush Administration, is not as healthy as he would like the public to believe.

In April of 1997, Arnold's then publicist, Catherine Olim, informed the world that Arnold hadundergone elective heart surgery to replace an aortic valve, at the USC University Hospital in LosAngeles.
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According to Andrews,Austrian bodybuilder and trainer Kurt Marnul introduced Arnold to steroids in the old country.
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Arnold never took them, though, without my supervision."When asked, "Was Arnold taking them?"in Andrews's book, the late Vince Gironda, owner of Vince'sGym in North Hollywood-where Arnold first trained when he moved to California-replied, "Is a frog'sass waterproof?"
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The fact that his starmay be waning has led to renewed speculation that Arnold the Kennedy might pull a Ronald Reagan.Schwarzenegger has long espoused right-wing politics-he campaigned furiously for George Bush in1988, concocting (or at least pronouncing) the infamous sound bite, "I only play the Terminator.

Arnold Running Strong with Latinos

A new poll is out on the recall election, and Arnold is whomping Bustamante in this one, 40 percent to 28 percent.
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Moreover, Arnold performs strongly among Hispanics, narrowly trailing Bustamante, 37 percent to 40 percent.
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187 vote by Arnold is not sticking as a major negative.
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After reading his blog pretty regularly over the past few months (I also profiled him in a previous column), I just get a sneaky feeling that he's pulling for Arnold.His criticism of Arnold is a lot more constructive than his criticism of Davis or Bustamante -- maybe that's how I should have phrased it.
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"For a political columnist who wants ammo to criticize candidates of all stripes, Arnold has a lot to give.
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But regarding Arnold, do not despair, there is something yeasty bubbling in the back of my brain about Arnold that may portray him in a more favorable light.
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The reason is that Monday's Field Poll shows Arnold losing to Bustamante, 30 percent to 25 percent, with McClintock (13 percent) in the race.
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With McClintock out, it is nearly a dead heat (given the margin of error) with Arnold at 33 percent and Bustamante 31 percent.
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(While I agree with that sentiment, I am not sure how Weintraub squares it with his Aug. 22 blog urging Arnold to participate in such a "phony affair.")
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So what if Arnold has the question in advance, Weintraub asked.
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Listen up -- Arnold, Gray, Cruz and the rest of you mutts.
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If we are to take Arnold at his word, four weeks ago he regarded the governor's job as a part-time position.
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"I would try to do movies at night and run the state during the day," Arnold replied.

The question was asked following two serious questions and responses about Arnold's political plans.
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Perhaps since Aug. 7 Arnold has clarified what kind of movie work he would do if he is elected governor, but I have certainly missed it.Feel free to let me know if he has.
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As we pointed out on Aug. 20, the best 10-point plan in the world to solve the budget crisis is not going to keep Davis in office or replace him with Arnold.
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Indeed, much of that evaluation would be based on extraneous information (e.g., assuming that Arnold would make a great leader because he exhibits considerable strength as the Terminator).
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Arnold is the only other candidate to have a significant toehold in the Hispanic community.However, he also has several vulnerabilities there.He voted for Prop.187, which is much reviled in the Latino community.Arnold is against providing drivers licenses to illegal immigrants, preferring, I guess, to see them drive without licenses or drivers' examinations.
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On Sunday, Bustamante tried to tackle Arnold on the immigrant issue.
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But Cruz rather ineptly accused Arnold of engaging in "wedge-issue politics," which his campaign manager had to clarify later.
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Whether Arnold is truly pro-immigrant, anti-immigrant or pro-Latino or anti-Latino is impossible to know.
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It should come as no surprise to readers of this web log that Arnold has refused to be sucked into the first debate/forum of the campaign.As we pointed out on Aug. 26, it is not in his best interests to share a forum with other candidates.There are a number of things that could happen if he did.Most of them are not good for his campaign.The Sept. 17 "debate" is another matter.Given that he will see the questions in advance, it makes it much easier for him to prepare.He will learn his lines and exude star power.However, don't be surprised if he drops out of the Sept. 17 event as well.

In 1970 Arnold stars in his very first film "Hercules in New York" under the stage name of Arnold Strong.In September, Arnold wins the AAU pro Mr. World in Columbus, Ohio, and he meets Jim Lorimer for the first time, who later directs the Arnold Classic which is also in Columbus.He also wins his first IFBB Mr. Olympia title in New York in October.

In 1972 Arnold starts general courses at Santa Monica City College and later that year he meets George Butler for the first time who almost immediately decided that Arnold should be the main focus of the book and the movie tentatively called "Pumping Iron."On September 24th, Arnold wins the IFBB Mr. Olympia title in Essen, Germany.
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On November 8th, 1975, Arnold wins his 6th IFBB Mr. Olympia title in South Africa, then announces his retirement from competitive Bodybuilding.
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Arnold graduates from University of Wisconsin in Superior with a general business degree (individually designed) in international marketing of physical fitness.He wins his seventh IFBB Mr. Olympia in Australia in a controversial return to bodybuilding.On September 16th 1982, Arnold becomes a U.S. Citizen at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A.

Arnold continue to appear in more action movies like in the sequel to Conan - "Conan the Destroyer", "The Terminator", "Red Sonja", "Commando", "Raw Deal", "Predator" and "The Running Man".In '85 Arnold and Maria Shriver announce their engagement and the year after on April 26th, Arnold weds Maria Shriver in Hyannis, Massachusetts with Franco Columbo as his best man.In '85 Arnold and Maria Shriver announce their engagement and the year after on April 26th, Arnold weds Maria Shriver in Hyannis, Massachusetts with Franco Columbo as his best man.
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Arnold sponsors the first Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio, won by Rich Gaspari and in Christmas -89, his and Marias first child Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger is born.
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In the early 90's, Arnold is chosen by president George Bush to head The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
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Arnold directs an episode called "The Switch" for TV's "Tales of The Crypt and he also stars in "Total Recall", "Kindergarten Cop" and "Terminator 2:Judgement Day" who was the biggest grossing picture of the year.Sports Illustrated reports that Arnold is the first civilian to purchase a Humvee.Arnold paid 45,000 for the vehicle, which he customized by having "Terminator" painted on both sides.
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In the fall the first Planet Hollywood opens in New York City and Arnold wins the Humanitarian Award by the American Sports casters Association.

In 1992 Arnold opens his own restaurant, Schatzi on Main, in Santa Monica, California, Schatzi meaning little treasures in German.Arnold is recognized in Premier magazine as the 10th most powerful person in Hollywood.He directs a made-for-TV movie called "Christmas in Connecticut" and visits Ohio, thus completing his plan to visit all 50 states in connection with heading The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.Joe Gold steps down as chairman of World Gym and gym licensing, naming Arnold as his successor.
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In 1993 Arnold is named International star of the decade by the National Association of Theatre Owners.He is chosen chairman of the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and stars in "Last Action Hero".
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"Entertainment Tonight" reports that Arnold with 211 appearances, is the most interviewed celebrity.Arnold receives the IFBB Gold order in Columbus, Ohio at the Arnold Classic Weekend, acknowledging him as the greatest bodybuilder of the 20th century.He also receives the National Association of Theatre owners' 1997 Humanitarian Award in Las Vegas and undergoes open heart surgery to replace a faulty Aorta valve - a congenital problem now fixed.
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The following year Arnold appears on Oprah to announce that his new bodybuilding book would be out in December and is also honored for holding a world record - "best developed man".On September 27th, 1999, Arnold launches his official website- Schwarzenegger.com and on November 24th, End of Days hits the theatres.One week later Arnold begins filming "The 6th Day".

In 2000 "The 6th Day" premiers and he starts shooting "Collateral Damage".It's was planned to have it's premier on October 5th, 2001 but due to the terrorist attack on September 11th, it will take another 4 months before Collateral Damage premieres on February 8th, 2002.

Now in mid 2002, Arnold have a whole bunch of projects on the way.