Arnold Schwarzenegger is sworn in as the 38th Governor of California by California Chief Justice Ronald George as Schwarzenegger’s wife Maria Shriver looks on November 17, 2003 in Sacramento, California.

Despite his inexperience, Arnaldo Schwarzenegger he won the 11-week campaign to replace Gray Davis, who had previously become the first governor of the United States to be impeached by the people since 1921.

Schwarzenegger was one of the 135 candidates on the ballot, which included career politicians, other actors, and an adult film star.

Born in Thal, Austria, on July 30, 1947, Arnold Schwarzenegger started bodybuilding as a teenager. He won the first of four.”Mr. Universe Bodybuilding Championships” at the age of 20, and moved to the United States in 1968.

He also won a record seven”Mr. Olympia”, securing his reputation as a bodybuilding legend, and he soon began appearing in movies.

Schwarzenegger first came to the attention of the general public for a Golden Globe-winning performance in Stay Hungry (1976) and his appearance in the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron. At the same time, he was working on a bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, from which he graduated in 1979.

Schwarzenegger’s film career took off after his starring role in Conan the barbarian from 1982.

In 1983, he became a US citizen; the following year he made his most famous film, The Terminatordirected by James Cameron.

Although his acting talent is probably aptly described as limited, Schwarzenegger became one of the most sought-after action movie stars of the 1980s and early 1990s and enjoyed an extremely lucrative career.

The actor’s romantic life also captured the attention of the American public: he married the television journalist and lifelong Democrat, Maria Shriver, niece of the late President John F. Kennedy, in 1986.

With his film career beginning to stall, Schwarzenegger, a staunch supporter of the Republican Party Long thought to harbor political aspirations, he announced his candidacy for Governor of California during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Aside from his well-known stint as chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under President George HW Bush, Schwarzenegger had little political experience.

His campaign, which featured his use of countless clever phrases known from her film career, she was plagued by criticism for her use of anabolic steroids, as well as accusations of sexual misconduct and racism.

Still, Schwarzenegger was able to turn his celebrity into a victory, drawing tired California voters by talking about reform. He beat his closest rivalDemocratic Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, by more than 1 million votes.

Schwarzenegger served two full terms as governor and returned to acting in 2011. He and Shriver parted ways in 2011.

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