Jul 05, 2005 01:44 PM
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I don't have to introduce this great actor to anyone who watches Hollywood films. The best action hero of the past decade, he is strong, handsome, and built like... well... himself. He is arguably the best body builder around
Biography
Birth name- Arnold Schwazenegger.
Height- 6 feet 2.
Birth- 30th of July, 1947
Nationality by birth- Austria
Arnold Schwazenegger was born in Austria, as the son of a police officer, Gustav Schwarzenegger and Aurelia Jadrny.
But from his very childhood days, he wanted to be an actor and move to Hollywood. He turned to bodybuilding and became arguably one of the best bodybuilders around. Hugely built, he had all the traits of an action hero. But then he had to wait for some time to get successful in the world of the movies due to his Austrian accent.
But then, success will always accompany hard work and he was to be one of the best action heroes ever.
Family life
Arnold is married to Maria Shriver, niece of the former president of USA, John. F. Kennedy. Some have the opinion that this was a big move on his part as he always wanted to enter the politics in America, and he finally did.
He also has four children in the name of Catherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher
Best works in chronological order
Conan the destroyer (1984)
The terminator (1984)
Commando (1985)
Predator (1987)
Total Recall (1990)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Terminator 2: Judgment day (1991)
Last action hero (1993)
True lies (1994)
Eraser (1996)
Jingle all the way (1996)
Batman and Robin (1997)
End of Days (1999)
The 6th day (2000)
Terminator 3: The rise of the machines (2003)
He- man
He has been credited in the Guinness book of world records as the ''the most perfectly developed man in the history of the world.''
These figures tell the whole tale. Chest 57'', waist 34'', biceps 22'', thighs 28½'', calves 20'', and competition weight 235 lbs.
No wonder he won the Mr. Olympia title 7 times.Also won the Mr. Universe title 5 times.
Never an Oscar nominee for the best actor
Don?t mistake Arnold for an Oscar nominee. He was never that good an actor. But to say the truth, the lack of feelings on his face has helped him very much for getting big roles as the terminator. There is none better than him to play the role of the huge machine.
But the has done some good comedy roles as well. A very good example is the kindergarten cop, in which he plays the role of a police officer who has to go undercover as a kindergarten teacher.
The last action hero.
Arnold has always been at his best in the role of the action hero. He has such a massive build that he can play the role of the always win hero. He is best remembered for the role of John Matrix in the film Commando, the terminator in the terminator series, Major Dutch in the predator, Harry Tasker in True lies and best of all the double role in the sixth day.
There is a very good ease with which he kills the bad guys. He makes it all look so simple. The action is always massive, whether it be carrying an entire tree trunk on his shoulders, or firing the rocket launchers standing still. Without his shirt, he is just so massive that the entire audience is taken to another world of action.
The governor
He is at present the governor of California, and is aiming at high political posts. Hope he can be as successful in politics as he has been in the film industry.
To finish off, I have to go through his most famous one liner, that has made a place in the history books of the film industry.
''I'll be back''
Thank you for reading.
