History Creator / ArnoldSchwarzenegger

* ''Film/RedSonja'' -- Kalidor [[note]] An {{Expy}} and SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute to his earlier role, ''Conan'', due to the studios being unable to re-acquire the rights to the character at that time [[/note]]

** Schwarzenegger has said ''Red Sonja'' is "the worst film I have ever made", and that he would jokingly threaten his children with the punishment of watching it if they ever acted up.

Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947 in Thal, Styria, UsefulNotes/{{Austria}}) is an Austrian-born American [[UsefulNotes/{{Bodybuilding}} bodybuilder]] turned businessman[[note]]He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from the [[https://madison.com/ct/news/local/education/campus_connection/campus-connection-superior-list-of-famous-alumni/article_d8646d66-ce45-11de-ba14-001cc4c03286.html University of Wisconsin]], and [[https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/06/the-way-arnold-schwarzenegger-made-his-first-million.html first became a millionaire]] due to a savvy series of real estate investments and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Schwarzenegger#Business_career small business start-ups]] using the relatively paltry money he earned as a bodybuilder.[[/note]] turned actor (he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1983) turned politician, and former [[FanNickname Governator]] of the world's [[UsefulNotes/{{California}} 7th largest economy]] (from 2003 to 2011) whose journey started with his ability to lift really heavy things. He has starred in dozens of blockbuster motion pictures.

After exiting office, Schwarzenegger declined to run for Senator and instead got back into acting, appearing in roles that acknowledge his advancing age. He has not stopped his progressive activism, however, and continues to reach out to the public through social media, including Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, which he typically uses to show people various bodybuilding expos, adventures around the world and the odd political rally. Having been born just two years after the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and thus having second-hand knowledge of where letting extremists take control of the government can bring a country, he was wary of UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump from the beginning and is an outspoken opponent of Trump and the alt-right, especially in the aftermath of the Unite the Right rally in 2017 and the storming of the Capitol in 2021, and has repeatedly condemned his party for letting this subset take over.

* ''Film/{{Commando}}''[[note]]"Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last? ILied."[[/note]] -- John Matrix

* SelfMadeMan: [[AvertedTrope Not according to him]]. Schwarzenegger once [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF7NqeZuO3E gave a graduation speech]] in which he called the idea of the self-made man "a myth" because nobody got to wear they were on their own. Schwarzenegger himself came to America with "nothing but sweaty clothes in a gym bag" to his name, and was surprised by his fellow bodybuilders on Thanksgiving with food, pillows, and supplies that he needed. Also, his ImmigrantPatriotism came because he got opportunities in America that he simply couldn't get anywhere else, though it was with the help of people who kept standing up for him when he pursued his goals in movies and politics.

* ''[[https://youtu.be/e1vprTwGQ4M Pumping Iron]]'' (1977), about the pro bodybuilding scene of the time, which he dominated.

** Muscular {{Action Hero}}es with one-liners, of course.

* FriendToAllChildren: His characters are frequently very protective of children, as seen in works such as ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', ''Film/{{Commando}}'', and ''Film/KindergartenCop''. Also true in real life, as he's famously a big proponent of children's health and proper exercise, having been a huge booster for the Special Olympics for many years.