Tribute To Legendary Movie Star Arnold Schwarzenegger, See His Photos

Arnold was average in class and his parents forced him to undertake extracurricular activities in school. At the age of 12, he began weightlifting when they were take for football training. He later developed full interest in bodybuilding and focus on it as a full career.

His father was the military commander in the area and was responsible for invasions of Poland, France, and the Soviet Union. He was accused of orchestrating genocide against millions of people, and his background was widely publicized during the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election, in which Schwarzenegger was re-elected.

Meinhard, his brother, died in an automobile accident on May 20, 1971, and his father died the following year. Schwarzenegger did not attend their funerals because he claimed he was abused by them when he was a child. He would later spoke strongly against child abuse and advice parents against molesting their children.

In 1965, Schwarzenegger joined the Austrian Army to complete the one-year service requirement that all 18-year-old Austrian males were required to complete at the time. During a competition, he was voted "best-built man in Europe," which made him famous in bodybuilding circles. In 1966, Schwarzenegger flew for the first time, to London, to compete in the NABBA Mr. Universe competition.

He moved to the US as an immigrant and started acting which made him famous and was integrated into the country. When he was governor of California, he turned down his salary claiming that he was rich and no need to burden the citizens. He went on to win many awards and was always appointed to top government positions during his entire career