Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography -

Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American cultural icon whose career has spanned three distinct, world-defining eras: champion bodybuilder, Hollywood superstar, and the 38th Governor of California. Born on July 30, 1947, in Thal, Austria, he grew up in a strict, modest household with no indoor plumbing until his teens. Despite his father’s initial disapproval, he discovered bodybuilding at 15 and resolved to use it as his ticket to the "Land of Opportunity"—the United States. The "Austrian Oak" and Bodybuilding Dominance