Biographic - Sunday July 30, 2017 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is 70 years old today! Born on July 30, 1947, in the picturesque Austrian town of Thal, he was the son of the town's Chief of Police. The teenage Arnold was such a fan of Reg Park, the muscle-bound star of a string of italian-made Hercules movies, that took up competitive bodybuilding. He quickly took the sport by storm and, at the age of 20, became the youngest Mr. Universe in history. He moved to California in 1968, and within two years he held the three most prestigious titles in bodybuilding "Mr. Universe, Mr. World" and "Mr. Olympia" he made his acting debut in the low-budget movie "Hercules in New York" he was billed as Arnold Strong, and his accent was so thick, his lines were dubbed by another actor! Smaller TV and movie roles were followed by "Pumping Iron" the 1977 documentary that made him a star. He took the lead in 1982's "Conan The Barbarian," which made $50 million and spawned a successful sequel, before starring in the role that would define his career, the nearly indestructible killing machine in 1984's sci-fi shoot 'em up "The Terminator." In 1983, 15 years after moving to America, he became a U.S. citizen. Three years later, he married into American "royalty' with his wedding to tv news anchor Maria Shriver, the nice of President John F. Kennedy. Meanwhile, he continued to conquer the box office, with the likes of "Predator" and "Red Heat." he showed an unexpected flair for comedy when he was teamed up with the diminutive Danny DeVito as the most unlikely "Twins" beginning a pattern of alternating such lighter fare as "Kindergarden Cop" with action movies such as "Terminator" sequels "Total Recall" "Last Action Hero" and "True Lies." Having become one of the biggest stars in movie history, he wrote another chapter in his astonishing story when he was elected California governor in 2003. He left office in 2011, the same year his 25-year marriage ended. His return to acting has seen his team up with Sly Stallone in "The Expendables" series of movies and 2013's "Escape Plan." Having starred in "Terminator Genisys" in 2015, Arnold is slated to revisit another Blockbuster- he and Danny Devito will team up with Edie Murphy in "Triplets" Arnold will also star in "Journey to China: The Mystery of Iron Mask."

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