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Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on July 30, 1947 in Graz Thal, the son of a gendarme. While still at school, Arnold discovered weight training and started exercising regularly at age 15. In 1966 he was elected "Mr. Europe" and in 1967 in London the youngest "Mister Universe". Until 1980 he won 5 times the title "Mr. Universe" and 7 times "Mr. Olympia". With these successes, he became one of the most important figures in the history of bodybuilding. Schwarzenegger emigrated to the United States in 1968. In Wisconsin, he began in 1973 from his studies in business and economics and graduated in 1980. In 1983, he acquired American citizenship. In 1986, he married journalist Maria Shriver, a niece of John F. Kennedy. The couple has 4 children. Thanks to his well-toned body, he came to the movie. In his first role in 1970 in "Hercules in New York" he still had to be dubbed because of its strong accent. Schwarzenegger made his international breakthrough twelve years later with the movie "Conan the Barbarian" (1982). With films such as "Terminator", "Total Recall", "The Kindergarten Cop" or "True Lies - True Lies" he rose to the ranks of the best-earning Hollywood actor. In his honor, the newly renovated Graz stadium "Liebenau" was renamed "Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium" in 1997 in his homeland. Politically, the moderate Republican did not appear for a long time (apart from his work as a consultant for the American sports industry). On October 7, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger (lovingly called "Gouvernator" by many) won the governorship and on November 17, 2003, he was sworn in as the 38th Governor of California in front of 7500 invited guests.