Arnold Schwarzenegger: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Governor of California. [[Sarcasm Mode|There's a perfectly ordinary]] [[A Rare Sentence|English sentence.]]"''|'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlLpCh-lE54 Dylan Moran]'''}}

 

Austrian-born actor, (he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1983), former bodybuilder, and [[Fan Nickname|Governator]] of the state of [[California]] from 2003 to 2011, a fact that a lot of people in general find to be very funny. He broke into acting with an unfortunate ''Hercules'' movie, which he then followed with ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]''. He is now most famous for his roles in action films such as the ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'' series and ''[[Predator]]'', with characters [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent|that always have a thick Austrian accent]] (it has, in fact, become so iconic of him that he has a speech coach to help him maintain the accent after years in America). His comedies (and even his later action films) vary. He was also a lifelong friend of [[Stan Winston]], the master-puppeteer who quite literally made [[Terminator (franchise)|The Terminator]] out of him.

Note also he is ''not'' as dumb as he looks, as he was smart enough to graduate with a University Degree in Business and Economics. When he made his breakthrough as an action star with [[Conan the Barbarian]], he had already been a self-made milionaire for years, due to a number of smart business decisions. The acting was more of a hobby, and you could call him a [[Genius Bruiser]] in [[Real Life]].

 

 

Went on record saying that when his gubernatorial term expired in January 2011, he will not seek another term, nor will he run for a House or Senate seat. Most likely because [[Unpleasable Fanbase|the harsh realities of Politics]] have been less than kind to him due to him being too far to the left of his own party and too far to the right for the Democrats. The sex scandal didn't help either. He has since confirmed that he will be returning to films. [[Demolition Man|Unless the Constitution is amended]] [[The Simpsons Movie|to allow foreign-born citizens to run for President...]]

Not to be confused with [[The Ahnold]], though he's the semi-[[Trope Namer]].

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* ''Pumping Iron'', a 1970's documentary about the pro bodybuilding scene.

* ''[[The Villain]]'' -- Handsome Stranger

* ''[[Around the World in Eighty Days]]'' -- Prince Hapi

* ''[[The Expendables]]'' -- His last official film role while governor, albeit just a cameo. Also significant in that it is the first film he has ever shared actual screen time with 80's action hero rivals [[Sylvester Stallone]] and [[Bruce Willis]].

 

Other:

* ''[[The Governator]]'' -- As an [[Ink Suit Actor|animated version of himself]]... who's also a superhero.

 

* [[Abusive Parents]]: He's said that "the rod was not spared" by his father, though also stressing that this was standard dicipline for the time. Still, the relationship between them was so bad that Arnold didn't go to his funeral.

* [[The Ahnold]]: The [[Trope Codifier]] and [[Trope Namer]]

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Damn right! He kicked ass even as a Governor of California.

* [[Badass]]: Oh so much that he is well known.

* [[Genius Bruiser]]: He's not just smart and strong as two separate abilities. In [[Pumping Iron]] he actually mentions how he used his brain to help win bodybuilding competitions, by actively attempting to psych out the other competitors.

* [[Golden Mean Fallacy]]: During his second term as governor, he was pretty unpopular because other Republicans thought he was too far to the left, while Democrats thought he was too far to the right.

* [[I Am Not Leonard Nimoy]]: to the point that whole films have been made specifically to be Arnold does X: "[[Junior|Ahnold gets pregnant]]," "[[Jingle All the Way|Ahnold shops for Christmas toys]]," etc.

 

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