Off-screen Schwarzenegger continued his remarkable story, marrying into the Kennedy family in 1986 by tying the knot with Maria Owings Shriver, daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and her husband R. He also used his oversized physique to comedic effect in Twins (1988) and Kindergarten Cop (1990). Schwarzenegger also starred as a deadly machine from the future in The Terminator (1984), and later reprised the role for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003).Īdditional action flicks from the actor's heyday include Commando (1985), Predator (1987), The Running Man (1987), Total Recall (1990) and True Lies (1994). He became a leading figure in several popular 1980s action movies, including Conan the Barbarian (1982) and its sequel, Conan the Destroyer (1984). With his immense physical strength and size, Schwarzenegger was a natural for action films. Olympia crowns during his bodybuilding career.Įqually significant, Schwarzenegger, who had immigrated to the United States in 1968, helped propel the sport into the mainstream, culminating in the 1977 documentary, Pumping Iron, which tells the tale of Schwarzenegger's defense of his Mr. In all, Schwarzenegger would win an unprecedented five Mr. Weider's instincts couldn't have been more dead-on. Weider loved Schwarzenegger's bravado, sense of humor, and the potential he saw in the young bodybuilder.
Schwarzenegger found his answer in Joe Weider, the man behind the International Federation of Body Building, an organization that sponsored contests such Mr. Getting to his new country was the issue. The films also helped propel Schwarzenegger's own obsession with America, and the future he felt awaited him there. As an escape, Schwarzenegger turned to the movies, in particular those of Reg Park, a bodybuilder and star in B-level Hercules movies.
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