As a young man, Schwarzenegger gained widespread attention as a highly successful bodybuilder. He later gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon.
Schwarzenegger played the title role in the 1984 film The Terminator, and reprised the role in the 1991 sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and the 2003 follow up, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. He also lent his voice and a CG model of his face to the 2009 film Terminator Salvation, to be used in conjunction with Roland Kickinger’s body as the T-800 On April 26, 2011 it was announced that Pacificor, then-current rights holder to the Terminator franchise, was seeking distributors for a possible Terminator sequel with Arnold Schwarzenegger signed to star.
Although he gained a respectable cult following for his portrayal as Conan the Barbarian in two films, it was his role as the Terminator that made him a star. He portrayed Guardian in the film Terminator Genisys, which was meant to be the start to a new trilogy. Schwarzenegger later portrayed Carl in Terminator: Dark Fate, a direct sequel to Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California of United States of America. Schwarzenegger has been nicknamed “The Governator” since, a portmanteau of Governor and Terminator, referring to his internationally popular film role.
