35 Things You Might Not Have Known About The Action Stars #9 - Arnold Schwarznegger.

1.  He saved a man's life while on vacation.
2. He has been selected Governor of California
3. He grew up with no phone.
4. He grew up with no toilet.
5. He grew up with no fridge.
6. Father in law of Chris Pratt.
7. Broke six ribs in a motorcycle crash, Dec. 2001.
8.  He has 135 IQ.
9. He has a black belt in Taekwondo.
10. He is not a citizen of Austria.
11. He supports the death penalty.
12. That is why he is not a citizen of Austria.
13. He became a US citizen in 1983.
14. He was originally going to play the lead in Robocop.
15. He is referenced in Die Hard.
16. This is when McClane says "They got missiles and enough plastic explosives to orbit Arnold Schwarzenegger."
17. Ironically, he turned down the role of John McClane.
18.  Called by the Guinness Book of World Records, "the most perfectly developed man in the history of the world."
19. He had pictures of oiled-up men on his bedroom walls.
20. His mother thought he was LGTBQIA+.
21. His favourite film of his own is Kindergarten Cop.
22. He kept the sword he used in Conan the Barbarian (1982) in the Governor's office when he served as California's governor.
23. As a kid he had 3 things he wanted to do when he grew up.
24. Marry a Kennedy.
25. Become an actor.
26. Move to America.
27. He accomplished all those things.
28.  Performed many of his own stunts in his films, owing largely to the fact that it was hard to find stunt doubles who matched his size.
29. His wife is John F. Kennedy's niece.
30. Won Mr. Olympia title seven times (1970-1975, 1980).
31. He was originally a soccer player.
32. He began bodybuilding at age 17.
33. Competetively.
34. He served in the Austrian army.
35. His first language was German.