• He saved a man's life while on vacation.
  • He has been selected Governor of California
  • He grew up with no phone.
  • He grew up with no toilet.
  • He grew up with no fridge.
  • Father in law of Chris Pratt.
  • Broke six ribs in a motorcycle crash, Dec. 2001.
  • He has 135 IQ.
  • He has a black belt in Taekwondo.
  • He is not a citizen of Austria.
  • He supports the death penalty.
  • That is why he is not a citizen of Austria.
  • He became a US citizen in 1983.
  • He was originally going to play the lead in Robocop.
  • He is referenced in Die Hard.
  • This is when McClane says "They got missiles and enough plastic explosives to orbit Arnold Schwarzenegger."
  • Ironically, he turned down the role of John McClane.
  • Called by the Guinness Book of World Records, "the most perfectly developed man in the history of the world."
  • He had pictures of oiled-up men on his bedroom walls.
  • His mother thought he was LGTBQIA+.
  • His favourite film of his own is Kindergarten Cop.
  • He kept the sword he used in Conan the Barbarian (1982) in the Governor's office when he served as California's governor.
  • As a kid he had 3 things he wanted to do when he grew up.
  • Marry a Kennedy.
  • Become an actor.
  • Move to America.
  • He accomplished all those things.
  • 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.
  • His wife is John F. Kennedy's niece.
  • Won Mr. Olympia title seven times (1970-1975, 1980).
  • He was originally a soccer player.
  • He began bodybuilding at age 17.
  • Competetively.
  • He served in the Austrian army.
  • His first language was German.