mike1
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2015/06/10 11:49
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Manne wrote:
Facts about Arnold Schwarzenegger
1. His middle name is Alois.
2. He first picked up a barbell at the age of 13 and chose bodybuilding as a career at the age of 14. He was so dedicated that he would break into his local gym at the weekend, when it was closed, in order to train.
3. During a year of national service in the Austrian army he went AWOL during basic training in order to attend a bodybuilding competition. He spent a week in an army jail.
4. In 1966 he came second in the Mr Universe competition to Chester Yorton.
5. He learned English in London’s East End while staying with his coach, Charles Bennett, in Forest Gate.
6. He moved to the United States at the age of 21 but Siskind and Susser, a firm of immigration lawyers, have claimed that he may have violated his visa and been an illegal immigrant.
7. In his early years in the United States, he had a relationship with Barbara Outland, an English teacher.
8. His first film appearance was as Hercules in the 1970 movie Hercules in New York. He was credited as “Arnold Strong”.
9. He had a brief career as a director, taking the helm for a 1990 television episode of Tales from the Crypt and then for the 1992 television movie Christmas in Connecticut.
10. In March, he revealed he is being courted for 15 films, including another installment of the Terminator franchise.
11. The Guinness Book of World Records called Schwarzenegger "the most perfectly developed man in the history of the world."
12. In 1947 Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria, a village bordering Graz, and in 1983 he became a U.S. citizen.
13. His famous line "I'll be back" from 1984's "The Terminator" was originally written as "I'll come back."
14. His ex-wife Maria Shriver is a niece of the late President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
15. At his bodybuilding peak Schwarzenegger's chest was 57", waist 34", biceps 22", thighs 28½", calves 20", and his competition weight was 235 lbs (260 lbs off-season).
16. According to his childhood friends, Schwarzenegger often said his goals in life were to move to America, become an actor, and marry a Kennedy. He accomplished all three.
17. He was the first private citizen in the U.S. to own a Humvee vehicle, a giant car for a giant man.
18. Schwarzenegger has won 13 major bodybuilding competitions and holds the record for winning the most in history. His awards include one Mr. Junior Western Europe, seven Mr. Olympias, and five Mr. Universes.
19. In April of 1997 Schwarzenegger underwent heart surgery to correct a congenital heart valve condition.
20. In May 2011, a few days after Schwarzenegger and wife Shriver announced their separation, the Los Angeles Times revealed that Schwarzenegger had fathered a son over 14 years earlier with the housekeeper, Mildred Patricia Baena.
21. Schwarzenegger was part-owner of Planet Hollywood and Schatzi restaurants, but in 2000 he sold off his Planet Hollywood stock.
22. In recognition of his achievements in bodybuilding and his lifelong devotion to physical fitness, Schwarzenegger was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2005, making him a Charter Member.
23. In 2005 The Green Party of Austria attempted to strip Schwarzenegger of his Austrian citizenship due to his support for the death penalty.
24. According to his friend, actor Tom Arnold, Schwarzenegger has sex five times a day to keep fit. Maybe more 67-year-olds should add this to their daily workout routines.
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That was one of many pieces of news dropped by The Legend Of Conan producer and co-writer Chris Morgan in an interview with TheArnoldFans-com.
Morgan also explained how the upcoming movie would stay true to the "brutal" tone of the original 1982 film.
"Our tone is a logical extension of the character established in the '82 film," Chris explained.
"When we meet him again, Conan has been many things over the course of his life - a thief, a warrior, a pirate, a king, a legend - and is now an older man.
Read more: Arnold Schwarzenegger is shaping up for 'brutal' Conan sequel - Entertainment - NZ Herald News