ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER's (Jericho Cane) keen determination and pursuit of excellence
have brought him a broad range of successes in film acting, directing, writing,
athletic competition, business ventures and community service. Since he
first emerged as a major star in James Cameron's The Terminator,
Schwarzenegger has become a driving force behind the success of such all-time
blockbusters as Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Twins, Kindergarten Cop,
Total Recall, True Lies and 1996's summer action hit Eraser.
In 1997, he starred as the villainous "Mr. Freeze" opposite George Clooney
in Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin. He will next star in the thriller
The Sixth Day for director Roger Spottiswoode.
His motion picture career began in 1977 with his role in the critically-acclaimed Pumping Iron, a feature-length docudrama about the Mr. Universe competition, which revealed his engaging natural presence before the camera. Director Bob Rafelson immediately cast him in a key role opposite Sally Field and Jeff Bridges in Stay Hungry. His performance garnered winning reviews and a Golden Globe Award as "Best Newcomer in Films." After winning 13 world championship titles (Mr. World, Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia), he retired from professional bodybuilding and pursued acting full time. He starred with Kirk Douglas and Ann-Margret in the romantic action-comedy western The Villain, and took the part of Mickey Hargitay in the television movie The Jayne Mansfield Story.
Schwarzenegger made his breakthrough role in 1982 in director John Milius' Conan the Barbarian, playing the comic-book superhero of the mystical Dark Ages. The film was an enormous international hit and spawned a popular sequel, Conan the Destroyer and other related films, and earned Schwarzenegger a devoted following.
In 1983, soon after becoming a naturalized citizen, Schwarzenegger took a chance on a low-budget independent film by an unknown director. James Cameron's futuristic thriller The Terminator was a runaway hit at the box-office and was cited by Time Magazine as "one of the year's 10 Best Films."