Arnold Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947, in Thal, Austria) is an actor, bodybuilder and politician who rose from a small Styrian village to the top of Hollywood. He built his global reputation through The Terminator (1984), Predator (1987) and Conan the Barbarian (1982), and was among the world's highest-paid actors throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He served as Governor of California from 2003 to 2011 and has since been active in climate policy through his Austrian World Summit initiative.
Schwarzenegger hosted the 10th annual Austrian World Summit in Vienna (June 16, 2026), where he called for global climate action.
Schwarzenegger confirmed that the film King Conan will begin filming in 2026 - Christopher McQuarrie, who directed the last four Mission: Impossible films, will take over as director.
At the Sun Valley Film Festival 2025, Schwarzenegger received the Vision Award.
Netflix cancelled the action series FUBAR after two seasons - viewership of the second season dropped 73% compared to the premiere of the first.
The Christmas comedy The Man with the Bag, in which Schwarzenegger plays Santa alongside Alan Ritchson and Awkwafina, is coming to cinemas for Christmas 2026.
