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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, businessman, former politician, and former professional bodybuilder, known for his roles in high-profile action films. He served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Schwarzenegger began lifting weights at age 15 and won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and, subsequently, the Mr. Olympia title seven times. He is tied with Phil Heath for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney, who are joint-first with eight wins each. Nicknamed the "Austrian Oak" in his bodybuilding days, he is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders ever. He has written books and articles about bodybuilding, including the autobiographical Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (1977) and The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (1998). The Arnold Sports Festival, the second-most prestigious bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia, is named after him. He appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron (1977), which set him on his way to a film career. After retiring from bodybuilding, Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action star with his breakthrough in the sword and sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian (1982), a box-office success with a sequel in 1984. After playing the title character in the science fiction film The Terminator (1984), he starred in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and three other sequels. His other successful action films included Commando (1985), The Running Man (1987), Predator (1987), Total Recall(1990), and True Lies (1994), in addition to comedy films such as Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Jingle All the Way (1996). At the height of his career, Schwarzenegger was known for his rivalry with Sylvester Stallone. He is the founder of the film production company Oak Productions. As a registered member of the Republican Party, Schwarzenegger chaired the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports during most of the George H. W. Bush administration. In 2003, he was elected governor of California in a special recall election to replace Gray Davis, the governor at the time. He received 48.6 per cent of the vote, 17 points ahead of the runner-up, Cruz Bustamante of the Democratic Party. He was sworn in on November 17 to serve the remainder of Davis' term. He was reelected in the 2006 gubernatorial election with an increased vote share of 55.9 per cent to serve a full term. In 2011, he reached his term limit as governor and returned to acting.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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for Markus in What About The Geraniums?
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Alex, country boy with a knack for taking care of family and home. His grandparents went on trip with his grandmother's sister and her husband. They leave Alex in charge of garden, pets and house, where he grew up and he knows all in the village, he always liked to come back from big city. Alex discovers that the beautiful garden has fallen into disarray and the geraniums, his grandmother's favorite flower, need tending. He has a lot of work to do. After finishing it, Alex decided to go to the square and in the store he met beautiful Amélie, who is into a conflict with her ex bf, and when Alex saw that he used violence, he stood up for her. Alex and Amélie spend evening walking and having fun. Amélie is interested in the garden, especially grandma's beloved geraniums. Invites her to come help with garden next day and is surprised when she really came, they spend all day together and while hiding their feelings, begin to fall in love. In the evening he invites her for ice cream, they notice a sign on building and continue the journey and go through places where they spent childhood. Alex asks if she believes in love, she says yes and tells about a boy she met when she was 6 and fell in love, when he left after holidays, they said goodbye and she gave him photo so he wouldn't forget. Alex smiled and looked into her glassy eyes, then reached into pocket and pulled out a grubby lil piece of paper, handed it to her. When she opened it, she burst into tears. It was the old photo.
