Arnold Schwarzenegger is perhaps one of the greatest actors of the 80s and 90s. In countless movies, he played the lead role. Naturally, several interesting facts and stories have accumulated. We present seven of them here.
The career of Arnold Schwarzenegger: Even during his career as a bodybuilder, Schwarzenegger began acting. His first film was Hercules in New York (1970). After that, he had a flourishing career full of cult films.
Predator, Terminator, True Lies, or Last Action Hero are just a few of his cult movies, most of which have even performed extremely well at the box office. Naturally, a few facts have accumulated about them.
One of his first roles was Conan:
1. Contestant on a Dating Show
Today, there are countless dating shows in basically every country. Often, this is considered trash format. Arnold Schwarzenegger also participated in such a show early in his career. In The Dating Game, he asked three secret women questions who were trying to win him over.
The appearance was in 1973, after his first film Hercules in New York. You can find a clip of the episode here:
2. He had a role model for his transformation from athlete to actor
As is known, Schwarzenegger practiced bodybuilding before his acting career and even became Mr. Universe. He did not come to this on his own but had role models. One of them was Johnny Weissmuller, who was a professional swimmer and water polo player before his acting career. After his sports career, he played Tarzan in several films in the 40s and 50s.
Steve Reeves was also an inspiration for him, as he revealed in 2000 in a FAQ format for the website Schwarzenegger.com. (via Collider)
