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Before he was dropping killer one-liners, battling extraterrestrials and becoming the most recognisable action star on the planet, Arnold Schwarzenegger was a bodybuilding obsessive from rural Austria with a dream of becoming the biggest man in the world.<\/span> Seven Mr. Olympia titles later, he\u2019d done it, and then turned his sights on America. What followed was one of the most unlikely acts of self-invention, as Schwarzenegger conquered Hollywood with a run of era-defining blockbusters: Conan the Barbarian<\/em>, The Terminator<\/em>, Predator<\/em>, Total Recall<\/em>, and True Lies<\/em>, each helping to build the myth of an indestructible action hero who also had immaculate comedic timing \u2013 in classics like Twins<\/em> and Kindergarten Cop<\/em>. Then, he inexplicably swapped movie sets for politics, serving as Governor of California from 2003 to 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n