Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-American actor, filmmaker, politician and retired professional bodybuilder. With an acting career spanning over 50 years, he is well known for his roles in action movies, gaining significant fame for his portrayal of The Terminator in the Terminator film franchise, which solidified his position as a leading man in cinema.
Arnold began lifting weights at the age of 15. He won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest seven times, remaining a prominent presence in bodybuilding and writing many books and articles on the sport. The Arnold Sports Festival, considered the second most important professional bodybuilding event in recent years, is named after him. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time, as well as the sport's most charismatic ambassador.
Arnold was married to Maria Shiver, a niece of president John F. Kennedy from 1986 to 2011, after he admitted to having fathered a child with another woman.
Schwarzenegger's films have been used as inspiration for some elements to the Mortal Kombat franchise. His film Predator inspired many aspects to the character Cyrax as well as a scene in which The Predator rips a character's skull out with their spinal column still attached inspired the Spine Rip Fatality used by Bi-Han and later his younger brother Kuai Liang.
Staff at NetherRealm Studios are also major fans of Schwarzenegger, leading to several guests in the series coming from his films. These include The Predator appearing in Mortal Kombat X as well as Carl Weathers appearing as a skin for Jax Briggs, Schwarzenegger's T-800 appearing in Mortal Kombat 11, Robert Patrick's T-1000 appearing in Mortal Kombat 1 as well as Schwarzenegger's Conan the Barbarian appearing in the same game.
Schwarzenegger reprises his roles as the Terminator in Mortal Kombat 11 and Conan in Mortal Kombat 1. However, due to scheduling conflicts, Schwarzenegger only served as the facial model for the characters and would handpick Chris Cox to voice the characters in his place.
Trivia
- Arnold is the only actor to play as multiple guest characters in the series.
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External Links
- Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Internet Movie Database.