The now 75-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger is a multi-talented and trueentrepreneur. In addition to being an actor, he is also a bodybuilder,politician, producer, entrepreneur, director and writer. His net worth iscurrently estimated at $450 million.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most famous actors worldwide. He has attimes been the highest paid in the film industry. At his peak in showbusiness, he asked for a ‘salary’ of 20-30 million per film.
How it started Arnold was born in 1947 in a small village in Austria, with a father as headof the police force and his mother as a housewife. He refused to become apolice officer and as a teenager learned that famous bodybuilders had startedacting careers. So he started fitness and bodybuilding.
Arnold is the example of what can happen when you are full of ambition.Already in the 1960s he became champion of Austria as a bodybuilder. In 1965he won Junior Mr. Europe, and in 1967 he became the youngest Mr. Universe atage 20. The title Mr. Universe he won 3 more times, while he continued tostudy and work. He also won the Mr. Olympia several times.
How it went on In the 1970s he wanted to act and he left for the United States with all hissaved money prizes, without speaking English. Over the next 10 years helearned English, wrote a bestseller, won several bodybuilding titles and actedin several films. He already received a Golden Globe for his 2nd film.
He started in Hercules in New York and followed with a bodybuildingdocumentary Pumping Iron. The movie followed in 1982 Conan the Barbarian ,which made him known to a wider audience. Then followed _The Terminator_movies and established his name as an action hero.
Some salaries For the first The Terminator he received $ 75,000, while worldwide salesreached $ 80 million. Due to the success, he was able to ask for more on anincreasing basis. For the comedy twins earned the most. He left the salaryand agreed to 13.33% of the turnover in 1988, the film made more than 215million worldwide at the box office, so without considering other commissions.
In front of Command he received 2 million and before predator 3.5 millionwhile total recall was worth 11.5 million and continued to grow his incomeper film. True Lies brought him 15 million, The 6th day 25 million. Infront of terminator 3 he negotiated a salary of 29.5 million plus 20% inroyalties, an estimated 6 million. It is estimated that Arnold received 400million in film earnings. Of course, taxes are deducted from that.
Politician and entrepreneur Arnold Schwarzenegger married a politically favorable niece of John F.Kennedy, journalist Maria Shriver. Partly due to his fame and his marriage, hewas able to be governor of California for 8 years until 2011. Of course, thisalso involved knowledge, skill and courage.
Since the 1970s, Arnold Schwarzenegger has invested part of his wealth invarious pieces of land and buildings. He started those investments with hisprize money and was already a millionaire by the age of 25 before he was afamous actor. His real estate portfolio now totals more than 100 million.
More information is in Celebrity Networth’s article here. A lovely privatevideo of Arnold Schwarzenegger with his horse and donkey went viral on socialmedia during the pandemic. This 2020 video is below and on YouTube at CBS,showing off his friendly demeanor that has made him so beloved by many.