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Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals the movies that made him a billionaire

The movie star has played many roles in his 76 years: bodybuilder. Box office star. Bureaucrat. And now billionaire.

Born into a poor family in the tiny Austrian village of Thal (pop: 2,500), where he later discovered his father had been a member of the Nazi party, The Terminator and Kindergarten Cop star used his muscles and charm to be crowned Mr. Universe four times then conquer Hollywood and win California’s top political office. Pecker added that he shelled out “hundreds of thousands” of dollars to keep the stories out of the National Enquirer on behalf of Schwarzenegger, who was at one point paid $1 million a year by American Media to promote its fitness magazines. His wide ranging investment portfolio also includes the Arnold Sports Festival, a three-day long bodybuilding and strength convention that takes place in Columbus, as well as in Madrid, the UK, Brazil and South Africa.

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