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Arnold Schwarzenegger's Biography
One of the major
accomplishments Schwarzenegger achieved as Governor was the establishment of
the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 - a bipartisan agreement to combat
global warming by reducing California's greenhouse gas emissions. His Strategic
Growth Plan aimed to reduce congestion and clean the air; the Hydrogen Highway
by Executive Order supported the transition to a clean hydrogen transportation
economy; the Million Solar Roofs Initiative had the goal of bringing 3,000
megawatts of clean energy online by 2017; and the Safe, Clean and Reliable
Drinking Water Supply Act was passed in 2010.
Other successes include leading the reform to make
California competitive for up to $700 million in federal Race to the Top funds,
which ensures that all California's students have access to the world-class
education they need to thrive. He signed legislation making the state's school
nutrition standards the most progressive in the nation and also, his support
for the After-School Education & Safety Act in 2002, has made California
the first state to significantly invest in a comprehensive after-school
program.
In 1990 Schwarzenegger was appointed Chair of the
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. He also served as Chair of
the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
He received the Simon Wiesenthal Center's
"National Leadership Award" for his support of the organisation's
Holocaust studies. In 2002, Schwarzenegger was awarded the Muhammad Ali
Humanitarian Award.
For his films, Schwarzenegger received a Golden
Globe Award for Best Newcomer for his performance in Stay Hungry (1976). He has
had a leading role in many popular action films, including Conan the Barbarian
(1982), The Terminator (1984) and its two sequels, True Lies (1994) and Batman
& Robin (1997). He played comedy roles in films Twins (1988), Kindergarten
Cop (1990), and Junior (1994).
As a businessman, his first investment was in a
brick laying business. He followed this with a mail-order bodybuilding
equipment company and invested in real estate, becoming a millionaire before he
started his acting career. He was a founding investor in the Planet Hollywood
restaurant chain.