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Time of India
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The world's richest actor is an immigrant with a net worth of $1.2 billion, find out who he is!
The world's richest actor is an immigrant with a net worth of $1.2 billion, was once raised by a Nazi military policeman. The Forbes magazine has released an interesting list - America's most successful immigrants. The list contains names of billionaire immigrants, people who were born outside the US but emigrated to the United States and made it big. In addition to celebrities like George Soros, Satya Nadella, Peter Thiel, and Elon Musk, the list also includes some from the entertainment industry, such as the richest actor in the world, a 77-year-old who was raised in a Nazi home before rising to become one of America's most adored icons. According to Forbes, action icon and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has an incredible net worth of $1.2 billion, making him the richest actor in the world. Even though this is a significant drop from his $1.49 billion peak earlier this year, he remains at the top of the list. Among men and women who have derived their fame and wealth from acting primarily, nobody else is a billionaire. Arnold is followed by Tom Cruise, Dwayne Johnson, and Shah Rukh Khan, all of whom have net worths between $800 and $900 million. The only female performer billionaire is Rihanna, whereas the only male performer billionaires are Tyler Perry and Jerry Seinfeld. However, none of them are actors for a living. The 77-year-old describes his Austrian childhood as existing in a "very different world" compared to his existence as a Hollywood icon. He characterised his parents, mother Aurelia and father Gustav, as "very strict" figures. In a candid chat with back in 2000, the Hollywood icon shared: "It's true my parents were very strict and I think many times I'm very strict with my own children but not like it was when I grew up. Back then in Austria it was a very different world - if we did something bad or we disobeyed our parents, the rod was not sparred.' Arnold's journey into bodybuilding began in the 1960s, clinching the Junior Mr Europe title and leading him to Forest Gate, London, for training sessions with Charles Bennett. He became the youngest winner of the Mr. Universe title at the young age of 20, and he saw the victory as his ticket to the American dream he had dreamed of since he was ten. Arnold showed off his strength in a number of weightlifting and powerlifting competitions during the 1960s, and at the age of 23, he became the youngest person to ever win the coveted title of Mr. Olympia. The beginning of his acting career came in the early 1970s when he played Arnold Strong in the movie Hercules in New York. However, the 1982 smash movie Conan the Barbarian, which brought him a lot of money at the box office, was what actually made him famous. 1989 saw him take on what is often hailed as his defining role, playing the lead in James Cameron's The Terminator, cementing his place as a silver screen legend. Arnold's career was marked by a string of appearances in blockbuster action films, a trend that continued throughout his professional life, with notable roles in films such as Predator, Commando, and Red Heat. During his career, Arnold's films are estimated to have made about $5.2 billion (around £3.8 billion) at the box office. According to Forbes, Arnold's acting skills and astute investments have contributed to his net worth of approximately $1.2 billion (or £800 million). He is now one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood history as a result. According to Forbes, he has earned over $500 million from film salaries alone. His lucrative real estate investments in California and his minority ownership in fellow billionaire David Booth's Dimensional Fund Advisors are examples of his successful business endeavours outside of the movie industry. The actor now has a variety of commercial ventures, such as Fitness Publications Inc., his film firm Oak Productions, and his trademark and film holding company Pumping Iron America. Despite his monumental success in Hollywood, Arnold has scaled back his filmmaking in recent years. As per IMDB, his last major screen role was in Terminator: Dark Fate in 2019. Since then, he has featured in a series of short films and the TV series Superhero Kindergarten.
Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
World's richest actor is an immigrant raised by Nazi cop; now has $1.2B net worth; beat Tom Cruise, SRK, Dwayne Johnson
On Wednesday, Forbes magazine released an interesting list - America's most successful immigrants. The list contains names of billionaire immigrants, people who were born outside the US but emigrated to the United States and made it big. As names like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Satya Nadella, and George Soros headline the list, a few from the world of entertainment feature too, including the world's richest actor - a 77-year-old who started in a Nazi household before becoming one of America's most loved icons. The world's richest actor is an immigrant with a net worth of $1.2 billion. The world's richest actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former California governor and action star, is the richest actor in the world with a staggering net worth of $1.2 billion, according to Forbes. This is a marked decline from his peak wealth of $1.49 billion earlier this year, but it still keeps him on top of the list. Among men and women who have derived their fame and wealth from acting primarily, nobody else is a billionaire. Dwayne Johnson, Shah Rukh Khan, and Tom Cruise follow Arnold, all with net worth in the $800-900 million range. Tyler Perry and Jerry Seinfeld are the only two performer billionaires among men, while Rihanna is the only woman. But none of them are primarily actors. From immigrant to billionaire, how Arnold made his billions Arnold was born in Styria to local chief of police, Gustav Schwarzenegger and his wife Aurelia in 1947. Arnold grew up in a tough household and later revealed that he endured child abuse at the hands of his father. At age 14, Arnold began bodybuilding, and within three years, he was competing professionally. He served in the Austrian Army for a year, winning the Junior Mr Europe title during his service. This opened the doors for international competitions. In 1966, he participated in the Mr Universe competition in the US, and never returned to Austria. Over the next decade, he established himself as one of the most dominant bodybuilders in history, winning the Mr Olympia title a record seven times and the Mr Universe title thrice. Even though he started acting as early as 1970, Arnold focused on bodybuilding through the 70s. He gained fame with the 1982 hit Conan the Barbarian. In the 80s and 90s, he became the world's number one action star with blockbusters like The Terminator, Commando, Predator, Total Recall, and True Lies. One of the highest-paid actors ever, Forbes estimates that Arnold has earned $500 million (before taxes and fees) in paychecks and profit-sharing deals from his movies. Arnold Schwarzenegger was a top bodybuilder in the 70s before becoming one of Hollywood's biggest action stars in the 80s and 90s. He has made more money from investments in real estate and other fronts, including a minority stake in David Booth's Dimensional Fund Advisors. His other valuable investments include a piece of Easton Town Center, the Columbus, Ohio mall created by billionaire Les Wexner, and equity in the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Los Angeles, notes Forbes. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Nazi connection Arnold's father Gustav was a policeman in Austria, who joined the Nazi Party in 1938 after the German occupation. Over the next seven years, he served as a military policeman in the invasions of Poland, France and the Soviet Union. According to Holocaust scholar Michael Berenbaum, Gustav Schwarzenegger served 'in theatres of the war where atrocities were committed. But there is no way to know from the documents whether he played a role.' Gustav and Amelia Schwarzenegger at their wedding in 1945. Gustav's links to the Nazis became a subject of debate and controversy when Arnold ran for California governor in 2003. The actor has shied away from addressing his father's military service. But in 2022, he broke that silence with a rare message during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 'To the Russian soldiers listening to this broadcast, you already know much of the truth that I'm speaking. You've seen it in your own eyes. I don't want you to be broken like my father,' he said. Gustav died in 1972, when Arnold was 25. He did not attend his father's funeral.
