Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger (born September 18, 1993) is an American model, actor, investor, and entrepreneur. He is the son of

Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...

and Maria Shriver.

Early life and family

Schwarzenegger was born at Providence St John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is the eldest son of Maria Shriver, a journalist and author who is a member of the

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, and

, an Austrian-born bodybuilder, actor, and former

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. Schwarzenegger has two elder sisters,

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and Christina, a younger brother, Christopher, and a younger paternal half-brother, Joseph. His maternal grandparents were activist Eunice Kennedy Shriver and diplomat and politician Sargent Shriver. Schwarzenegger holds dual Austrian-American citizenship, speaks English and German, regularly visits Austria and maintains a strong connection to his father's native country. His cousin, also named Patrick Schwarzenegger, lost his father (Arnold's brother) in a car accident in 1971 and is now an attorney.

Ancestry

Acting career

Patrick Schwarzenegger and Katherine Schwarzenegger

At the age of ten, Schwarzenegger had a small role in the film '' The Benchwarmers''. Throughout his childhood, he practiced acting with his father, and through his young adult years, he studied theater at USC while taking acting classes weekly at Nancy Banks Studio. At age 15 he started a clothing line. Patrick is also signed with LA Models, which had plans to push him for

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and

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ad campaigns. He has stated that he hopes to raise awareness of his clothing company by taking on high-profile modeling jobs. Schwarzenegger had supporting roles in 2012's '' Stuck in Love'', 2013's ''

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'' and 2015's '' Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse''. His first leading role was opposite

Bella Thorne Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series ''Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–2008) and as Ruthy Spivey in the drama series ...

in 2018's ''

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'', a romantic drama about a teenage girl with a rare medical condition, which went on to gross over 27 million dollars worldwide. His performance in the 2019 horror '' Daniel Isn't Real'' was praised as "excellent" and played with "a playful intensity similar to his father" and "a restraint unusual in actors his age". In 2020, Schwarzenegger worked opposite Academy Award winner Michael Shannon in '' Echo Boomers'', then in 2021, went to star in Netflix's comedy-drama coming-of-age film '' Moxie''.

Personal life

While studying at Brentwood High School, Schwarzenegger took private acting lessons with Nancy Banks.Amy Kaufman
Patrick Schwarzenegger embraces his famous family but carves his own path as an actor
''Los Angeles Times'', March 23, 2018 In 2012, he matriculated at the

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, and graduated from the

USC Marshall School of Business The USC Marshall School of Business is the business school of the University of Southern California. It is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. In 1997 the school was renamed following a $35 million donation fr ...

with a minor in Cinematic Arts in May 2016. He was part of the

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fraternity.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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