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HANOVER, GERMANY – MARCH 03: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses journalists during a briefing prior to the Germany – California ICT Business Summit at the world’s biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, on March 3, 2009 in Hanover, Germany. California is this year’s guest of honour. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)

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HANOVER, GERMANY – MARCH 03: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses journalists during a briefing prior to the Germany – California ICT Business Summit at the world’s biggest high-tech fair, the CeBIT, on March 3, 2009 in Hanover, Germany. California is this year’s guest of honour. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images)
No one would have thought an Austrian bodybuilder who debuted in 1970 with ‘Hercules in New York’ will become one the most celebrated star of America. Indeed, Arnold Schwarzenegger has extracted immense success from his life. He has come miles from where he started over 50 years ago. And one can observe the same dedication and determination in his son.
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Actor, model, and entrepreneur, Patrick Schwarzenegger has every quality like his father. Moreover, as the next generation, he is taking it a step higher. In an interview with Andy Warhol in 2020, Patrick Schwarzenegger answered some regular questions. Interestingly, when asked about his favorite actors, he didn’t include his father’s name in the two names he took. If not Arnold, who are Patrick’s favorite actors?
Arnold Schwarzenegger is not Patrick’s favorite actor
Patrick Schwarzenegger studied theatre at USC, where he parallelly took acting classes as well. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son acted as a supporting actor for around six years before doing a movie in a lead role. Midnight Sun, 2018, was the first movie he acted in as a lead actor. In 2020, when he gave an interview before the release of Echo Boomers where he spilled some beans about his life.

The questions asked by Warhol included questions from his early life, acting career, and movies. When Warhol asked, “Who are your favorite actors?” Patrick replied, “Shia LaBeouf, Will Ferrell. Those are my two, probably.”
Moreover, he further revealed his favorite movie is “Step Brothers”. Other than that, he disclosed, he gets nervous while auditioning and his dream role is “Maybe a musician, a country star, or a rock and roll person so I could learn some music.”
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The rise of Patrick Schwarzenegger
Patrick Schwarzenegger entered movies aged 10 as a minor cast in ‘The Benchwarmer‘, 2006. But through his brilliant performances, he escalated his roles and keep doing justice to them. In 2012, he made a debut in a supporting cast in ‘Stuck in Love’. Furthermore, he triumphed to win a lead role in the 2018 movie ‘Midnight Sun’.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 22: Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) and Patrick Schwarzenegger attend the European Premiere of “The Last Stand” at Odeon West End on January 22, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, many of his performances were getting critically acclaimed, and that gave him a boost in his career. Other than that, Patrick has also done roles in television series and once in a music album as well.
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Patrick looks up to some of the very finest actors in Hollywood. Although Patrick didn’t take Arnold’s name in his favorites, he has mentioned several times that he is his inspiration. He had looked up to him since his childhood and learned immensely from him.
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