Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most established individuals in the world today. We are no strangers to the legacy that surrounds the actor. Be it his legendary career in bodybuilding, acting or politics, the Austrian Oak has never failed to carve a niche in all that he does. While his bodybuilding and acting achievements are well known to the masses, Schwarzenegger had an incredible run as a politician too. The Governor has been in the field of politics for quite some time. And interestingly, Schwarzenegger alongside SAG helped stopped scams against actors.

The SAG-AFTRA strike has begun with actors walking out of their premiers and standing in solidarity with their colleagues. A similar situation was happening back in the early 90s when people trying their luck in Hollywood had to go through a tough time. Apart from the regular struggles of being an actor, many were falling prey to scam artists.

The scammers used to charge the actors an upfront fee for acting classes and photographs. However, SAG came forward to protect the actors from these scammers and put forward an anti-scam bill. This bill was an amendment to the California Advance Talent Service Act (AFTS). Moreover, the prior Act did not provide any specific mention of the “advance fees” the scammers charged the actors with. Surprising as it sounds, it was Schwarzenegger, the then Governor of California, who signed the bill.

The anti-scam amendment closed the loophole in the prior California Advance Talent Service Act. Furthermore, the bill aimed to reduce the cases of talent scammers greatly. It came into effect back on January 1, 2005, during the first Schwarzenegger’s reign as Governor.

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Many of you might know, but Schwarzenegger first served the remainder of then-Governor Gray Davis’s remainder time during his first time. It was due to his incredible work. Schwarzenegger was re-elected in 2006 to serve his first full term from 2007 to 11. Shocking as it sounds, the Austrian Oak once abandoned a $2 billion film franchise for politics.

How Arnold Schwarzenegger passed a huge movie role for his political career

As we all know, the Austrian Oak was one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars back in the 90s. While the actor starred in a plethora of roles, it was Terminator that greatly helped his acting career. However, back in 2009, the star refused to act in the 2009 film Terminator Salvation as he shifted his focus towards improving his political career.

Interestingly, the actor still has great ambitions to make it big in politics. Not long ago, Schwarzenegger revealed that he felt he would make a good President in the 2024 elections. However sadly, Schwarzenegger is not eligible to run in the upcoming elections.

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