Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been an American citizen for forty years. The star did not fail to express her pride on social networks.
76-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger took the floor this weekend not to announce the release of a new film in which he would play the title role, but to look back on one of the highlights of his life, which took place on September 17, 1983.
“Forty years ago I became an American citizen,” wrote Arnold Schwarzenegger on his Instagram account, accompanying this message of pride with a series of photos taken between Europe, when he was a child, and the United States. “I owe everything to America. “Born in Austria, made in America,” he added.
The American flag on your shoulders all day
The former bodybuilder turned Hollywood movie star and then-governor of California also shared the speech he gave at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
“My fellow Americans, this is an incredible moment for me. To believe that a formerly skinny Austrian boy could become governor of the state of California is an immigrant’s dream. When the teacher talked about America at school, I dreamed of coming here. (…) As long as I live, I will never forget the day I raised my right hand and took the oath of citizenship,” the actor and father said at the time, adding that he “walked around with the American flag all day.” . his shoulders.”