Get to Know About Action Star Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 5 Children (2024)

Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger is right at home on his new Netflix series FUBAR about a father-daughter CIA duo. But the star of The Terminator franchise is also a proud father offscreen.

Schwarzenegger, the longtime action star and governor of California from 2003 through 2011, has five children. Four are from his relationship with ex-wife Maria Shriver. The couple married in 1986 and were together until 2011, when Schwarzenegger admitted he had fathered another son during an affair with their longtime housekeeper, Mildred Baena, in 1997. He and Shriver officially divorced in 2021.

As for Arnold’s kids, they’ve followed in his footsteps through their interests in acting, writing, and even bodybuilding. One is even married to a star of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here’s what you need to know about the 75-year-old’s three sons and two daughters.

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt

Katherine, born December 13, 1989, is the oldest of Schwarzenegger and Shriver’s children. The 33-year-old is a New York Times best-selling author of three self-help books, including 2010’s Rock What You’ve Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who’s Been There and Back, and has also written the children’s books Good Night, Sister and Maverick and Me. She is also an ambassador for organizations such as the ASPCA and Special Olympics.

Katherine looks up to her famous parents and the example they set as she raises her two daughters, Lyla and Eloise, with husband and Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt. The two started dating in the summer of 2018 after they were set up by Shriver and married in June 2019.

“I literally, I just want to do exactly what my parents did,” she said during an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, “because I’m so close with my family and I talk to them all multiple times every day.”

Christina Schwarzenegger

Christina, 31, is the second child of Schwarzenegger and Shriver. According to People, she graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in English in 2013 and worked three years as an editor for Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand Goop. She and her mother served as executive producers on the 2018 Netflix documentary Take Your Pills, which shared details of her experience with Adderall addiction.

In a celebratory birthday post from July 2021, Arnold praised his daughter’s artistic ability and her work through the Special Olympics Founder’s Council. “I enjoy nothing more than hanging out with you, whether we are training together or traveling the world,” he said.

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Patrick was born on September 18, 1993, and is the third of Shriver and Schwarzenegger’s four children. Like his father, 29-year-old Patrick became an actor and has appeared in films like the 2006 sports comedy The Benchwarmers, as well as Grown Ups 2 (2013), Midnight Sun (2018), and Moxie (2021). He also played Todd Peterson in the 2022 HBO miniseries The Staircase.

Patrick notably dated pop star Miley Cyrus before his current relationship with model Abby Champion.

Christopher Schwarzenegger

Christopher, 25, is the youngest of Schwarzenegger and Shriver’s four children. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020, which his father celebrated in a heartfelt Instagram post.

Unlike his siblings, Christopher has stayed out of the public eye. However, Arnold has revealed he has a host of hobbies, including boxing, cycling, and weightlifting. “You’re so smart, and you have such a big heart,” he said of Christopher in a 2021 Facebook post.

Joseph Baena

Joseph, 25, is Schwarzenegger’s son with longtime housekeeper Mildred Baena. Arnold told 60 Minutes in 2012 he didn’t realize he was Joseph’s father for seven or eight years, until the child’s resemblance made it apparent.

Joseph was likewise unaware of his identity, according to People, but has since grown very close with his father. He recently attended the premiere of FUBAR but walked the red carpet alone, as his half-siblings reportedly don’t talk to him.

Like Arnold, Baena is a bodybuilder and actor. He competed on season 31 of the reality show Dancing with the Stars and is set to star with Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth in an upcoming action film called Gunner.