Franco Columbu

Dr Franco Columbu (born August 7, 1941 in Ollolai, Sardinia, Italy) is an actor and bodybuilder.

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August 7 - 1941 - Ollolai - Sardinia - Italy - Actor - Bodybuilder

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Starting out his athletic career as a boxer he progressed into the sport of powerlifting and later bodybuilding, scooping the title of Mr. Olympia in both 1976 and 1981. At one time he was considered to be the world's strongest man and held a number of powerlifting and weightlifting world records.

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Boxer - Powerlifting - Bodybuilding - Mr. Olympia - 1976 - 1981 - Weightlifting

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Franco Columbu is also famous for being a long time friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger, whom he met in Munich in 1965 and competed against in several international-level bodybuilding competitions. For the Mr. Olympia competitions however, he competed in the under 200 lb (90.7 kg) category, whereas Schwarzenegger was in the over 200 lb (90.7 kg) category.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger - Munich - 1965 - Mr. Olympia

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In addition to being a renowned champion of such competitions as the Olympia, Columbu also has made intermittent minor forays into acting. Appearing alongside Arnold in Pumping Iron, he has also appeared in cameo roles in Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, The Running Man and starred in his own films, notably, Berretta's Island.

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Pumping Iron - Conan the Barbarian - The Terminator - The Running Man - Berretta's Island

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He holds doctorates in chiropractic and nutrition.

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Chiropractic - Nutrition

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