Early Life
Patrick Schwarzenegger was born Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger on September 18, 1993, in Santa Monica, California. His birth took place at Providence St John’s Health Center, and he has three siblings, Christina, Katherine, and Christopher, as well as a younger half-brother named Joseph Baena. Katherine is an author and the wife of actor Chris Pratt, who is best known for playing Andy Dwyer on the NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” and Peter Quill/Star-Lord in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Patrick’s father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is an Austrian-born actor and bodybuilder who served as the Governor of California from November 2003 to January 2011. His mother, author/journalist Maria Shriver, is a member of the famed Kennedy family; her mother, Eunice, was the sister of President John F. Kennedy and senators Robert and Ted Kennedy. Patrick holds dual citizenship between the U.S. and Austria, and he speaks both English and German. Schwarzenegger attended Brentwood High School, and as a teenager, he took acting lessons with Nancy Banks, who has worked with actors such as Jennifer Aniston, Forest Whitaker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Chris Pine, and Margot Robbie. From 2012 to 2016, Patrick attended the University of Southern California, graduating from the USC Marshall School of Business. As a college student, he minored in Cinematic Arts and joined the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Career
Patrick made his film debut at the age of 10 with a small role in the 2006 comedy “The Benchwarmers” alongside Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, and Jon Lovitz. When Schwarzenegger was 15, he launched his clothing line, which he hoped to raise awareness of through high-profile modeling jobs. In 2012, he appeared in the film “Stuck in Love,” and the following year, he starred in the Ariana Grande music video (featuring Big Sean) “Right There” and played Frat Boy Cooper in “Grown Ups 2,” which starred Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph, Maria Bello, and Nick Swardson and grossed $247 million at the box office. In 2015, Patrick guest-starred on Fox’s “Scream Queens” as Thad Radwell, the brother of Glen Powell’s Chad Radwell, and he appeared in the zombie comedy film “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.” He starred in the films “Dear Eleanor” (2016) and “Go North” (2017), and he had a lead role in the 2018 romantic drama “Midnight Sun,” which earned a People’s Choice Award nomination for Favorite Drama Movie.
Personal Life
Patrick has been in a relationship with model Abby Champion since 2016, and he told “E! News” in November 2022, “We love each other and it’s okay when she goes away for a week or I go away for a month filming. We’re moving and I feel very fortunate to be able to be together and live together.” Schwarzenegger previously dated Miley Cyrus.
Award Nominations
In 2018, Patrick earned two Teen Choice Award nominations for “Midnight Sun.” He received a nomination for Choice Movie Actor: Drama, and he shared a nomination for Choice Movie: Ship with his co-star Bella Thorne.
Real Estate
Following in his father’s footsteps, Patrick is somewhat of a real estate investor. In 2018, he paid $1.9 million for two homes in West Hollywood, California. After some renovations, he sold the homes a year later for $2.25 million. In July 2018, Schwarzenegger paid $3.1 million for a tear-down home Santa Monica, California. Within a few years he began construction on a 7,500 square foot mansion. In June 2018, Patrick dropped $2.85 million to buy a farmhouse in West Hollywood. In May 2020, he put the home on the market for $3.349 million. He ultimately accepted $3.191 million in January 2021. In December 2020 Patrick paid $4.385 million for a modern farmhouse mansion in LA. He sold this home in January 2022 for $5.125 million. Here’s a video from when he bought the home:
