Joseph Baena

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| name = Joseph Baena

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|2}}

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| height = {{cvt|6|ft|2|in|m}}

| years_active = 2016–present

| education =

| alma_mater = Pepperdine University

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Film actor
bodybuilder
fitness model
real estate agent

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| nationality = American

| father = Arnold Schwarzenegger

| relatives = Gustav Schwarzenegger (grandfather)
Katherine Schwarzenegger (half sister)
Patrick Schwarzenegger (half brother)
Patrick Knapp Schwarzenegger (cousin)
Chris Pratt (half brother-in-law)

| mother = Mildred Peña

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Joseph Baena (born October 2, 1997) is an American actor and fitness model, who is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Early life

Joseph Baena is the biological son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mildred Patricia "Patty" Peña.{{cite news |last=Heffernan |first=Andrew |title=Joseph Baena Found Out Arnold Schwarzenegger Was His Dad. Now, He's Learning From Him. |url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a38903204/joseph-baena-interview/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |work=Men's Health |date=8 February 2022}} At his birth, he was the legal son of Rogelio Baena, a Colombian who his mother was married to at the time he was born, from whom his mother shortly separated after Baena's birth. At 13 years old, he was legally recognised as a child by Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is the maternal half-brother of Jackie Rozo; and the paternal half-brother of Katherine, Christina, Patrick, and Christopher Schwarzenegger. His paternal half-brother Christopher was born 5 days earlier on September 27, 1997. He is of Austrian and Guatemalan ancestry.

In late 2010, at the age of 13, Baena learned that Arnold Schwarzenegger was his biological father, when the media revealed the fact the day after Schwarzenegger's term as governor concluded. In 2011, his birth achieved some notoriety in tabloids when Schwarzenegger admitted conceiving him in an adulterous affair with Baena's mother, who was a former household staffer while he was married to Maria Shriver.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/04/28/arnold-schwarzenegger-congratulates-son-joseph-baena-college-graduation/3608348002/ |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger congratulates son Joseph Baena for graduating: 'I'm so proud of you' |first=Cydney |last=Henderson |newspaper=USA Today |date=April 28, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-bodybuilding-news-months-after-their-million-dollar-divorce-settlement-arnold-schwarzenegger-and-ex-wife-maria-shriver-reunite-for-son-patrick-schwarzeneggers-special-day/|title=Months After Their Million Dollar Divorce Settlement, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Ex-Wife Maria Shriver Reunite for Son Patrick Schwarzenegger's Special Day |date=September 20, 2022 |first=Mubhaswara |last=Ahamed |publisher=essentiallysports.com|accessdate=September 22, 2022}} Despite being Schwarzenegger's son, Baena chose not to use the same last name.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/movies/joseph-baena-on-not-using-dad-arnold-schwarzenegger-last-name/ |title=Joseph Baena on Not Using Dad Arnold Schwarzenegger's Last Name: 'He Doesn't Believe in Handouts' |quote="My dad is old-school," Joseph Baena said about Arnold Schwarzenegger |first=Benjamin |last=VanHoose |date=February 8, 2022 |work=People |access-date=September 21, 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-02-09/joseph-baena-arnold-schwarzenegger-hollywood |title=MOVIES Joseph Baena won't use dad Arnold Schwarzenegger's name to pave his way in Hollywood |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |first=Christie |last=D'Zurilla |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=September 21, 2022}}

Career

=Fitness modeling=

Baena was featured on the cover of the Men's Health March 2022 issue, highlighting his fitness practices and his familial bonding with his father. Taking up weight lifting, his father gave him the book The Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding that Schwarzenegger co-authored to assist Baena with his training.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/dancing-with-the-stars-arnold-schwarzeneggers-son-joseph-baena-joining-season-31-1235101311/ |title='Dancing With The Stars': Arnold Schwarzenegger's Son Joseph Baena Joining Season 31 |work=Deadline |first=Lynette |last=Rice |date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=September 23, 2022}}

=Realty career=

Baena expressed an interest in starting a career in real estate on Instagram in May 2021.{{cite web | title=Arnold Schwarzenegger's Son Joseph Baena Celebrates Selling First Home as a Real Estate Agent: 'SOLD' |work=People |publisher=Peoplemag | date=March 24, 2022 |first=Nicholas |last=Rice | url=https://people.com/home/joseph-baena-celebrates-selling-first-home-as-a-real-estate-agent/ | access-date=September 21, 2022}} After taking the necessary classes and passing the state boards, Baena successfully earned his State of California Realtor's License in 2022 and is currently affiliated with Aria Properties in Los Angeles, California.

=''Dancing with the Stars''=

In 2022, Baena was a contestant on the 31st season of Dancing with the Stars where he was paired with Daniella Karagach. They were eliminated 5th and placed 11th in the competition.{{cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/arnold-schwarzenegger-son-joseph-baena-134246195.html |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Joseph Baena on 'Dancing with the Stars': Dancing's not 'part of the gene' |first=Stephanie |last=Giang-Paunon |first2=Larry |last2=Fink |date=September 20, 2022 |publisher=Fox News |via=Yahoo! News |access-date=September 20, 2022}} Trying to distance himself from prejudgements, and creating his own grounds, "the young Arnold son says that he is not just breaking down the 'dance floor' but is also 'breaking the barriers in his family.'"{{cite web |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-bodybuilding-news-not-really-a-part-of-the-gene-arnold-schwarzeneggers-youngest-starts-his-quest-to-achieve-a-feat-even-his-dad-couldnt/ |title="Not Really a Part of the Gene": Arnold Schwarzenegger's Youngest, Starts His Quest to Achieve a Feat Even His Dad Couldn't |date=September 21, 2022 |first=Mubhaswara |last=Aham |publisher=essentiallysports.com|access-date=September 22, 2022}} His body type, flexibility and fitness training are not particularly well adapted to dancing, which he personally foresaw as being challenging.{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1345667/why-joseph-baena-says-his-fitness-might-actually-work-against-him-on-dancing-with-the-stars |title=Why Joseph Baena Says His Fitness Might Actually Work Against Him on Dancing with the Stars |quote=Joseph Baena is no stranger to breaking a sweat, but the fitness nut says his early Dancing with the Stars practice has been challenging. |first=Daniel |last=Trainor |date=September 9, 2022 |work=E-news |access-date=September 22, 2022}}{{efn-ua|After testing as COVID-19 positive, 29-year-old Dancing With the Stars professional dancer Daniella Karagach did not appear with her partner, Joseph Baena.{{cite news |url=

https://www.thewrap.com/dancing-with-the-stars-pro-daniella-karagach-covid/ |title=Joseph Baena's 'Dancing With the Stars' Partner Daniella Karagach to Miss Monday's Show After COVID Diagnosis |quote=A member of the dance troupe will fill in |first=Jolie |last=Lash |date=September 26, 2022 |work=The Wrap |accessdate=September 27, 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.aol.com/entertainment/why-dwts-daniella-karagach-skipping-194959617.html |title=Why DWTS' Daniella Karagach Is Skipping Elvis Week With Joseph Baena

|work=Us Weekly |date=September 26, 2022 |accessdate=September 27, 2022}}{{cite magazine |url=https://news.yahoo.com/dancing-stars-pro-daniella-karagach-004624444.html

|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |title=Dancing With the Stars pro Daniella Karagach tests positive for COVID and misses Elvis night |first=Maureen Lee |last=Lenker |date=September 26, 2022 |accessdate=September 27, 2022}} Having been potentially exposed, Baena had to mask up; he and Alexis Warr (a last-minute substitute troupe danceuse) advanced in the competition.{{cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/dancing-with-the-stars-week-2-recap-1235127560/

|title='Dancing With The Stars': Find Out Whose Jive Wasn't Enough To Keep Her In The Competition After Week 2 |first=Lynette |last=Rice |date=September 26, 2022 |work=Deadline|accessdate=September 27, 2022}}}}

Baena offered the opinion that physical fitness became his watchword because, "I couldn't keep up with the other guys." In a podcast interview, he confessed that he was both unfit and bullied. In college, he had an epiphany: "I was like the chubby kid in my... crew, and, um yeah. It wasn't until I joined swim my sophomore year..." When he could not run, leaving him unfit for soccer and basketball, he settled on joining the swim team.{{cite web |last=Banerjee |first=Shreyosi |date=September 16, 2022 |title="Couldn't Keep Up With the Other Guys": Arnold Schwarzenegger's Bodybuilder Son Joseph Baena Opens Up About His Not-So-Fit Past Self |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-bodybuilding-news-couldnt-keep-up-with-the-other-guys-arnold-schwarzeneggers-bodybuilder-son-joseph-baena-opens-up-about-his-not-so-fit-past-sel/ |accessdate=September 22, 2022 |publisher=essentiallysports.com}}

Personal life

In 2019, Baena graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, with a business degree.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/joseph-baena-5-things-to-know-about-arnold-schwarzenegger-e2-80-99s-son-who-e2-80-99s-on-e2-80-98dwts-e2-80-99/ar-AA11ZTfD |title=Hollywood Life Joseph Baena: 5 Things To Know About Arnold Schwarzenegger's Son Who's On 'DWTS' |first=Jenna |last=Lemoncelli |publisher=msn.com |accessdate=September 22, 2022}}

In March 2021, Baena started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu at Checkmat Northridge.{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Phil |date=March 20, 2021 |title=Arnold Schwarzanegger's [sic] Son Joseph Baena Has Started BJJ |url=https://jitsmagazine.com/arnold-schwarzaneggers-son-joseph-baena-has-started-bjj |access-date=June 19, 2023 |work=BJJ News}}

Filmography

=Film=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
2016 \| Terminator 2 Remake with Joseph Baena: Bad to the Bone \| The Terminator \| Video short
2022 \| Chariot \| Cory \|
2022 \| Bully High \| Eddie \|
2023 \| Called to Duty: The Last Airshow \| Lt. Andrew 'Bells' Harris \|
2024 \| Gunner \| Wally \|
{{TableTBA}} \| Encounters \| Tarrick \| Filming
{{TableTBA}} \| Lava \| Alex \| Post-production
{{TableTBA}} \| Athena Saves Christmas \| {{TableTBA}} \| Filming

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2016

| Terminator 2 Remake with Joseph Baena: Bad to the Bone

| The Terminator

| Video short

2022

| Chariot

| Cory

2022

| Bully High

| Eddie

2023

| Called to Duty: The Last Airshow

| Lt. Andrew 'Bells' Harris

2024

| Gunner

| Wally

| Encounters

| Tarrick

| Filming

| Lava

| Alex

| Post-production

| Athena Saves Christmas

| {{TableTBA}}

| Filming

=Television=

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scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
2022 \| Scam Squad \| Nico \| Miniseries
2022 \| Dancing with the Stars \| Himself \| 6 episodes of season 31
2023 \| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction \| Robin Hood \| Episode: "Ehre unter Dieben"

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2022

| Scam Squad

| Nico

| Miniseries

2022

| Dancing with the Stars

| Himself