Meet Arnold Schwarzenegger's five children – including Joseph Baena

Meet Arnold Schwarzenegger’s five children – including actor son Joseph Baena who is following in his famous father’s footsteps

• Arnold Schwarzenegger’s fifth son was kept a secret from him for eight years  
• The terminator actor has four children with Maria Shriver but one from an affair
• Here is everything you need to know, including who Joseph Baena is 

Arnold Schwarzenegger has played many roles over the years, from Terminator to Governor of California and even father of five. 

Although the actor welcomed four children during his marriage to Maria Shriver from 1986 to 2011, the actor has a fifth child from a previous affair. 

The new Netflix docuseries, Arnold, reveals all including details of his affair which led to his split from Shriver. 

But who are Arnold Schwarzenegger’s children? Here is everything you need to know about them including his fifth child, Joseph Baena.

Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrates his birthday with his four children with TV journalist Maria Shriver

Arnold Schwarzengger has four children with Maria Shriver (pictured middle) Christopher, Katherine, Christina and Patrick (left to right)

Joseph Baena, 25

Joseph Baena is the son of Schwarzenegger and his longtime housekeeper, Mildred Patricia Baena who kept his identity secret for the first eight years of his life. 

The affair happened in 1997, while Schwarzenegger was still married to his ex-wife Maria Shriver. 

After realizing she was pregnant, Mildred left Schwarzenegger’s home to keep the link between the two secret, until the link between the two became apparent. 

Schwarzenegger reportedly found out about his son when Baena was eight years old and his ex-wife became suspicious. 

It wasn’t Joseph until was in his teens that he learned the truth, in an interview with Yahood News, he said: ‘I remember the day very vividly. I was in the eighth grade.

‘And I get called out of class to leave. And my mom’s there, and she’s like, ‘We gotta go — everyone is finding out about you and who your father is.”

Joseph Baena is a bodybuilder and actor and has featured in John Malkovich’s sci-fi thriller Chariot and the coming of age drama Bully High

The 25-year-old revealed it took a while for him to get close with his dad and the two only connected later in life

Joseph grew up in a Guatemalan household, in Bakersfield, California, he told Men’s Health: ‘It was a humble home and we didn’t have much.’

The two didn’t connect until later in life, as Joseph revealed during an appearance on Unwaxed podcast in January 2022. He said: ‘It took a little while for me and him to get really close and just (feel) like I can joke around with him.’

Schwarzenegger detailed his affair with Mildred in the Netflix docuseries, Arnold, which premiered in June 2023. 

He described it as a ‘major failure’ but said: ‘I don’t want to make Joseph feel that he is not welcomed in this world.

‘I love him and he has turned out to be an extraordinary young man.’

Like his famous father, Joseph has pursued a career as an actor and a bodybuilder, and began building his filmography a few years ago.

He appeared in John Malkovich’s sci-fi thriller Chariot in 2022 and the coming of age drama Bully High in the same year. 

His other projects, Called to Duty: The Last Airshow and Lava are both in post-production.  

Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger Pratt, 33

Katherine Schwarzenegger made headlines when her relationship with, Parks and Recreation alum, Chris Pratt went public, the two are now married with children 

Katherine has made a name for herself in the self-help book sphere and has published several books since she was 21 years old 

Katherine Schwarzenegger is the oldest child of the Terminator star, born in Los Angeles in December 1989. Her middle name honors her maternal grandmother, Eunice Kennedy, the younger sister of President John F. Kennedy. 

Katherine has made a name for herself as an author, and has published several self-help books since she was 21. 

In 2018, Katherine’s relationship with Chris Pratt made headlines and the two married the following year. 

Since then, Katherine has welcomed two children with the Guardians of the Galaxy star, Lyla and Eloise in 2020 and 2022. 

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2022, Schwarzenegger praised his new son-in-law calling him a ‘fantastic guy’. 

Schwarzenegger also commented on his growing family at the premiere of his Netflix series Fubar which he attended with Pratt, Katherine and Christina. 

He said: ‘You see them growing up and you see them going to school and getting smart and getting their degrees, getting their jobs and all this, but now seeing them be a parent? It’s fantastic. It’s really great.’

Christina Maria Aurelia Schwarzenegger, 31

Katherine Schwarzenegger keeps a private life and stays off social media, she was previously an editor at Gywneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand Goop

Schwarzenegger’s second daughter with Shriver Christina, graduated from Georgetown University in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in English. 

She later studied interior architecture at Parsons School of Design and worked as an editor at Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand Goop. 

Christina was diagnosed with ADD at age five and has been vocal about her struggle with Adderall addiction, she was prescribed the medication in high school and began abusing it while attending University. 

She shared her struggles in the 2018 Netflix documentary Take Your Pills, which she produced with Shriver. 

While opening up on her health and wellness in the documentary and at Goop, she keeps her life private and does not have any social media accounts.  

Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger, 29

Patrick Schwarzenegger is following in his father’s footsteps and is pursuing a career in Hollywood, the Moxie star previously dated Miley Cyrus 

Patrick is the third child of Schwarzenegger and Shriver born in Los Angeles in 1993. 

Following in his father’s footsteps, Patrick has pursued a career in Hollywood and made his debut with a cameo in Benchwarmers 

Since then, he has appeared in Netflix’s Moxie in 2021 and HBO Max’s true crime series The Staircase. 

Speaking on his film career in 2020, he told Today: ‘It’s pretty surreal ’cause I remember growing up and going to set and it was like my favorite activity.’

‘Both my parents are proud of me,’ he added. 

While Patrick was dating Miley Cyrus in 2015, he is currently dating model Abby Champion. 

Christopher Sargent Shriver Schwarzenegger, 25

Christopher is the younger child of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver and largely stays out of the spotlight 

Born in 1997 in Los Angeles, the youngest child of Schwarzenegger and Shriver has stayed largely out of the spotlight. 

Christopher graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020 online due to coronavirus restrictions. 

Schwarzenegger celebrated his son online, photoshopping an image of Christopher in a cap and gown in front of the University emblem. 

 The caption read: ‘Christopher, you are a champion and I love you.

‘I know your graduation from Michigan wasn’t the big celebration you dreamed about for years, but walking across a stage isn’t what makes me so proud of you: it’s your compassion, your hard work, your vision, your critical thinking, and your selflessness that make me burst with pride. I can’t wait to watch you keep climbing and succeeding.’

Schwarzenegger has shared other Instagram tributes to him over the years and, in a 2021 birthday post, said his son spends his free time taking ‘boxing classes, weightlifting classes, stretching classes, cycling classes, and on and on.’

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