Arnold Schwarzenegger Makes Rare Appearance With Sons Patrick, Christopher Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger had a rare outing with sons Patrick Schwarzenegger and Christopher Schwarzenegger at the 2025 Sun Valley Film Festival, where he was honored with the Vision Award. 

By Olivia Evans Dec 09, 2025 1:51 PM
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Watch: Arnold Schwarzenegger Makes Rare Outing With Sons Patrick & Christopher Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back…with his sons. 

The Terminator star attended the Sun Valley Film Festival Dec. 6, where he made a rare joint appearance alongside Patrick Schwarzenegger, 32, and Christopher Schwarzenegger, 32. 

In a photo from the event, Arnold, 78, sported jeans with a black quarterzip sweater and T-shirt, along with black shoes. Patrick, who was also honored with the Rising Star award at the event, went slightly more elevated with a gray suit, including a double-breasted jacket, paired with a black turtleneck. Christopher, meanwhile, sported a pair of dark khaki pants and a black button up with a matching bomber jacket. 

The trio was all smiles as they grouped together to capture the father-son’s memory. 

During the festival itself, Arnold used part of his own “Cocktail Talk” segment to highlight Patrick, who joined for part of the conversation, and his recent performance in The White Lotus

“I couldn’t wait for the next episode and then the next episode,” he explained during the conversation. “I mean, you get addicted to this stuff. Of course, he just really killed it. Unbelievable, his performance.”

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While Arnold—who shares Katherine Schwarzenegger, 35, Christina Schwarzenegger, 33, as well as Patrick and Christopher with ex Maria Shriver—rarely makes a family outing public, the Schwarzenegger children have proven to be quite close. In September, Patrick—who tied the knot with wife Abby Champion in September—shared a glimpse into the siblings’ joint celebration in honor of mom Maria’s 70th birthday. 

The White Lotus alum shared a photo of the occasion to Instagram last month, showing his entire family decked out in 1970s apparel as they circled around their mom. And of course, the family all came together to celebrate Patrick as he tied the knot with the Victoria’s Secret model earlier this year.

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Amid the exciting family affair, Arnold—also dad to son Joseph Baena, 27, with Mildred Baena—even gave a speech, and family friend Rob Lowe shared insight into the father figure’s kind words with a killer impression of the former California governor. 

“‘It's good to see everybody here,’” Rob recalled Arnold had said during a September appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! “‘It's a wonderful day. And Patrick is killing it now with The White Lotus.’”

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