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Schwarzenegger & Shriver: From True Bliss to Terminated

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Oct 17, 2012 5:57 PM
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver
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Love Match

Schwarzenegger and Shriver first meet at a charity tennis tournament in 1977 after being introduced by former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw.


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Smokin' Couple

With stogie in hand, Schwarzenegger celebrates with Shriver after becoming a U.S. citizen in 1983.


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Judgment Wedding Day

In a union bringing together American royalty and Austrian can-do success, the happy couple exchange vows at St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis, Mass, on April 26, 1986.


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Lending a Hand

Shriver helps her hubby during his hand and footprint ceremony at the legendary Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood on July 14, 1994.


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Freeze Frame

The power duo attends the world premiere of Schwarzenegger's Batman & Robin on June 12, 1997, in Westwood, Calif.


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Glamming It Up

Schwarzenegger hits the red carpet with his ladylove at the 72nd Annual Academy Awards on March 26, 2000, where the actor presented the Oscar for Best Visual Effects to The Matrix.


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Rise of the Governator

Shriver joins Schwarzenegger on stage following his victory in the California gubernatorial recall election on October 7, 2003. He went on to be re-elected three years later.


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California's First Family

Schwarzenegger and Shriver have four children together—Katherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher—whom they took to the Longest Yard premiere on May 19, 2005.


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Bringing It to Beijing

The then-governor and his wife headed to China in November of 2005 to participate in a Special Olympics event.


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Hasta La Vista

Less than two weeks after celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, Schwarzenegger and Shriver announce their separation.


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