California capitol star-struck as Schwarzenegger unveils portrait

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By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Four years and seven movies after Arnold Schwarzenegger left California’s highest office, the actor and politician drew a packed crowd at the unveiling of his official portrait Monday, a flashbulb-popping event as much about star power as politics. The photo-realistic portrait, painted by Austrian-Irish artist Gottfried Helnwein, shows the 67-year-old former bodybuilder in front of the California state seal, wearing a gray suit and a blue-and-black striped tie, a smile on his lips and his complexion ruddy. “When I was a young man in Austria, I dreamed about coming to California every day,” Schwarzenegger, an immigrant who eventually married into the family of the late U.S. The Republican bodybuilder and prolific film star took the state’s helm in 2003 as the aftermath of the dot-com crash roiled California’s economy and devastated the state budget, leading voters to recall then-governor Gray Davis.

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