US Edition‘Never Asked For Favours’: Arnold Schwarzenegger On Son Patrick’s Acting Career
- Arnold Schwarzenegger and his son Patrick discussed Patrick's acting career and experiences during a June 3, 2025, Variety 'Actors on Actors' interview in Los Angeles.
- Patrick revealed that his famous last name both helped and hindered his career, causing him to consider an alias to avoid nepotism concerns and living in his parents' shadow.
- Patrick has appeared in The White Lotus Season 3, The Staircase, and Gen V, and he discussed auditioning while creator Mike White admitted worries about audience reactions to casting him.
- Arnold noted that Patrick never asked him to leverage his influence, commended his dedication and effort over relying on the family name, humorously remarked that since Patrick retained the Schwarzenegger surname, he can now share in the recognition, and emphasized that demonstrating genuine talent can overcome accusations of nepotism.
- Their conversation highlighted the challenges of legacy actors, but it suggested Patrick’s gradual career growth shows how he aims to establish his own path while honoring his parents’ hard work.
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With his role as a wealthy son in »The White Lotus«, Patrick Schwarzenegger had a lot of success. In real life, he wants to have done it without his parents. He immediately received confirmation of this – from his father.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Just Confronted His Son Patrick Schwarzenegger After He Said He Wished He Didn’t Have His Dad’s Last Name
“To me, the name Schwarzenegger always meant a big plus, and all of a sudden, you were talking about how it can also be kind of an obstacle,” Arnie said.View Entire Post ›
With the success of Patrick Schwarzenegger (Santa Monica, 31) for his role as Saxon Ratliff in the third season of the still recent series The White Lotus, Variety magazine has brought together the actor and his father, Arnold Schwarzenegger (Thal, Austria, 77), in a fun talk between the two. In it, the two have talked about the trade of acting, the way in which each of them understands it and how they came to the interpretation.
In an interview with his father Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor of "The White Lotus" discusses his doubts about nepotism.
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