If you’re looking for a pricey home in Beverly Hills, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son may be the one showing you the property.
Joseph Baena, 24, spoke to Victoria Recano exclusively from an exclusive $25 million listing. The young agent spoke out about his desire to follow in the footsteps of his father in more than one way.
“You have a famous last name, but you don’t use it,” Recano asked.
“Well I already have a last name, and I don’t have a problem with my last name. I like my last name,”Baena said.
Baena dreams of being an action star, just like his father. He even recreated Schwarzenegger’s iconic scenes from “Terminator 2.” It’s hard to tell who’s who.
“Do you feel like you have big shoes to fill?” Recano asked.
“Well, literally we have the same shoe size. I’ve never thought of it in that way. My career path is really just my own,”Baena said.
Baena was thrust into the limelight from the moment he was born.
In 2011, it was discovered that he was the child of his father and Mildred Baena (his housekeeper). Not long after, Schwarzenegger’s 25-year marriage to Maria Shriver was over.
“The media has always been in my face, but I kind of just drown it out. It’s like outside noise,”Baena said.
He claims he is inspired by his dad’s and mom’s lives.
“My mom is one of my main motivators, and seeing her and how she works so hard, I want to make her proud. Same with my father. What he made of himself from nothing. I mean, both of my parents are immigrants that kind of created something out of nothing. So, seeing them, it’s been a huge inspiration, and I want to make them proud. I want to myself proud,”Baena said.
Like a lot of young actors, the level-headed 24-year-old has a side hustle — he recently got his real estate license.
He also spends a lot time at the gym. Inside Edition joined him to work out at Gold’s Gym, Venice Beach, where his dad started his career.
“There’s so much history. Nothing really beats this place, because of the energy and the community that’s here,”Baena said.
Baena said that he was planning on making a movie together with his dad when we asked him. Arnold is the boss.