Sylvester Stallone is an actor, director, and writer. He is best known for writing and playing the starring role in Rocky, for which he was nominated for two Academy Awards and the film was nominated for ten. Other film credits include First Blood, Cliffhanger, Cop Land, Tango & Cash, and Demolition Man. Stallone is also the coproducer and star of the NBC reality series The Contender. He currently resides with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children in Los Angeles, California.

Arnold Schwarzenegger served as governor of California from 2003 to 2011. Before that, he had a long career, starring in such films as the Terminator series; "Stay Hungry"; "Twins"; "Predator"; and "Junior". His first book, "Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder", was a bestseller when published in 1977 and, along with his "Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding", has never been out of print since.