Christopher Schwarzenegger Has 3 Full Siblings and 1 Half Brother
Christopher Schwarzenegger's siblings have all had their fair share of being in the public eye. He and his four siblings share the same father, although only three share the same mother.
Christopher Schwarzenegger is the youngest son of his parents. His father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, is an Austrian-American actor, businessman, and film producer who retired as a professional bodybuilder and was the former governor of California.
His mother is the former First Lady of California, an American journalist, and author, Maria Shriver. He was born Christopher Sargent Shriver Schwarzenegger on September 27, 1997, and attended the University of Michigan, where he graduated in May 2020.
Patrick Schwarzenegger, Christina Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, Katherine Schwarzenegger, and Christopher Schwarzenegger at The Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe on August 27, 2016, in Los Angeles | Source: Getty Images
Christopher Schwarzenegger resolved to adopt a healthier lifestyle two years after graduating and stunned the press when he attended his older brother's 29th birthday celebration after shedding a lot of weight.
The party also allowed him to catch up with his siblings. He had attended the party with his sisters and brother-in-law. However, there was no mention of his younger half-brother.
Photo of Christopher Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver on November 17, 2021, in New York | Source: Getty Images
Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger Pratt
Katherine Schwarzenegger, the oldest child of her parents, was born in Los Angeles on December 13, 1989. She comes from a long line of politicians, traced back to the youngest president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Despite her family's political interests, she once revealed that she was never interested in walking that path. She forged a different career path and became a New York Times best-selling author in 2010.
After releasing her first book on self-help, she made her debut as an author. Her book was titled "Rock What You've Got: Secrets to Loving Your Inner and Outer Beauty from Someone Who's Been There and Back."
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt at the SiriusXM Studios on March 9, 2020, in New York | Source: Getty Images
She was still a student at the University of Southern California when she wrote her first book. In 2012, she graduated, and two years later, she released another self-help book, "I Just Graduated ... Now What?: Honest Answers from Those Who Have Been There."
The children's book "Maverick and Me" followed in 2017 and "The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable" in 2020.
In 2023, Katherine added "Good Night, Sister" to her list of published works. In addition to being an author, she also advocates for animal rights.
On June 8, 2019, she married "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt. They had met in church in 2018 and were engaged for five months before their wedding.
From their marriage, she became a stepmother to Jack Daniel Pratt, her husband's son from his marriage to "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" actress Anna Kay Faris.
In 2020, Katherine became a first-time mother as she and her husband welcomed their first daughter, Lyla Maria Schwarzenegger Pratt. In 2022, they added another member to their family as they welcomed their second daughter Eloise Christina Schwarzenegger Pratt.
Christina Maria Aurelia Schwarzenegger
Christina Schwarzenegger is the second child of her parents, born in Santa Monica on July 23, 1991. She attended Georgetown University like her mother and earned an English bachelor's degree there in 2013.
She continued her studies by majoring in interior architecture at the Parsons School of Design, and she worked for Goop for three years as a health and wellness editor. She is also one of the Special Olympics Founders Council's original members.
Five years after graduation, she became a producer and co-executive produced "Take Your Pills" with her mother and others. In 2022, she worked with her mother again as they co-executed "Take Your Pills: Xanax."
Portrait of Christina Schwarzenegger at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival on March 9, 2018, in Texas | Source: Getty Images
Patrick Arnold Shriver Schwarzenegger
Patrick Schwarzenegger, born in Santa Monica on September 18, 1993, is the third child of his parents. He is an actor and model who began his Hollywood career in 2006 when he made his screen debut in "The Benchwarmers."
He attended Brentwood School in Los Angeles and graduated in June 2012. He later earned a business degree from The USC Marshall School of Business.
Since 2012, his acting career has flourished as he has appeared in movies and series like "Stuck in Love," "The Long Road Home," "The Terminal List," "The Staircase," and more.
There is very little information about his personal life, but he dated singer and actress Miley Cyrus for one year. They broke up in 2015; he has been dating model and actress Abby Champion.
Patrick is also the photographer for the cover of his mother's 2018 book, "I've Been Thinking... Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life." He is also a businessman who collaborated with his mother and cofounded MOSH, a line of protein bars for the brain.
Joseph Baena
Joseph Baena is Christopher's only half-sibling. Even though he is younger than Christopher, they were born only a few days apart. Joseph was born in Los Angeles on October 2, 1997.
He was born from an affair between his parents when they were still married to their respective spouses. His mother, Mildred Patricia Baena, served as a housekeeper in his father's house.
However, for the first almost eight years of his life, he did not know that Arnold was his father, as his mother had kept it a secret from everyone.
The press discovered their secret when he was 13, and the media frenzy caused him and his mother to hide with relatives in Texas. However, he has built a great relationship with his famous father over the years.
Joseph, who attended Frontier High as a freshman, graduated from Pepperdine University in 2019 and is walking in his father's footsteps. He works as a real estate agent with ARIA Properties in California and is an aspiring actor and bodybuilder.
As an actor, he first tasted the screens in 2016 with "Terminator 2 Remake with Joseph Baena: Bad to the Bone." He has since acted in "Chariot," "Bully High," "Encounters," and "Scam Squad." In 2022, he was one of the contestants of "Dancing With the Stars."