A collection that isn’t Expendable! World's number one Arnold Schwarzenegger fan shows off $80,000 memorabilia collection ahead of muscle-bound idol's 67th birthday



Randy Jennings became hooked on Schwarzenegger at the age of 11

Dreamed of being like Conan the Barbarian after sneaking into cinema

He has collected over 40,000 Arnie-related objects for his man cave

Travelled over 30,000 miles in 17-years to promote Arnie to other fans

He has spotted the star on 60 occasions and spoken to him 20 times



He's got his clothes, his boots, his motorcycle and a whole lot more besides.



Meet the world's number one Arnold Schwarzenegger superfan - celebrating his muscle-bound idol’s 67th birthday by showing off his incredible $80,000 memorabilia collection for the first time.

Randy Jennings, 42, from Sacramento, California has been hopelessly hooked on Schwarzenegger films since sneaking into the cinema to watch Conan the Barbarian when he was 11-year-old.



Hero worship: Schwarzenegger superfan Randy Jennings shows off his collection of Arnie memorabilia

The children’s book illustrator, who is married and has a five-year-old son, dedicates hours every day managing his Arnie fansite which currently attracts around 45,000 new followers every month.

The dedicated fan, said: ' My first introduction to Arnie was when I snuck into a showing of Conan the Barbarian when I was just eleven years old,' said Randy.

'It was exciting to see swords clashing and heads flying - he had huge muscles and didn’t say much.

'He was the ultimate action man who I wanted to become someday.

'I went from fan to superfan when I was 19 year-old. Terminator 2 had just been released and I started collecting all the memorabilia.

Idol: Randy Jennings meets his hero Arnold Schawzenegger who will be celebrating his 67th birthday tomorrow

Prized possession: One of Mr Jennings' most treasured items is a replica Conan the Barbarian sword which he has on display next to a signed picture of Schwarzenegger in the movie I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle: Mr Jennings with a replica of the Harley Davidson motorcycle that Schwarzenegger rides in Terminator 2 Mr Jennings poses in front of yet more Arnold Schwarzenegger memorabilia. He has travelled 30,000 miles in 17-years to promote Arnie to other fans. 'A couple of friends and I decided to go and see Arnie at his home in Los Angeles. 'We waited until he rode out of his home on a Harley Davidson motorcycle just like the one in Terminator 2. 'Except, he had the lettering of the latest film he was promoting – Kindergarten Cop – written on his back.' Mr Jennings has collected over 40,000 Arnie-related objects for his Schwarzenegger man cave, has all Arnie films on video and DVD and has travelled over 30,000 miles in 17-years to promote Arnie to other fans. Mr Jennings, who even has a Conan The Barbarian-inspired Arnie tattoo on his body, described the first time he ever spoke to his idol in 1992.

They'll be back: Mr Jennings poses with fellow Arnie fans dressed as commandos from the film Predator

Boyhood hero: Mr Jennings became hooked on Schwarzenegger films after watching Conan the Barbarian when he was eleven-years old

Pilgrimage: Mr Jennings poses next to Arnio9ld Schwarzenegger's hand print and signature

Another day out for Mr Jennings and his fellow Arnold Schwarzenegger fans, this time dressed up as cyborgs from the Terminator films

'I visited Arnie’s restaurant, Schatzi on Main, and saw him there with his wife Maria and two daughters.

'I had a drawing I made of Arnie as Conan the Barbarian and asked the waitress if she could take it over to him to sign.

'She insisted I go and ask him myself so I gathered the courage to go up to him.

'Both he and Maria really liked my drawing and the girls asked if I wanted to sit with them and colour with crayons.'

Since then Mr Jennings has spotted Arnie 60-times and struck up conversation with the 'Austrian Oak' as he is known, roughly twenty-times. Arnold now knows him by name when they run into each other several times each year.

Happy birthday Arnie: The muscle-bound movie star, currently working on the next Terminator film, celebrates his 67th birthday tomorrow

Totally you: Mr Jennings poses with the big machine gun that Schwarzenegger famously uses in Terminator 2

Inked: Jennings, left, shows off his tattoo of the two snakes symbol used in the Conan films

Mr Jennings poses for a picture with his idol in 2003. He has struck up conversation with the star roughly twenty-times

Starstruck: Mr Jennings poses with Linda Hamilton who played Sarah Connor in the Terminator movies

Mr Jennings with Schwarzenegger during the actor's heyday in 1993. He has collected over 40,000 Arnie-related objects for his Schwarzenegger man cave

Mr Jennings has even penned a 180-page book called Arnold's Army about his Schwarzenegger encounters and about the entire fan community.

While he doesn't talk much about Arnold with his wife Sherry, Randy hopes his son, Winston, 5, will one-day take on the mantle of being the ultimate Arnie superfan.

'From the constant new hits my Arnie website generates, I know that his popularity is only increasing,' he said



'There is a new generation of fans discovering his movies and falling in love with them.

'I’m just glad to be a part of that.'

