Schwarzenegger Pranks Tourists as Hollywood Boulevard Street Performer

It can be tough making a living in Hollywood, where even action hero former governors are forced to vie for sidewalk space as costumed street performers.

Tourists in Hollywood and West Hollywood nearly fainted recently when what they thought was a wax figure or street performer turned out to be 67-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger wandering the streets of Hollywood dressed in full “Terminator” garb.

The stunt was the latest in a series of celebrity efforts to fundraise for worthy charities by catching unsuspecting tourists off-guard. In this case, the former California governor is raising donations for his After-School All-Stars charity by partnering with Omaze to raffle a chance for fans to attend the “Terminator Genisys” premiere and after-party, according to NBC News.

Schwarzenegger startled fans expecting to take a picture with a waxen Terminator at Madame Tussauds wax museum in West Hollywood.

“He looks real,” commented one woman as she posed with a perfectly still Schwarzenegger.

“That’s because I am,” he replied, sending the startled woman leaping away.

The highlight of the day, however, came when Schwarzenegger walked the Boulevard of Stars, coming face to face with a street performer dressed as the Terminator.

The two stood face to face, trying to outdo one another with a better Terminator impression as confused tourists snapped pictures.

It was no contest.