| Full Name | Joe Weider |
| Net Worth | $35 million |
| Date Of Birth | November 29, 1919 |
| Died | March 23, 2013, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Height | 1.78 m |
| Occupation | Publisher, Fitness Icon, Nutrition Busniess pioneer |
| Profession | Entrepreneur, Trainer, Bodybuilder |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Betty Brosmer, Vicky Uzar |
| Children | Lydia Ross |
| Parents | Anna Weider, Louis Weider |
| Siblings | Ben Weider |
| Nicknames | Joe Weider, Weider, Joe |
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| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
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| 1 | Inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. |
| 2 | Inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2005 (inaugural class). |
| 3 | In 1968, Weider helped bring an Austrian bodybuilding sensation named Arnold Schwarzenegger to Los Angeles. He paid him $100 a week to write magazine articles that endorsed Weider products. Weider remained a reliable source of support throughout Arnold's entire career. When Weider died in March 2013, Schwarzenegger said, 'He was there for me constantly throughout my life, and I will miss him dearly.'. |
| 4 | Magazine empire included "Flex", "Muscle & Fitness", "Shape" and "Men's Fitness". |
| 5 | Publicist was Charlotte Parker. |
| 6 | Mentor of Arnold Schwarzenegger. |
| 7 | Creator of the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest. |
| 8 | Older brother of Ben Weider. |
| 9 | In addition to many other Men's Magazines about Boxing, Wrestling, General Sports and Adventure, his mainstays over the years were two weightlifting/bodybuilding journals. His original 'Your Physique' later was rechristened 'Mr. America' and eventually became today's 'Flex'. His other monthly, 'Muscle Power' was changed to 'Muscle Builder' and then to the current 'Muscle & Fitness.'. |
| 10 | Competed in the 1951 London Mr. Universe Contest sponsored by the British organization, the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association (N.A.B.B.A.). In it he placed 5th in the tall division, the overall winner being future Movie Hercules, Reg Park. |
| 11 | Competed in Olympic Style Weightlifting in the Light-Heavyeight (181 lbs.). |
| 12 | New York physical culturist who published a number of magazines in the 1960s catering for the perfection of the male physique, such as The Young Physique, Muscleboy, Demi-Gods, and Muscle Teens, that presented several art photo studies by James Bidgood. |
