Lou Ferrigno : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (The Incredible Hulk)

. Professional bodybuilder. Played professional football in Canada.

. Partially hearing-impaired

. Mr Universe [1974]

. Mr America [1973]

. Mr Universe [1973]

. Teen Age Mr. America [1970]

. Weighs 275 pounds - with 59" chest - 34" waist - 221/2" bicep - 29" thighs and 19" neck.

. The youngest bodybuilder ever to hold the "Mr. Universe" title (age 20).

. His parents (Matty Ferrigno and Victoria Ferrigno) appeared in his "Pumping Iron" documentary.

. In the late 80s, Lou decided to tone down his massive body so that people would be more likely to see him as a person and not just as his 'monster' alter ego "The Hulk".

. Growing up, Lou was a fan of the 1950s Hercules films that starred body builder Steve Reeves and a fan of the Incredible Hulk comic books. He went on to play both the Incredible Hulk (both live action and providing the voice of the Hulk for an animated series) and Hercules.

. There was supposed to be another TV movie after "The Death of the Incredible Hulk" showing the Hulk's return, but the death of Lou's co-star Bill Bixby ended the TV film's chance for production.

. Bench-pressed 560 lbs in his prime (age 25). Now, at the age of 50, he benches 400 lbs.

. Declares the Incredible Hulk episode "King of the Beach" (in which he played a bodybuilder, in addition to the Hulk) his favorite episode of the series.

. Like so many of the bodybuilders who starred in the Hercules films of the late 50s and early 60s, his voice was dubbed for his own Hercules films.

. Stated that his father was very critical of and negative towards him when he was growing up due to his hearing disability. Though Lou respected his father, he was very hurt when his father expressed his belief that Lou would never achieve success.

. Was originally cast as 'Tigris of Gaul' in Gladiator (2000), but was replaced during production by Sven-Ole Thorsen who had been trying hard for over a year to get the part.

. Beat out Arnold Schwarzenegger for the role of the Hulk on the 1970s TV series. Ferrigno won reportedly because Arnold, at 6' 2", was deemed not tall enough, while Lou is 6' 5".

. Tout le monde a son "petit Hulk" en lui

. Si je n'avais pas perdu l'ouie, je ne serais pas là aujourd'hui. Je devais prouver que j'étais meilleur que les autres pour réussir. C'est pourquoi j'ai choisi le body building. Si je devenais champion du monde, j'aurais la reconnaisances des autres, et je ferais ce que je voudrais