Louis Ferrigno

An American bodybuilder who has won such high-profile titles as "Mr. America" ​​and "Mr. Universe", Lou Ferrigno consolidated his success on the big and small screens, becoming the star of various American TV shows and blockbusters about the adventures of the superhero Hulk. The peak of its popularity fell on the 80-90s of the XX century. But now he continues to delight fans with new roles in films.

Louis Jude Ferrigno was born on November 9, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York. Parents - Victoria and Matt Ferrigno. The boy's father is from Italy, he worked in the local police.

Lou's childhood was overshadowed by the consequences of an illness he suffered at the age of 2 or 3: due to an infectious disease, he lost about 80% of his hearing. As a result, the hearing impaired boy became the subject of ridicule by the local children.

However, later, having already become famous, Lou will say that hearing loss helped him find his place in life, focus on his own capabilities. Resenting his peers, the boy found solace in reading. He re-read all the comics about superheroes (he was especially impressed by Spider-Man and the Hulk), mentally imagining himself in their place.

Soon, the desire to fend for himself led him to the gym. And at the age of 13, a teenager begins to swing, inspired by the example of the protagonist of the film "Hercules", played by Steve Reeves - the main icon of bodybuilders of those times.

Ferrigno graduated from St. Athanasius Grammar School and Brooklyn Technical School, where he studied metalworking.

The young Ferrigno's passion for bodybuilding was not at all a whim. The guy stubbornly walked towards his goal and spent all the time in hard training. In 1969, Lou won his first major title, becoming Mister America Junior.

Four years later, in 1973, Lou celebrates his first adult victory - the title "Mr. Universe" and becomes the new star of bodybuilding, known for his outstanding physical characteristics as Big Louis (athlete height 196 cm, competitive weight 130 kg).

In 1974, Lou took part in the Mr. Olympia competition, but was inferior to Arnold Schwarzenegger and took 2nd place. The following year, history repeats itself, only this time Ferrigno gets 3rd place on the podium. About this confrontation between Arnie and Lou in 1975, the documentary "Pumping Iron" was even made.

Despite his sporting success, Ferrigno could not earn a comfortable existence. He had to work in his specialty: the man was a sheet metal worker at one of the Brooklyn factories. But one day, in front of Lou's eyes, his colleague's arm was cut off with a machine, and the bodybuilder left the factory and never returned to his profession.

A short episode of his biography takes a career as a defender of the Toronto Argonauts football team in the Canadian Football League, but the athlete left the ranks of the legionnaires after a severe leg injury. Ferrigno returns to bodybuilding for a short while in the early 90s, deciding to compete for the title "Mr. Olympia", but after taking 10th and 12th places in two competitions, he leaves professional sports.

In 1976, Lou Ferrigno was invited to play the lead role in the TV series The Incredible Hulk based on the Marvel comics. This happened at the suggestion of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who refused this role, since he had already starred in "Conan the Barbarian", but offered the producers the candidacy of Lou - his rival in "Mr. Olympia".

The series was released on screens from 1978 to 1982 and brought incredible popularity to the newly-minted actor. This work made Lou friends with Bill Bixby, who played Professor David Bruce Banner, whose alter ego becomes the green-skinned monster Hulk. Ferrigno referred to Bixby as his teacher in the acting profession.

Lou's next works were Italian projects: in the film "Hercules" about the adventures of a mythological hero, as well as in the fantasy film "The Magnificent Seven of Gladiators," the ex-bodybuilder starred.

A real triumph awaits Ferrigno in the late 80s. He plays Sinbad in the Italian-American adventure film "Sinbad over the Seven Seas", and also plays in the crime thriller "The Cage". The hero Lu in this tape is a former officer who went through the Vietnam War and entered into a duel with the mafia already in a peaceful life.

And finally, in 1988, a new cycle of films about the Hulk starts on television: The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1988), The Court of the Incredible Hulk (1989) and Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990). Lou Ferrigno took part in all three films and thus finally established himself in the status of the most charismatic performer of this role.

Since 2000, for 7 years the actor has been playing himself in the sitcom "King of Queens", which tells the story of the life of a funny married couple Doug and Kerry Heffernan. In 2003 and 2008, when the Hollywood film adaptations of the Hulk's adventures starring Eric Bana and Edward Norton were released on the big screens, Ferrigno was also invited to play a cameo role as a security guard and voice the Hulk himself. Despite the appearance of other performers of this role, Lou considers his Hulk to be the best.

Ferrigno's "signature" voice of the Hulk is also heard in such Marvel comic adaptations as The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Grimm (2015), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok "(2017)," Avengers: Infinity War "(2018).

Despite his considerable age, Ferrigno is still in great shape and has been filming a lot, although not as often as in his youth. In 2015, Lou appeared in the filmography of King Skizurr in the adventure film The Scorpion King 4: The Lost Throne. In 2017, fans of creativity enjoyed a cameo by Lou on the web series "Conmen," and in 2018, on the action movie "Enter the Fire."

The personal life of the actor and bodybuilder was also successful, as was his career. True, not the first time. In 1978, Lou married a woman named Susan Groff. However, a year later, the couple divorced.

Ferrigno's second wife is the psychotherapist Karla Green, who later became the actor's personal manager. Three children were born in this marriage: Shanna (1981), Louis Jr. (1984) and Brent (1990). The eldest daughter also became an actress, and little Lou linked his life with football.

In 2019, Lou Ferrigno will appear in the comedy Game of Thrones and the TV series Can't Go Home. The actor is also busy working in several new screen projects: "Ring Ring", "Cranial Sacral" and "Cross 3".

Due to his busy schedule, the actor is not very active on Instagram, but fans fill this gap in his life: they organized fan pages of their favorite artist on social networks and publish fresh news from his life.

1978 - The Incredible Hulk 1983 - Hercules 1983 - The Gladiator's Glorious Seven 1987 - The Desert Warrior 1988 - The Incredible Hulk Returns 1989 - The Cage 1998 - The Godson 2000 - The King of Queens 2009 - "Love You Dude" 2015 - "The Scorpion King 4: The Lost Throne" 2017 - "Konmen"

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Louis Ferrigno Net Worth 2021

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Louis Ferrigno Net Worth 2017

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Louis Ferrigno Net Worth 2016

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