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Lou Ferrigno Biography (1952-)

Born November 9, 1952, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Matthew (a police lieutenant)and Victoria Ferrigno; married Susan Groff, 1978 (divorced, 1979); married Carla Green (a psychotherapist, personal trainer, and television talk show host), 1980; children: (second marriage) Shawna, Louie, Jr., and Brent. Addresses: Manager: George Linder, Los Angeles, CA.

Lou Ferrigno, who is best known to television audiences as "The Incredible Hulk," is also an award-winning bodybuilder. In 1970 he became Teenage Mr. America, and by 1974 he had won all of bodybuilding's major titles, includingMr. America (1972), Mr. Universe (1973 and 1974), and Mr. International (1974).

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

November 9, 1952

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Jonathan Brewster, Arsenic and Old Lace, Drury LaneTheatre, Chicago, IL, 1985
• Major Tours
• Appearead as Jonathan Brewster, Arsenic and Old Lace, U.S. cities.
• Film Appearances
• Himself, Pumping Iron (documentary), Cinema V, 1977
• Han, The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (also known as I sette magnifici gladiatori), Cannon, 1982
• Title role, Hercules, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/Cannon, 1983
• Title role, Hercules II (also known as The Adventures of Hercules and Le Avventure dell'incredible Ercole), Cannon, 1983
• Title role, Sinbad of the Seven Seas (also known as Sinbad), Pathe International, 1989
• Zerak, Desert Warriors (also known as Sand Wars), Silver Star/Prism, 1989
• Klaus, All's Fair (also known as Skirmish), MoviestoreEntertainment, 1989
• Sergeant Billy Thomas, Cage, United Artists, 1989
• Bash, Liberty & Bash (also known as Crime Task Force),1990
• Smitty, Hangfire, 1991
• Cain, The Making of ... And God Spoke (also known as... And GodSpoke), 1993
• Ranger John Jones, Frogtown II (also known as Hell Comes to Frogtown II and Return to Frogtown), 1993
• Billy, Cage II (also known as Cage II: The Arena of Death),1994
• Butler, The Misery Brothers, 1995
• Bugsy/Alice, The Godson, Sterling Home Entertainment, 1998
• Dog catcher, Ping!, Initial Entertainment Group, 2000
• The devil, Bedazzled, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Title role, The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1978-82
• John Six, a paramedic, Trauma Center, ABC, 1983
• Voice of The Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (also known as The Incredible Hulk & Friends; animated), UPN, 1996
• Slave master, Black Scorpion, 1998
• Movies
• Title role, The Return of the Incredible Hulk, NBC, 1977
• Title role, Bride of the Incredible Hulk, 1979
• Title role, The Incredible Hulk Returns, NBC, 1977
• Title role, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, NBC, 1989
• Title role, The Death of the Incredible Hulk, NBC, 1990
• Goodwin, Extralarge: Jo-Jo (also known as Zwei Supertypen in Miami: Der Keline mit der grossen Klappe), 1991
• Fed. #1, The Naked Truth, ABC, 1993
• Pilots
• (Television debut) Title role, The Incredible Hulk (also known asThe Return of the Incredible Hulk) CBS, 1977
• Specials
• CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars V, ABC, 1978
• CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars VI, ABC, 1979
• Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes, CBS, 1979
• Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope for President, NBC, 1980
• Saturn Awards, 1981
• Gray team member, Battle of the Video Games, syndicated, 1983
• The Hollywood Christmas Parade, 1988
• Interviewee, Stan Lee: The ComiX-MAN!, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• Interviewee, Bill Bixby: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
• Interviewee, Quest for Fitness, The History Channel, 1999
• Episodic
• Himself, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, 1979
• Carl Molino, "King of the Beach," The Incredible Hulk, 1981
• Himself, "License to Kill," The Fall Guy, 1982
• Six, "Trauma," The Fall Guy, 1983
• Steve Ott, "Blood Ties," Matt Houston, 1984
• Himself, "The Winner," The Fall Guy, 1984
• The Klondike Butcher, "Battling Bailiff," Night Court, NBC, 1985
• Workman, Living Single, Fox, 1996
• "The Three Virgins," Conan, NBC, 1998
• Himself, "Sunday Night Evil," G vs E, USA Network, 1999
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Recorded Body Perfection.
• WRITINGS
• Nonfiction
• Wrote Lou Ferrigno's Guide to Personal Power, Bodybuilding and Fitness for Everyone.
• Booklets
• Wrote Intermediate and Advanced Principles; Abdominals Serratusand Intercostals; Muscular Size and Power; Hulking Shoulders; Hulking Back; Hulking Arms; Contest Training; Basic Principles; The Mind; and Photo Album.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Muscles & Fitness, December, 1992, p. 94; January, 1993, p. 80; March, 1993, pp. 182, 188; February, 1994, p. 142; September, 1998, p. 84.
• People Weekly, February 15, 1999, p. 63.