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Jan 18, 2019 · At a prime bodybuilding contest weight of 285 pounds - 300 pounds cut at his heaviest (in top shape) - a height of 6' 5", and with an aptitude for acting and a passion for show business, it is no surprise that when scouts began the selection process for the original Hulk series, Lou Ferrigno was a natural candidate for the Hulk role. When Lou ...
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Apr 6, 2018 · I shelled out the cash, and it included probably 20 issues of Incredible Hulk issues from the mid-’70s. I pored over them, and eventually, began digging further into the series. It was then that I discovered that long-lost show, which starred two men, actor Bill Bixby (as Dr. Bruce Banner) and champion bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno (as the Hulk).
After this, he retired from competition. In 1977, Ferrigno was cast as the Hulk in The Incredible Hulk. Ferrigno and Bill Bixby – who played the Hulk’s “normal” alter ego – became friends; Ferrigno has described Bixby as a “mentor” and “father figure” who took him under his wing.
Nov 9, 2019 · Posted By Dan Greenfield on Nov 9, 2019 | 4 comments. TV’s Hulk turns 68: On Bill Bixby – and all that green paint… UPDATED 11/9/19: Lou Ferrigno turns 68! Perfect time to re-present this one!
The first episode of The Incredible Hulk starring Ferrigno aired in 1978. Ferrigno adored his character: “He was a real gentle soul that didn’t mean to hurt anybody… I don’t know one person who doesn’t like the Hulk.” But filming was arduous, the bodybuilder-turned-actor having to arrive on-set at 4.30 a.m. for makeup application.
May 30, 2024 · As a celebrity bodybuilder in the 1970s, Lou Ferrigno won Mr. America and Mr. Universe titles. But it was his loss to future actor and governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1975 Mr. Olympia competition that jumpstarted his Hollywood career, thanks to the 1977 documentary “Pumping Iron.”
