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LT: How big were you in the movie? Did they tell you to get smaller for the role? That’s why this role means so much to me. It may have kept some in the industry from taking you seriously as an actor. LT: You gained so much notoriety with “The Incredible Hulk” television series. It gave me a chance to do comedy, which I’m very happy about.

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The movie is kind of a jump from my recurring role on “King of Queens”. It’s called “I Love You, Man.” The plot is that I’m an entrepreneur from Beverly Hills who wants to sell my house, so I hire this guy-Paul Rudd plays that role-and it expands from there. LF: Yes, it’s a romantic comedy produced by DreamWorks. LT: You have a movie coming out in March. Let’s start shooting, er, taping, big guy. Speaking of guns, he proudly rolls up his shirt and shows me the split in his biceps. Lou Jr., 24, a University of Southern California grad who recently completed his personal trainer certification and Brent, 19, who works at Gold’s, Venice, and is currently a student at Santa Monica City College.įerrigno’s an actor, has run a successful personal-training business out of his home for many years and became a certified Los Angeles County deputy sheriff three years ago-yes, the kind that are allowed to carry a gun 24/7. Like the Governator, he’s used the drive that came from bodybuilding to fuel success in several other arenas.Ī dedicated family man, he’s been married to Carla for 30 years, and they have three children: Shanna, 27, a producer for Warner Bros. Universe, is still the second most recognized bodybuilder in the world, behind you-know-who.

It’s safe to say that Ferrigno, a two-time Mr. Yes, he remains “The Incredible Hulk” more than 30 years after the world got to know him as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s main adversary in the 1977 cult film “Pumping Iron.” Ferrigno looks a decade younger and is still in great shape at 6’4 1/2” and 275 pounds. Speaking of terrific, I can’t help thinking that’s exactly how Ferrigno looks today, making it hard to believe the man celebrated birthday number 57 a couple of months earlier. It’s so nice outside, let’s do this in the backyard.” I ring the front doorbell, then hear the side gate opening. He appeared as Hourman on the DC Universe/The CW series Stargirl, was premiered in 2020.It’s a spectacular January day in Santa Monica, California, with temperatures hovering around 70 degrees, as I arrive for my scheduled 4 p.m.

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He has since landed numerous recurring roles on successful shows such as How I Met Your Mother Teen Wolf The Young and the Restless Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Mutt & Stuff, 9-1-1, and the series reboot of S.W.A.T. made his television debut in 2013 on the long-running daytime soap, Days of Our Lives. Intensively studying the Meisner technique of dramatic acting and improvisational comedy at the Improv Olympic (iO West) and Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) in Los Angeles, he soon landed national spots for Comcast (2013), Carl's Jr. (2014), Oscar Mayer (2015), Honda (2015), T-Mobile (2016), Mopar (2016), Navy Federal Credit Union (2016), Subway (2017), and Dr Pepper (2018) to name a few. began his adult career in entertainment as a fitness model and commercial actor. After suffering a career-ending knee injury as a walk-on linebacker for the 2007 Rose Bowl Champion USC Trojans, his focus immediately shifted to acting and improvisation.įerrigno Jr. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication and a minor in Business Law.

Lou attended college at the University of Southern California, graduating in 2007 with a B.A. attended Loyola High School in downtown Los Angeles, eventually transferring to Notre Dame in Sherman Oaks, California. His father is of Italian descent, his mother is of Swedish and Irish ancestry. was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of actor-bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno, and actress Carla (Green) Ferrigno.

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