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| Lou Ferrigno | |||||
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| Born | Louis Jude Ferrigno November 9, 1951 Brooklyn, New York | ||||
| Characters played | Hulk Grey Hulk | ||||
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Louis Jude Ferrigno (born November 9, 1951), credited as Lou Ferrigno is a bodybuilder and actor who played Hulk on The Incredible Hulk. He also voiced Grey Hulk for his two brief appearances in the first season.
He reprised the role from the 1977 series and its three direct-to-television film sequels The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, and The Death of the Incredible Hulk. He had a cameo in the 2003 Hulk film, along with Stan Lee, and once again reprised his role as the Hulk's voice in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Incredible Hulk where he also played a security guard, The Avengers, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. Afterwards, Mark Ruffalo took over the voice though collaborated with Ruffalo for Hulk's voice in Thor: Ragnarok.
Biography[]
When he was little, he lost about eighty percent of his hearing.
He has stated that Hulk and Spider-Man were his personal heroes when he was a child.
During his bodybuilding career he competed in the Mr. Universe competition and was rivals with future actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, which was the subject of the documentary Pumping Iron. Schwarzenegger was briefly considered for the role of Hulk in the 1977 series, which went to Ferrigno. In one episode of the series, Ferrigno played a fictionalized version based on himself named Carl Molino.
He also appeared as Hulk on Billy and Mom's Night Out.
Outside of Hulk, Ferrigno is most known for playing a fictional version of himself on the sitcom The King of Queens.
Other notable roles include Hercules, Trauma Center, The New Mike Hammer, The Fall Guy, Night Court, The Adventures of Hercules, Desert Warrior, Sinbad of the Seven Seas, Cage, Wolf, Liberty & Bash, Super Force, Hangfire, Detective Extralarge, Frogtown II, Cage II, Conan the Adventure, The Godson, My Wife and Kids, From Heaven to Hell, Reno 911!, Chuck, Soupernatural, Star Trek Continues, The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power, Avengers Grimm, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Adventure Time, We Bare Bears, The Bandit Hound, The Next Big Thing, Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel, Rage, Purge of Kingdoms, Cross: Rise of the Villains, Guest House, Mummy Dearest, and The Offer.