Lou Ferrigno

About

Louis Jude Ferrigno Sr. ( fə-RIG-noh, Italian: [ferˈriɲɲo]; born November 9, 1951) is an American actor and retired professional bodybuilder. He won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the documentary film Pumping Iron (1977).
As an actor, he is best known for his title role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk (1977–1982) and vocally reprising the role in subsequent animated and computer-generated incarnations.
He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such as Hercules (1983) and Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989), and as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens and the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man.

Ferrigno was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Victoria and Matt Ferrigno, a police lieutenant. He is of Italian descent, with his mother hailing from Conca dei Marini and his paternal grandparents from Amalfi and Cava de’ Tirreni. Ferrigno says he lost 75% to 80% of his hearing to what he believes were a series of ear infections soon after he was born, though his condition was not diagnosed until he was three years old. Hearing loss and his speech impediment caused Ferrigno to be bullied by peers…