- Sometimes credited as Louis Ferrigno
- Played professional football in Canada.
- Partially hearing-impaired.
- Mr Universe [1974]
- Mr America [1973]
- Mr Universe [1973]
- Teen Age Mr. America [1970]
- Weighs 275 pounds - with 59 chest -34 waist - 221/2 bicep - 29 thighs and 19 neck.
- Is the youngest bodybuilder ever to hold the Mr. Universe title (age 20), and the only one to win it two consecutive times.
- His parents (Matty Ferrigno and Victoria Ferrigno) appeared in his PUMPING IRON documentary.
- In the late 80s, Lou decided to tone down his massive body so that people would be more likely to see him as a person and not just as his 'monster' alter ego The Hulk.
- Was a fan of the 1950s Hercules films that starred body builder Steve Reeves and a fan of the Incredible Hulk comic books. He went on to play both the INCREDIBLE HULK (both live action and providing the voice of the Hulk for an animated series) and HERCULES.
Quotes- "Everyone has his own 'little Hulk' inside him."
- "If I hadn't lost my hearing, I wouldn't be where I am now. It forced me to maximize my potential. I had to be better than the average person to succeed. That's why I chose bodybuilding. If I became a world champion, if I could win admiration from my peers, I could do anything."
- His response (in 1979) to an indication that he shared the spotlight with Star Wars villain Darth Vader, played by David Prowse, another muscle-bound actor: "Anybody could play Darth Vader. Vader is basically just a big guy behind a costume. The character shows no emotion, no nothing! If you really showed the emotional side of The Hulk he could be even hotter than Star Wars. Battlestar Galactica didn't show any feelings and that's the big reason why I think it was canceled."
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