Lou Ferrigno Is In I Love You, Man!



Posted: Monday, March 30, 2009

by Bill Davis

When I was a kid, my favorite strength athlete was Lou Ferrigno. I first saw him in the very first World's Strongest Man competition in 1977 (which I still follow to this day), where my most vivid memory is of him bending rebar with his bare hands. That was truly INCREDIBLE (foretelling the future, I might add!)!!!

Then he was the co-star in the bodybuilding documentary, Pumping Iron, in which he played the good-guy underdog to Arnold Schwarzenegger's bad-guy topdog. The movie, of course, was not entirely factual, but it got bodybuilding in front of the general populace.

Of course, when Lou beat out Arnold for the role of the Incredible Hulk, I was ecstatic! Don't get me wrong, I believe Schwarzenegger is the greatest bodybuilder of all time, but Louie was my favorite. He was bigger, stronger, and he had the up-and-comer appeal. Lou never won the Mr Olympia title, having competed 3 times, coming in as high as second.

One thing is for sure, though: Lou Ferrigno has gotten better every year. He's a bona fide movie star, too. His most recent role is playing himself in the movie, I Love You, Man! This movie is really funny, and Lou does a great job (of course, he plays himself, and how hard could that be? Ask Louis Black that question!).

I also enjoyed watching Ferrigno on King of Queens. Again, he plays himself, but he comes across as a genuinely funny guy.

Needless to say again, I idolize Lou Ferrigno. He was my first hero and he has remained in that status for over 30 years for me. Take a look at Lou's web site - he's still in fantastic shape!

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