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Born November 9th 1951 Louis Jude Ferrigno Sr is an actor, fitness trainer, and former body builder

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He was born in New York and his family is Italian. He is believed to have had an infection as a baby that lead to the loss of about 80% of his hearing. Because of his hearing loss he was often bullied throughout school. He began weight training at the age of 13. He did not have the money to afford weight so he built his own. He went to trade school for metal working.

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In 1969 he won his first title as IFBB Mr. America right after leaving high school. He later won IFBB Mr. Universe and trained with Arnold Swartzenegger. In 1974 he came in second in the Mr. Olympia competition. The competition the following year was the subject of the movie "Pumping Iron", bringing Ferrigno into the limelight. He took a break from competitions but came back in 1977 for the first "Worlds Strongest Man" competition and came in fourth. He competed in several more titles before retiring in 1996.

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In 1977 he was cast as the Hulk in the t.v. show "The Incredible Hulk". The show ran until 1982 and there were 3 movies by the same name after it. In 1978 and 1979 he was in "Battle of Network Stars". He has made several cameo appearances on several shows. He was known as the Hulk until Mark Ruffalo in the Avengers.

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He has been using hearing aids since the age of 5 and says that his hearing loss is what helped his determination. He had a short marriage to Susan Groff. He then married Carla Green who became a personal trainer and they have three kids together

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In 2006 he became a sheriffs deputy. He was a contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice". He was Michael Jacksons trainer for several years. He has his own line of gym equipment. In 2018 he was selected by President Trump to be a member of Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition.