Talk:Lou Ferrigno

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 18:54, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Incomplete sentence[edit]

"At his peak, the 6 ft 5 in[2] (195 cm) Ferrigno's contest weight was 285 lb[2] (130 kg) and he was the tallest professional bodybuilder at that time. WHILE HE NEVER BESTED SCHWARZENEGGER (sic) IN BODYBUILDING." [capitalized by me] This sentence is incomplete and seems to be the remnant of a previous edit. Maybe someone else can shed light on this. Johnv474 (talk) 02:53, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's vandalism. Gimmetrow 03:06, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion[edit]

Just have an issue with the '80% deaf' statement - deafness isn't generally measured in percentages. There is variation of hearing ability across people with normal hearing - some people can hear softer sounds than normal or higher frequencies outside the range of what most people can hear. In the article's case, I would ask, '80% of what?'

Audiologists measure deafness by the softest sound an individual can hear, for example, a '45 decibel hearing loss' means that a person cannot hear any sounds below 45 decibels, and so on.

Rather than saying '80% deaf', I suggest it be replaced with 'profoundly deaf', as it would be more accurate. While we could speculate what Mr. Ferringo's decibel loss is, only he would know for sure!

-Derrick 206.213.209.31, 29 September 2005.

Sorry, but Ferrigno himself has discussed his hearing loss in percentage terms. I, on the other hand, have a problem with the word "permanently." I saw him on some talk show during or shortly after the original network run of Hulk, where he indicated he had surgery that restored enough of his hearing that he could hear something close to normally with hearing aids. This is when he gave percentages, saying that before the surgery his hearing was something like 10% in one ear and 35% in the other, and after & with aids it was 75% and 90% (I am wide open to correction on these four specific numbers, but not to the general effect). However, as I can't find a source now to back me up on the basic idea of surgery+hearing aids (and I have checked several online bios), I have refrained from so amending the article. Can anybody verify this? Ted Watson 21:20, 21 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]


- Now the artcile says nothing about him being deaf. He was at least partially deaf, and it affected his speech. This should be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.107.123.247 (talk) 18:04, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

See #Personal life.

Gimmetrow 18:41, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The "Personal Life" section now starts with "Ferrigno sees his loss of hearing as influential towards bodybuilding". Nowhere in the preceding discussion does it mention his hearing loss nor does it say why he lost his hearing.

Steroids[edit]

Did he ever use steroids? Most professional bodybuilders do, but I don't know if he is the type, or if he would still use them.

Hard to say. And it would be more accurate to say "many" pro bodybuilders do. Also, the amount of steroids that were used in the 60's and 70's (dosages that is) were tiny compared to those used today. Whisperednumber 12:31, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Lou absolutely used anabolic steroids. All professional bodybuilders who competed did and still do. It would of been impossible to compete in the IFBB ranks without using anabolic steroids the same as today. It is also absolutely impossible to build a physique like Lou's without the aid of anabolic steroids. It's physiologically impossible to get the amount of skeletal muscle that he has without them. Wikidudeman 19:03, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's not true. Not everyone cheats & uses steroids to get a good physique. Besides, Lou started weightlifting when he was 13, it's not hard to believe that he was able to develop a good physique like that. Son of Kong

No, You're deluding yourself if you believe he did not use anabolic steroids. At his height and weight and amount of lean body mass it's literally impossible to have that amount of muscle without using anabolic steroids. It does not matter how young he started lifting weights. All competing professional bodybuilders from the 1970's up used anabolic steroids of some form, most of them used numerous types of steroids. In the Professional bodybuilding using anabolic steroids is not considered 'cheating' because everyone else is using them.Wikidudeman (talk) 19:13, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

From World Bodybuilding Federation - "It was announced in a private meeting with BodyStars that because Vince McMahon was under federal suspicion for steroid distribution, the second competition would have to be drug-free. Former television personality and bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno had just signed with the WBF and immediately left the company upon hearing this news." JohnnyMrNinja 03:36, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Most Bodybuilder´s used Steroids to keep there size, with Arnold Schwarzenegger being one example. Though, in Lou´s case, im not sure. Also, I wouldn´t rule out that he has taken Growth Hormones. --Wikikidboy 07:12, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You can tell if you have any experience with bodybuilding that people of a specific size have used anabolic steroids. Though without citations it's not even relevant to discuss here or should it be placed in the article. Wikidudeman (talk) 07:37, 23 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Son of Kong whilst you're correct not everybody "cheats and uses steroids to get a good physique". However, to obtain a world class competitive physique requires copious amounts of steroids, no ifs or buts, and its certainly not cheating when everybody in the competition is doing the same thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.177.116.201 (talk) 18:34, 18 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He admitted to having tried them at Supanova this year. It should be available from a podcast from Supanova's site but I'm not sure if thats reliable enough. Rekija (talk) 03:42, 8 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Um, you can see him taking oral steroids in Pumping Iron. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.97.2.35 (talk • contribs) 15:34, 8 June 2009

Birthyear[edit]

Was Lou born in 1951 or 1952? Hotwine8 04:07, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, his official site doesn't clearly say. Schwarzenegger.it site says 1951, IMDb says 1952. However, IMDb is not really an authority on anything but film credits. The other site is unofficial, so it's also not authoritative. However, his official site says he was 21 when he won his first Mr. Universe, which must mean the IFBB contest in 1973. This is consistent with a 1951 birthdate; he would not turn 22 until November, 1973. I've added this to the article footnote. Gimmetrow 12:20, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Almost positive Lou was born in 1952. Why did someone change it from '52 to 51' just because Arnold's site said so? EvolutionarySleeper (talk) 04:20, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Weight of Bodybuilders[edit]

Weight of Bodybuilders:

Gunter Schlierkamp: 340lbs

Roland Kickinger: 340lbs

Arnold Schwarznegger: 260lbs

nagara373 17:52, 9 Aug 2007 (JST)


I really wonder if Lou ever was 6'5". He has said himself that his peak height was 6'4 1/2", the known source for that is CelebHeights. And if he really was 6'5" then I wonder why he has lost almost two inches??? He is just a shade over 6'3" now. Volkov talk 19:20, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm watching celeb apprentice right now and standing in a line up he looks about as tall as everyone else, and at least a few inches shorter than the 6'5" Penn Gillette. Unless Arsenio, Clay, Paul snr and Dee Schneider are also 6'3" I'd even question this figure121.210.140.84 (talk) 11:12, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Gillette is 6' 6½‘’, and people do get shorter as they get older. Volkov, please give source that quotes Lou saying "that his peak height was 6'4 1/2‘’." --Musdan77 (talk) 17:07, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Calf Implants[edit]

No mention in the article regarding Lou's alleged calf implants. I was at a seminar in the early 1990's it was about 10 days after the Masters Olympia, his calves looked weird and really ugly I took a lot of photo's and they sure looked like calf implants to me. Though I could be wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.177.116.201 (talk) 03:15, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Father's attitude towards Lou[edit]

Perhaps I'm being picky; but isn't Matthew's attitude towards Lou, being repeated too much? GoodDay (talk) 20:29, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image isses[edit]

The fair use of image:Hulk2008.jpg in this article is questionable. Listed below is/are the reason(s) for this:
• Significance: Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase, or its lack would significantly hinder, understanding the topic of the article. Full policy

There is a difference between including an image of an actors notable live action role when it is one of a handful and an integral part of the actors notability and including an image of a character the actor provided a rare voice over for.

If the above concern(s) can be addressed in light of the relevant policies and/or guidelines, the image use can be retained. If not, the image needs to be removed from the article.

The issue with Hulk2008.jpg has been addressed.

- J Greb (talk) 20:16, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hulk: the footballer[edit]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Givanildo_Vieira_de_Souza As any footballing Lou Ferrigno fans will know, this player^^^ is known as Hulk due to his resemblence to Lou. Should we mention this here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.198.220.139 (talk) 14:23, 8 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The original name "Hulk" was not invented for the character; see Wiktionary on "hulking" or something like that. What proof is there that the footballer is nicknamed such for his resemblance to Lou Ferrigno? -Etoile (talk) 03:06, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Height and Weight[edit]

I don't care what the biography of Lou Ferrigno says, he isn't 6'5". Closer to 6'3". I saw him at Planet Comicon in KC this weekend and had my picture taken standing next to him. I'm 6'2". He wasn't even a full inch taller than me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.137.29.243 (talk) 16:38, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing that out. Not only is the link cited for this material a dead link, but it's the subject's own website. Such information needs to be sourced to a secondary source, not a primary one. I've removed it. Anyone may feel free to re-add information on his height and weight, so long as they can do so with an accompanying inline citation of a reliable, secondary source. Nightscream (talk) 20:46, 8 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I found sources (2 to be safe), which wasn't easy because the great majority are just copied and pasted from this article. To the OP, what is listed are his competing stats, not what it is now. He is over 60 now and people do get shorter when they get older. --Musdan77 (talk) 04:13, 9 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Three inches shorter ? O_o Damn...--Abolibibelot (talk) 09:27, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 11 May 2013[edit]

The list of magazine covers containing Lou Ferrigno is incomplete. He was also on the cover of Airgun Illustrated. 24.28.158.46 (talk) 22:46, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.- Camyoung54 talk 23:05, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 17 May 2013[edit]

Lou Ferrigno,sworn in as a reserve deputy with the San Luis Obispo's Sheriff's Department by Sheriff Ian Parkinson, in San Luis Obispo, Ca., on Friday, June 15, 2012

Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/06/15/2106806/lou-ferrigno-hulk-sheriffs-deputy.html#storylink=cpy≤ 69.245.78.8 (talk) 14:06, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: I'm not entirely opposed to adding this (this request is actually better than many that I see), but you need to specify the exact text you want added to the article and where. If you do that, please reactivate the edit request. Thanks, —KuyaBriBriTalk 14:19, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Done --Musdan77 (talk) 19:30, 15 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request November 13 2013[edit]

In September 2013, Ferrigno was sworn in as a special deputy to the Delaware County, Ohio Sheriff's Department. http://delawareo.com/2013/09/20/lou-ferrigno-is-sworn-in-as-delaware-countys-newest-special-deputy/ TrappedSoutherner — Preceding unsigned comment added by TrappedSoutherner (talk • contribs) 02:34, 14 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --Musdan77 (talk) 19:30, 15 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Request August 16 2015[edit]

In Non-acting Endeavors near the end of the article, he has enough activity in Law Enforcement to have a subsection entitled "Law Enforcement" or something similar, and separate it from the miscellaneous items. Considering his father was a policeman and he has accepted so many honorary or other law enforcement positions, he must have a great commitment to Law Enforcement. Creating the section would allow some more exploration and expansion on this. 96.224.64.94 (talk) 03:28, 17 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Star Trek Continues Guest Role[edit]

Lou guest stars as Zaminhon in the just-released second episode of Star Trek Continues.

Fulvio (talk) 02:24, 14 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 July 2014[edit]

Hi dear support: I would like to edit this by writing about Lou Ferrignos daughter Shanna. I already made an article about her in the german wiki site and would create one in here as well

Mandroit (talk) 15:22, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done This is not the right page to request additional user rights. If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request. - Arjayay (talk) 16:31, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 6 June 2015[edit]

I want to update the Notes section of Filmography relating to Avengers: Age of Ultron. Please change "Filming" to "Released: 1 May 2015". Thank you. Justin.savage (talk) 23:59, 6 June 2015 (UTC)justinsavage[reply]

Done Stickee (talk) 01:35, 9 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mistake in the Article[edit]

Ferrigno played Iron John in Avengers Grimm, not The Wolf. Check imdb. (80.31.144.16 (talk) 20:04, 16 September 2015 (UTC))[reply]

 Done --Musdan77 (talk) 03:49, 9 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 30 December 2015[edit]

Under Television movie Billy please revise 1997 to 1979. Best regards. Coach2902 (talk) 17:55, 30 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done /wiae /tlk 14:50, 8 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Floogals producer[edit]

As seen https://imgur.com/nXUaE9n he is credited as being the producer of a couple episodes of this kids show about aliens, wondering if that could be added to the page. 64.231.169.3 (talk) 21:15, 26 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Edit[edit]

"In June 2012, Ferrigno was sworn in as a reserve deputy to the San Luis Obispo, California, Sheriff's Department.[25] There he completed the law enforcement academy." This needs to be changed to "San Luis Obispo County, California"

Caeastwood (talk) 18:51, 27 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

 Done –Musdan77 (talk) 18:52, 28 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 10 September 2017[edit]

Hello I do not have authorization to edit this directly so I want to change the "Citation Needed" for his role in the Lego Marvel's Avengers to a citation to imdb.com's full cast list recognizing him as one of the voice actors in the game. Christian Eberhard (talk) 22:11, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Christian Eberhard: Please provide the citation link that you would like to be added. SparklingPessimist Scream at me! 22:52, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@SparklingPessimist: I believe this should work, if this is not completely credible let me know and I can try finding another site https://www.gamefaqs.com/xboxone/119308-lego-marvels-avengers/faqs/73040

Lou Ferrigno Jr.[edit]

Why does "Lou Ferrigno Jr." redirect here to his father's page? As an actor, is not Jr worthy of his own page? --Love Robin (talk) 20:06, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Edit reverted, “Scrambling the timeline”[edit]

My edit was reverted because it was considered “not an improvement”, and was said to be “scrambling the timeline”. Yet it's precisely because the timeline is scrambled in the current state of the article that I decided to edit it. Lou Ferrigno's weight in competition is mentioned for the years 1975 and 1992 before it is even mentioned that he resumed competing in 1992. Where's the logic ? Then, his decision to retire seems to come out of nowhere if there's no mention of the fact that he began an acting career (which is treated in the next section, granted, but it makes those two aspects appear completely disconnected if there's no mention of it in the chronological sequence of events). Then, I considered that his taking part in the 1977 World's Stongest Man competition could be seen as distinct from his bodybuilding career, and placed at the end – otherwise the whole section would have to be rewritten for it to read smoothly. Clearly the paragraph saying that he resumed bodybuilding competiton in 1992 should come before the one about his measurements ; the one about the Strongest Man competition could go before that. But if you keep reverting edits without even considering why they were made, and keeping the good ideas, there's no point in losing any more time on this.--Abolibibelot (talk) 09:24, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2018[edit]

Lou Ferrigno did not invent Dos Equis. There is a whimsical commercial released recently that jokes about this which is likely why this article was updated recently. At the end of this commercial it claims Lou invented Dos Equis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC8hA4_gWNs&t=15s

This is not be a sufficient source.

Crhr5 (talk) 02:37, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done L293D (☎ • ✎) 03:11, 22 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2018[edit]

Instant Death movie credit should be in the year 2017 not 2016 185.178.49.140 (talk) 15:45, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done with thanks, NiciVampireHeart 17:10, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lou Ferrigno Sworn In As Deputy In Caddo Parish (Shreveport) Louisiana.[edit]

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1466470370111500 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.210.4.147 (talk) 11:56, 17 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ear Implants.[edit]

The article mentions his hearing loss but doesn't list the surgeries he's had to restore some of his hearing ability.

In 2012 he had the Esteem middle ear implant https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lou-ferrigno-best-known-as-the-incredible-hulk-now-has-incredible-hearing--without-the-use-of-hearing-aids-152294945.html

Just yesterday (May 2021) there was a press release stating he has received a Cochlear implant https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-incredible-hulk-lou-ferrigno-hears-with-a-cochlear-implant-301291882.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.143.38.92 (talk) 02:59, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 11 July 2021[edit]

Add "Category:People interviewed on the Eric Andre Show"; he has been interviewed on said show. KraftxPunk (talk) 01:24, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now; category has been proposed for deletion. OhNoitsJamie Talk 01:32, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Doris day[edit]

he was a football player and was forcing himself on her and he broke his leg..just came across her show 67.158.181.93 (talk) 10:41, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Doris day show on LAFF PROGRAM at 08/19/2023 5:00 am this does not show on his list of television appearances..!! 67.158.181.93 (talk) 10:49, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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