* August 13 – 15: Wizard World Chicago ( Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois ) — guest of honor: Joss Whedon ; special guests: Kelly Hu and Amber Benson ; other guests: Brian Michael Bendis, Josh Blaylock, J. Scott Campbell, John Cassaday, Jim Cheung, Marie Croall, Tony Daniel, Lou Ferrigno, Gene Ha, Greg Horn, Geoff Johns, Dan Jolley, Jim Lee, Jeph Loeb, Sean McKeever, Angel Medina, Mark Millar, Mike Norton, Joe Quesada, Alex Ross, Alex Saviuk, Marc Silvestri, Kevin Smith, Michael Turner, Brian K. Vaughn, and Skottie Young

* February 25 – 27: MegaCon ( Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida ) — guests include Mark Waid, Mike Deodato, George Pérez, Michael Avon Oeming, Chuck Dixon, Wilson Tortosa, Aaron Lopresti, Marv Wolfman, Ethan Van Sciver, Monte Moore, Phil Jimenez, Tone Rodriguez, Michael T. Gilbert, Roy Thomas, Dan Brereton, Allen Bellman, Gene Colan, George Tuska, Tommy Castillo, Andy Runton, Jinky Coronado, David Campiti, Lou Ferrigno, George Lowe, Richard Hatch, and Gil Gerard

Although Ferrigno and Bixby did not share lines on camera ( except for one episode, " King of the Beach "), the two were friends, with Ferrigno describing Bixby as a " mentor " and " father figure " who took Ferrigno under his wing.

In 1983, Ferrigno appeared as John Six on the short lived medical drama Trauma Center.

Ferrigno played himself during intermittent guest appearances on the CBS sitcom, The King of Queens, beginning in 2000 and continuing until the program's conclusion in 2007.

Ferrigno was a contestant on season five of the NBC reality television series The Celebrity Apprentice, which premiered in February 2012.

" I sette magnifici gladiatori " ( 1983 ) aka " The Seven Magnificent Gladiators " was a Sword & Sandal variation on the Seven Samurai / Magnificent Seven theme starring Lou Ferrigno and Sybil Danning.

Inspired by a book of the same name by Charles Gaines and George Butler, the film nominally focuses on the competition between Arnold Schwarzenegger and his primary competitor for the title of Mr. Olympia, Lou Ferrigno.

In South Africa, Schwarzenegger wages his psychological warfare on Ferrigno, befriending Ferrigno and then subtly insulting him over breakfast with his family.

In order to compensate for the loss of Cort's narrative arc, Butler decided to capitalize on Schwarzenegger and Ferrigno's contrasting personalities and cast the film as the story of a heroic but " sinister " underdog ( Ferrigno ) against a charismatic, powerful " villain " ( Schwarzenegger ).

Schwarzenegger went on to win the next three Mr. Olympia competitions, including the 1975 Mr. Olympia competition, which was highlighted in the 1977 docudrama Pumping Iron and featured other notable bodybuilders such as Lou Ferrigno, Serge Nubret, and Franco Columbu, who would go on to win the 1976 competition.

During his time in Memphis, Hogan appeared on a local talk show, where he sat beside Lou Ferrigno, star of the television series The Incredible Hulk.

The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as David Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee.

Oon November 5, 1930, Mineo and his lieutenant Steve Ferrigno were shot and killed in the courtyard of an apartment building on Pelham Parkway in the Bronx.

This show was an educational, comedy and interview shows with guests such as Lou Ferrigno ( who was Hulk on the popular TV show ).

By April of the following year, Ferrigno, Newman and McChesney raised enough money to produce the issues of The Rocket on their own.

Due to ear infections suffered soon after birth, Ferrigno lost 75 to 80 % of his hearing and has been using hearing aids since the age of 5.

In the early 1990s, Ferrigno returned to bodybuilding, competing for the 1992 and 1993 Mr. Olympia titles.

Ferrigno appeared as himself in the 2009 feature film comedy I Love You, Man.

In a January 2009 taping, Ferrigno Fitness provided equipment to The Price Is Right, hosted by Drew Carey for use as a One Bid prize, and demonstrated the equipment himself.

Ferrigno says his hearing loss helped shape his sense of determination in his youth, saying, " I think that if I wasn't hard of hearing I wouldn't be where I am now.

The film Pumping Iron ( 1977 ), featured the build up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia in Pretoria South Africa and helped launch the acting careers of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity grew beyond that afforded him by " Stay Hungry ;" Ferrigno was shortly thereafter cast as The Incredible Hulk, a role he would continue to play in a variety of mediums into the 2010s.

The anger resulting from the pain triggers his first transformation into the Incredible Hulk ( Lou Ferrigno ), a, 330 pound, green-skinned savage creature, with a sub-human mind and superhuman strength.

The makeup process used to transform Ferrigno into the Hulk took three hours.

Following this, Ferrigno left the competition circuit for many years, a period that included a brief stint as a defensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League.

Ferrigno was Team Unanimous ' project manager for the task depicted in the fifth episode, " I'm Going to Mop the Floor With You ", which was to create a viral video to promote O-Cedar's ProMist Spray Mop, placing him in competition with actress Tia Carrere, the project manager of the women's team, Forte.

Team Unanimous ' video — in which Ferrigno appeared dancing while mopping — won the task, winning the $ 50, 000 for Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The film then switches focus to the rivalry between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, professional bodybuilders competing for the title of Mr. Olympia.

Schwarzenegger, Ferrigno, and Serge Nubret prepare to go onstage and compete for the over 200 pound category.

; Lou Ferrigno ( 2000 – 2007 ) ( played by himself ): Ferrigno is the actor known for his role as The Incredible Hulk.

" Watching the show backstage, Jerry Jarrett noticed that Hogan was actually bigger than Ferrigno, who was well known at the time for having large muscles.

Other celebrity guests in attendance for WrestleMania VII included Philbin, Trebek, and Marla Maples ( as backstage announcers ), George Steinbrenner, Paul Maguire, Macaulay Culkin, Donald Trump, Lou Ferrigno, Chuck Norris, and Henry Winkler.

Soon after he was born, Ferrigno says he believes he suffered a series of ear infections and lost 75 to 80 % of his hearing, though his condition was not diagnosed until he was three years old.

In 2010, Ferrigno appeared in " My Two Chads ", an episode of Sonny with a Chance, appearing as himself in an episode of the fictional series MacKenzie Falls.

Future Falcon Crest and Castle co-star Susan Sullivan was in the original pilot ; Brett Cullen, also of Falcon Crest ; Ray Walston, co-star of Bixby's first series, My Favorite Martian ; Brandon Cruz, co-star of The Courtship of Eddie's Father ; Lou Ferrigno, who along with starring as the Hulk, appeared in one episode (" King Of The Beach ") as a different character ; Bixby's ex-wife Brenda Benet ; and in an uncredited role, the bodybuilder and professional wrestler Ric Drasin played the half-transformed Hulk in “ Prometheus " ( parts 1 and 2 ).

Six years after the cancellation of the television series in 1982, three television movies were produced with Bixby and Ferrigno reprising their roles.

The other major superhero series of this era, The Incredible Hulk starring Bill Bixby as David Banner and Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, took a more thoughtful and dramatic approach.

Louis Jude " Lou " Ferrigno ( born November 9, 1951 ) is an American actor, fitness trainer / consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder.

As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron.

Lou Ferrigno was born in Brooklyn, New York to Victoria and Matt Ferrigno, a police lieutenant.

Ferrigno started weight training at age 13, citing body builder and Hercules star Steve Reeves as one of his role models.

Ferrigno attended St. Athanasius Grammar School and Brooklyn Technical High School, where he learned metal working.

After graduating from high school in 1969, Ferrigno won his first major titles, IFBB Mr. America and IFBB Mr. Universe, four years later.

During competition, Ferrigno at weighed 285 lb ( 130 kg ) in 1975, and 316 lb ( 143 kg ) in 1992.

Ferrigno competed in the first World's Strongest Man competition in 1977, where he finished fourth in a field of eight competitors.

In 1977, Ferrigno was cast in the title role opposite Bill Bixby as the Hulk in The Incredible Hulk.

Ferrigno also singles out the instances in which Bixby directed Ferrigno in some episodes as particularly memorable.

Ferrigno continued playing the Hulk role until 1981 — although the last two episodes were not broadcast until May 1982.