Lou Ferrigno and his Father?

[Redhulk46]

Is it true that Lou ferrigno hated his Dad, his Dad was a bully to Louie and his Mother?
Also read on the net, Louie is not such a nice guy in reality, is this true?

[mferrandi]

These are just rumors in reality Lou Ferrigno is a great person and a great man

[BOUNTYHUNTERMK2]

Don't make him angry.

[Redhulk46]

These are just rumors in reality Lou Ferrigno is a great person and a great man

Good to hear that, Lou is a legend and one of my faves, when Arnold retired he should have went on and won Mr Olympia!

[LethalGunz34]

I heard Louie is a dick in person. Won't even take a pic with you without charging for it. Valentino hates him.

[kentpaul]

he is not in the expendables, what else do you need to know?

[NVious]

Rumor has it that Louie charged his father $50 to be in pumping iron with him.

[mferrandi]

Lou Ferrigno is one of my heroes

[Soforak]

From what I've heard Lou felt that he was under alot of pressure from his father.

In raw iron, Lous father Said to have retired and is very proud of his son.
So Lou HATING his father I think sounds too extreme, lous father is like pretty much all fathers , they want their children to be succesful, but its a matter of expression.

My father is like that as well.

[BiggerTommorow]

arnold seems to brush him off, there was a video where lou is there and Arnold is walking through the group of people and says few words and tries to get the **** away from him.

[Tristan95]

I heard Louie is a dick in person. Won't even take a pic with you without charging for it. Valentino hates him.

I heard that also, I think there has even been threads here where the op was like wtf when he was trying to charge for pics

[BigDaddyCoolPR]

I don't know if this makes him a bad guy or not, but if you see Lou and want to take a picture with him, you must pay him $20.

[vwnj136]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...=757174&page=1

[KitchenBB]

I saw him at comicon he charges like 30$ just to talk with him

[du3ce]

i heard his dad had to pay Lou just to train him

[Terminator84]

I heard that he answers such questions in forums but after charging 50$ for each person.

[Unbiasedfan]

I heard from Big steve that Lou kicked an old lady and punched a 7 year old girl in the face, for 30 bucks.

[Rufflez]

Merlin regardless

[unique1]

I like Mat better than Lou. I wish my Dad took such an interest in my bodybuilding, or in me at all. Mat was a great father, who help his deaf son become something.

The lucky deaf son now spits on his Dad, and participates in extreme right wing anti immigration rallies discriminating against the under class, separating children from their parents. But Mexican's still cut his lawn.

[steedie]

I heard that's why Arnie came out of retirement in '80, as he was still reeling financially from having to pay to have breakfast with Lou in Pumping Iron

[transformerchad]

I heard Arnold had to pay Lou $25 for the shirt He hid from lou on pumping iron

[BartPimpson]

Guys, we get it. Lou charges for photos. 10 people have mentioned/joked about it already. WE GET IT.

[ZeroRemorse]

Actually the facts are reversed, Lou used to bully his Dad from a very young age.

[patbanya]

Brothers,

It's been ages since I've have to inform my iron brethren of news as horrible as what follows. The Legend, Lou Ferrigno, has gone to that great gym in the sky. It is truly with a heavy heart that I have to relate the circumstances of The Hulk's demise.

Yesterday evening, at the Sir Arthur Harris Convention Centre in Doverport, England, Lou Ferrigno was on hand for the English Fitness Expo 2006. Many top British bodybuilders were there, many of them working the booths of such well-known and honest firms such as Muscletech, Biotest, Weider Nutrition, and the like. Lou Ferrigno was at the Weider Nutrition Booth, signing autographs and bestowing his famous kindness on his fans , while trying to convince them of the efficacy of 'MegaMass 4000', a revolutionary mixture of skim milk powder and 'Neslte Quick' chocolate milk mix.

I was on hand, accompanied by the family chauffeur and one-time 'Strongest Man' of the British penal system, a massive, sociopathic outcast named Nobby. We had in tow a developmentally challenged lad from our gym named Marvin. As we moved through the crowed, shoving aside those who dared get in our way, Marvin stopped dead in his tracks. Shaking with excitement, he pointed ahead - "It's...it..it..c-c-can't be..." he uttered, staring ahead of him at the Weider Nutrition booth where stood his hero, Lou Ferrigno. "Yes, Marvin, INDEED it is- and I'll get you an autographed photograph at once!" I cried, only to eager to help. I lumbered over to Lou, my massive thighs rubbing together uncomfortably. "Mr. Ferrigno!" I boomed, extending my hand. He turned and said "Yea..yea pal, be wif you in a minute..", totally ignoring my gentelmanly gesture. I quivered with indignation, but decided to remain calm. Finally, when he felt he could be bothered to, he turned to me. "Autogwafs 30 pounds, buddy" he snapped. I coughed slightly at this outrageous price, but quickly produced mint-condition bills to that sum.
"Could you perhaps sign it 'To Marvin from Lou'? " I asked him. "Hey, wook, i onwy sign 'Woo', okay? you want somefin ewse den it's more pal" he sneered. "Oh, really, eh? Well, in that case, I DECLINE!!" I screamed into his face, showering him in spittle. Terrified, he cowered back, and I, shaking in rage (perhaps it had something to do with having 3g test in my system, but one cannot be sure), walked off. Nobby and Marvin followed me out, and as Nobby and I each drank from our mikeys of Scotch, I recounted the tale of Lou's cruelty. Poor Marvin looked devastated!!
Nobby took out another bottle from under his coat, took a generous swig, and passed the bottle to me. "Well, then, WOT THE FOOK AH YEW GONNA DO ABAHT IT THEN?" he slurred in a heavy Cockney accent. "Yes, yes.." I replied, realizing that Lou must be punished grievously for this outrage. I started screaming, then ran roaring into the convention centre, headed straight for the Weider booth! Nobby followed behind, clotheslining anyone left in my path. As the booth approached, Lou stood gaping in fear, unable to move, as I thundered towards him. Then, using my massive thighs, I propelled myself into the air and went crashing into him!
Everything went black.

I came to some moments later, to people screaming and yelling. The Weider booth was destroyed, and Lou's lifeless body lay some yards from my prostate form. A few 'fitness' models lay scattered, unconscious or, perhaps, dead. It was hard to say. Nobby had followed behind me and crashed into whatever, or whomever, I hadn't! "Oi, let's fookin be off...bloody coppers aint takin me alive!" he snarled, and, helping me get up, stumbled at top speed to the exits. We both made it to the Rolls Royce, as nearing sirens wailed! We collected Marvin and made a hasty exit, roaring out the parking lot, laughing!

Lou Ferrigno passed on later that evening at Knightsbridge hospital in South London.
Say a prayer for his soul, brothers.

I'd take this story with a grain of salt.

[D-Wade7288]

I heard Arnold had to pay Lou $25 for the shirt He hid from lou on pumping iron

But that was Ken Waller hiding da Mike Katz shirt.......

[MrJohnnie]

Is he disabled? Parks in handicapped spot. Remember this was a big deal other forum.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/09/18/lou-fe...o-hip-to-park/

Edit: I have had 9 knee surgeries and a back surgery as a result car accident and I don't get to park in handicapped spot.

[62Wolf]

I've heard some of these things before. If true, maybe I caught him in a different mood at the Expo last year. Was friendly as hell, smiling, and talked to me & the wife for a minute or so till a crowd starting forming.......

[jamesyboi]

His dad would play a good bad guy in a movie I reckon

[lee4]

Perhaps Lou may have a negative side, but it is not one that I have witnessed in meeting him twice in 2009.


First was at the Expo, where Lou provided a signed photo addressed specifically to my brother at my request. Sure, I paid the $20, but lots of people charge for autographs...at least Lou was one of the signers that at least supplied pics to sign.

Next was while he was walking around with his family inside the Mandalay Bay. There, I casually waived hello...as one of his assistants (also with family) recognized me from the Expo (we had sat next to one another on the flight into Vegas from Phx) pointed me out to Lou who smiled and waived as my group passed by. While Lou wasn't dealing with me specifically, he was dealing with a crowd of fans while posing for pics with their families. I can't say any of them were being charged, but everyone was smiling and he seemed to be more than willing to cater to the rushing groups that recognized him (small groups of 2-5 people seemed to pick him out every couple hundred feet through the casino floor).

Just my experiences. Others can say what they like, but I'd hate to sully a persons name who genuinely was nice to me on more than one occasion.

[CJHOZ]

Did any of you see him on the Celebrity Apprentice? I have no idea how much 'reality' you can take away from that show, but he come across as a liar and arrogant... ignorant may be a better word!?