With his enormously popular role of the Incredible Hulk, in the late 1970s television show of the same name, bodybuilder-turned-actor Lou Ferrigno cemented himself in the public consciousness with his gentle green giant characterization. But while his physique may have landed him the superhero part, it was his emotional range that made the violent character both believable and sympathetic and which helped him to land additional parts and public service gigs even decades later.Born Nov. 9, 1952, Ferrigno was raised in Brooklyn, NY. During his childhood, he developed a severe ear infection that
