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'Hulk' Lou Ferrigno now a sheriff's deputy
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/14/deputy.hulk.ap/index.html
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006; Posted: 4:01 a.m. EST (09:01 GMT)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The Incredible Hulk is now a county sheriff's department reserve deputy.
Lou Ferrigno, 54, who played the green-skinned monster on the CBS-TV show from 1977 to 1982, was sworn in during a ceremony Monday night.
"My father was a police officer with the New York Police Department; I've always had a high respect for officers," Ferrigno told The Associated Press. "I want to give back to the community, and I want to work with young kids, help them get off drugs."
Ferrigno began training to become a reserve deputy last September after passing a background check. He completed training in firearms, first aid, and high-speed driving techniques and was recognized as "an outstanding trainee" by Sheriff Lee Baca.
Ferrigno will serve at least 20 hours a month, help recruit new deputies and work with the sheriff's Youth Activities League and the Special Victims Bureau, which assists abused children.
Ferrigno was a bodybuilder before he starred on the TV show. The late actor Bill Bixby played mild-mannered scientist David Bruce Banner who, as Ferrigno, turned into a Herculean, green-skinned monster whenever he lost his temper. He switched back to Bixby's character as soon as he calmed down.
In recent years, Ferrigno has appeared as himself on the CBS sitcom "The King of Queens."
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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as another marketing whore, i can tell ya it's no coincidence this is on the news, um, 5 days before the Ironman and 3 weeks before the Arnold :-\
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now there's the pot calling the kettle black...
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he has great hair for a guy his age.
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this must be a new thread. no comment about cops and steroid usage and him charging $20
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If his helping youth to kick drugs more power to him, He would be a perfect role model.
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If his helping youth to kick drugs more power to him, He would be a perfect role model.
I guess we'll see if he's selling autographs this month, or helping kids this month, the next couple of Saturdays.
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Hey kids if you all just give me 20 dollers i will tell you not to do drugs. If you give me 30 bucks i will take a pic with you .
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If you give him $20 he will not give you a traffic ticket.
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as another marketing whore, i can tell ya it's no coincidence this is on the news, um, 5 days before the Ironman and 3 weeks before the Arnold :-\
Isn't this a chapter out of your Marketing 101 book? 8)
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The reason he wanted kids not to buy drugs so that they have the money to pay him for the autograph.
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I bet he's making around $20.00 an hour! ;D
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I guess if "Shaq" can go into law enforcement, so can Lou. Cool that he is giving back to the community 8)
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as another marketing whore, i can tell ya it's no coincidence this is on the news, um, 5 days before the Ironman and 3 weeks before the Arnold :-\
What the hell does that have to do with anything?...LA County Sheriff's is way too big to even fool around with "another marketing whore" and for your information, he's working with kids and let me tell you, out here they need all the help and support they can get...i'd say out of no disrespect to you, 240, get your facts straight before you type away.
Lisa
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What the hell does that have to do with anything?...LA County Sheriff's is way too big to even fool around with "another marketing whore" and for your information, he's working with kids and let me tell you, out here they need all the help and support they can get...i'd say out of no disrespect to you, 240, get your facts straight before you type away.
Lisa
Right, 240 was way off there. Lou's swearing-in has nothing to do with the Ironman or the Arnold. As if 99.99% of people in California even give a rat's ass about the Ironman or the Arnold.
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Right, 240 was way off there. Lou's swearing-in has nothing to do with the Ironman or the Arnold. As if 99.99% of people in California even give a rat's ass about the Ironman or the Arnold.
Exactly my point...
Lisa
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at least he wont have a headack from the noise of the siren!!!
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He can't be a deputy... he's 80% deaf... WTF !?!?
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He can't be a deputy... he's 80% deaf... WTF !?!?
As far as i know, he's not on patrol, he's working with the youth and Special Victim's...probably more counseling using his 20%.
Lisa
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I agree with a lot of this....
but I still applaud the guy
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So does this mean he wont be on the King of Queens anymore?
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I betcha, people.
Big Lou will be capitalizing off this at the Ironman, Arnold Classic, and more.
He'll be wearing that badge, selling pics of himself flexing in the police uniform for $20.
Lou could have easily done all this without the hoopla and tv cameras. He invited this and will exploit it.
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Isn't this a chapter out of your Marketing 101 book? 8)
Which means Big Lou's marketing guru must be trapped inside the proverbial box.
If I was Lou's marketing guy, he would have done this in Nov, handed out present on Christmas, pulled a kid from a well in Jan, and done something completely non-moral issue in Feb. Hence catching the audience off-guard in March with a familiar guy doing something majestic.
It's no coincidence that after a long quiet, he does a steakhouse commercial last month, is on CNN this month becoming a cop, and the Arnold Classic is next month.
My prediction is, Big Lou will either hock his ware using the cop image, or worse, challenge Arnold to clean up his sporting event for a media firestorm that none of us needs and MSNBC would love on the tail end of the Olympics... :-\
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I betcha, people.
Big Lou will be capitalizing off this at the Ironman, Arnold Classic, and more.
He'll be wearing that badge, selling pics of himself flexing in the police uniform for $20.
Lou could have easily done all this without the hoopla and tv cameras. He invited this and will exploit it.
Are you sure he invited the cameras, or that LAPD did to put a positive spin on their campaign, and also to interlock some of the pressure away from Arnold, and say that "Hey bodybuilders can do many things for the community. Look at Lou, and not Just Arnie."
You're a horrid marketer 240.
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I betcha, people.
Big Lou will be capitalizing off this at the Ironman, Arnold Classic, and more.
He'll be wearing that badge, selling pics of himself flexing in the police uniform for $20.
Lou could have easily done all this without the hoopla and tv cameras. He invited this and will exploit it.
I swear, i'm in Pasadena every day and surrounding cities just as much...the buzz of the Ironman is the last thing i hear in the supermarket lines...his involvement has nothing to do with bodybuilding...SORRY babe!
Lisa
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Are you sure he invited the cameras, or that LAPD did to put a positive spin on their campaign, and also to interlock some of the pressure away from Arnold, and say that "Hey bodybuilders can do many things for the community. Look at Lou, and not Just Arnie."
You're a horrid marketer 240.
Right. I'm sure the steakhouse commercial in Jan was just a coincidence. ::) Will you be this loud when Lou cashes in next month?
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Vomit
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If I'm wrong, I'll post Big Lou an apology.
I'm just saying this, so when yall visit Big Lou at the Expo or see him on the news making a statement duing the ASC weekend, you might keep an open mind as to his intentions.
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I swear, i'm in Pasadena every day and surrounding cities just as much...the buzz of the Ironman is the last thing i hear in the supermarket lines...his involvement has nothing to do with bodybuilding...SORRY babe!
Lisa
Our resident expert speaks!
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I am pretty sure an officer cannot wear his or her uniform or badge outside of their duty while making money. Just like when the girl got fired from the police for wearing her uniform in Playboy.
And this was NO marketing ploy on Lou's part at all. I promise you that. Becoming a reserve cop is not at or anywhere near the top of marketing ideas for someone who wants to further his career or make more money. Having it on TV was 100% the LAPD's doing which is smart because kids do look up to Lou and having people like him who is a celebrity on the side of the law promoting it is 100% a great idea. At least Lou is out there doing something positive, how many other pros do something like this. Now Titus is another story. Maybe Lou can work the courtroom
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Our resident expert speaks!
;D :-*
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I betcha, people.
Big Lou will be capitalizing off this at the Ironman, Arnold Classic, and more.
He'll be wearing that badge, selling pics of himself flexing in the police uniform for $20.
Lou could have easily done all this without the hoopla and tv cameras. He invited this and will exploit it.
f**k you dickhead. You pimp yourself out and your services on this board every chance you get. The guy is trying to do some good and you knock him. Get a life.
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I read yesterday that his annual salary is about $1- similar to what Shaz gets in Florida. So as much as I like to razz big Louie for being a cheapskate, this one sounds like a pretty cool charitable volunteer thing to do.
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Damn, you guys sound like you're menstrating.
Take a deep breath. Re-read. Just watch the guy. See if he is being entirely altruistic, or if he's going to exploit this for profit.
It looks like a well-constructed marketing platform. Increase visibility with commercials in Jan, do an extremely public good-cause action in Feb, then either A) Sell way more at the expos or other outlets, or B) Use this new media capital to push an anti-steroid agenda in front of the cameras at this years' ASC
If Lou was truly all about charity, he wouldn't have been charging these same kids $20 per autograph for the last 15 years.
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Damn, you guys sound like you're menstrating.
Take a deep breath. Re-read. Just watch the guy. See if he is being entirely altruistic, or if he's going to exploit this for profit.
It looks like a well-constructed marketing platform. Increase visibility with commercials in Jan, do an extremely public good-cause action in Feb, then either A) Sell way more at the expos or other outlets, or B) Use this new media capital to push an anti-steroid agenda in front of the cameras at this years' ASC
If Lou was truly all about charity, he wouldn't have been charging these same kids $20 per autograph for the last 15 years.
Dearest 240/Robert...
A word about "menstrating" as you've stated that "you guys sound like you're menstrating"...we are only responding to a topic that seems to have been pulled out your ass...when your wife is "menstrating", don't you feel like some of the things she speaks to you on have been pulled out her ass? Now who's "menstrating"? ;D
Lisa :-*
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o brother
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i heard him talking about it on Howard Stern. He can't pronounce his Rs and other letters.
"shewiff depitty."
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o brother
You sound really smart...do i know you? ;)
Lisa
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Right, 240 was way off there. Lou's swearing-in has nothing to do with the Ironman or the Arnold. As if 99.99% of people in California even give a rat's ass about the Ironman or the Arnold.
I almost forgot about the Ironman, thanks Lou! Good timing
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Try keeping a straight face when Deputy Ferrigno rattles off Miranda:
"You hab da white to wemain siwent ... "
No breaks there.
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Try keeping a straight face when Deputy Ferrigno rattles off Miranda:
"You hab da white to wemain siwent ... "
No breaks there.
RUDE!
Lisa
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RUDE!
I suppose he could drop a "pwease" in there ...
Dude's already struggling with sound, though, Lisa. Sure ya wanna weigh him down with tact, too?
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now there's the pot calling the kettle black...
His hair is totally grey under the hair dye you know.
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His hair is totally grey under the hair dye you know.
i never would have guessed that. ::)
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Not green?
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i never would have guessed that. ::)
Yup, I always knew you were S-L-O-W ::)
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Being a police officer would be a great excuse to turn himself into the green man and start destroying everything
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Being a police officer would be a great excuse to turn himself into the green man and start destroying everything
Yeah buddy.........
(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/ferrigno/lf152.jpg)
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(http://www.schwarzenegger.it/mro/ferrigno/lf161.jpg)
click it or ticket-it
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Howard Stern goofed on him for a good 10 minutes this morning. Congrats Lou you've finally made it!!!!!!!
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look out crooks! shaq and lou are cops now!
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his cameo in THE HULK movie was that of a security guard - all part of a 5 year plan ?