Lou Ferrigno – Net Worth, Career, Birthday, Earnings, Age, Height, Bio

Lou Ferrigno Net Worth: Lou Ferrigno is one of the most sought after and celebrated Instagram stars, retired American bodybuilders, actors, television personalities, fitness & fashion models, entrepreneurs and social media personalities with a jaw-dropping net worth of $14 million and his birthday falls on November 9, 1951.  Lou Ferrigno has a humongous fan following of more than 285k followers on his Instagram handle, and significant number of followers on his Facebook & YouTube combined which is also the major source of his overall income apart from earnings from body building competitions, personal clients, brand endorsements, sponsorship, and collaborations. He is best known for winning IFBB MR Universe in 1973 & 1974.

Lou Ferrigno shot to social media fame he started posting his fitness videos regularly while collaborating with other fitness influencers to motivate his fan. He ensures to post fitness videos daily to inspire his fans and stay active on social media platforms.

Lou Ferrigno frequently and majorly posts fitness and workout videos, about his lifestyle,  and interact a lot with his fans to share fitness and diet related tips. He often collaborate with other fitness and fashion models and fitness brands for photo shoot and earn a big chunk of money from there. Not many people know that Lou Ferrigno began working out when he was only 13 years old inspired from Hercules fame Steve Reeves  and attained the weight of 220lbs with pure muscle mass by the time he reached 21. He often posts videos with different ardent fitness personalities. Lou Ferrigno is best known for winning multiple  IFBB championships especially IFBB MR Universe in 1973 & 1974 and runner up in Mr Olympia 1974.

Lou Ferrigno Biography & Birthday

Being a popular bodybuilder, fitness model and Instagram star has its own perks.  When you are an Instagram star and fitness model like Lou Ferrigno, people ardently and sometimes blindly follow everything you post about your personal and professional lives.

Lou Ferrigno has a humongous fan base on Instagram and other social media platforms like Twitter & Facebook. People frequently search about personal details of Lou Ferrigno like his height, age, career, relationships, family, net worth, car, collection, house, dating life, etc. The below stated table comprises all the personal details of Lou Ferrigno that will satiate all your queries.

Lou Ferrigno Net Worth

Though we don’t have access to the financial records of Lou Ferrigno, neither we are taking into account the inherited wealth he possesses, according to an estimate, his net worth is somewhere around $14 million which is dazzling by all means

He raked a major chunk of cash from winning bodybuilding competitions, Instagram brand promotion and fitness modeling. He also makes money from making videos and doing collaborations with other fitness influencers including gym mates. We must admit he had accumulated a good chunk of wealth in such a short amount of time.

Lou Ferrigno Early Life & Career

Lou Ferrigno was born in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, United States and inclined towards fitness since childhood when he got inspired from the former IFBB winners and Hercules fame Steve Reeves. Lou was suffering from hearing loss since childhood and losy 75-80% of hearing by the time he turned 3. He was terribly bullied during school and high school because of speech impediment.

IFBB Mr. America was Ferrigno’s first big title in his rising bodybuilding career. Four years later, he was crowned IFBB Mr. Universe. He trained with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Columbus, Ohio, early in his career. On his first attempt at the Mr. Olympia competition in 1974 heavyweight division, he finished second. The next year, he finished third, and his quest to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger became the subject of the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron. Ferrigno became renowned because of the popularity of the documentary.

These successes in bodybuilding, however, did not provide him with enough revenue to make a living. His first paying job was as a sheet metal worker in a Brooklyn plant, where he worked for three years at $10 an hour. He did not love the risky work and quit when a buddy and coworker sliced off his own hand by accident.

With a constant determination to grow better and better,Lou Ferrigno has risen from humble beginnings to the top of the fitness industry, and in the process, become the CEO of his own company. Lou Ferrigno wants to show the world he’s not only good on stage, but also he’s someone who inspires fans world-wide to chase their dreams.Lou Ferrigno was born with natural good looks which helped him a lot to step up in his modeling career. His biggest career achievements are winning the IFBB MR Universe in 1973 & 1974 and runner up in Mr Olympia 1974.

The Health and fitness magazine, Flex, muscle builder, Iron, and other fitness magazines considered his physique as one of the most iconic physiques of all time. Lou Ferrigno has graced the cover of almost all the major health and fitness magazines. He is a personal trainer to numerous renowned celebrities. Lou Ferrigno has also been featured in various documentaries, movies like the Incredible Hulk, and podcasts.

Lou Ferrigno Body Measurements

• Chest – 57 inch

• Arms / Biceps – 24 inch

• Waist – 34 inch

• Thighs – 32 inch

Lou Ferrigno Social Media Profiles

We don’t need to say that how popular Lou Ferrigno is on different social media platforms, especially Instagram and Facebook. He has gargantuan fan following on Instagram with more than 285k followers and a combined social media fan following of more than 3 million followers. He also has noteworthy fan following on other platforms like Facebook (2.6 million), YouTube, Twitter (72k), &  Tiktok.

Lou Ferrigno Accomplishments

• 1971: Pro Mr. America – WBBG, Teen 1st

• 1971: Teen Mr. America – AAU, 4th, Most Muscular 5th

• 1972: Pro Mr. America – WBBG, 2nd

• 1972: NABBA Mr. Universe, Tall 2nd

• 1973: IFBB Mr. America, Overall Winner

• 1973: IFBB Mr. Universe, Tall 1st, Overall Winner

• 1974: IFBB Mr. International

• 1974: IFBB Mr. Universe, Tall 1st, Overall Winner

• 1974 Mr. Olympia, Heavyweight 2nd

• 1975 Mr. Olympia, Heavyweight 3rd place

• 1992 Mr. Olympia, 12th

• 1993 Mr. Olympia, 10th

• 1994: Olympia Masters, 2^nd

• Muscle & Fitness (March 1982, September 1982, March 1983, January 1986, June 1987, July 1988, April 1989, March 1993, March 1994, April 1996)

• Flex (November 1983, August 1985, August 1989, August 1992, October 1992, June 1993, March 1994, November 1994, November 2017)

• Muscle Builder (May 1974, July 1974, April 1977, September 1977, July 1979, March 1980, May 1980)

• Iron Man (July 1973, August 1988, October 1992, November 1994, April 2009)

• Bodybuilding Lifestyle (December 1991, May 1992)

• Muscle Mag International (March 1979, December 1983, November 1994)
• Muscular Development (February 1981, October 1992, April 2009)

• Muscle Training Illustrated (May 1972)

• Natural Bodybuilding (February 1983)

• Strength & Health (November 1983)

Lou Ferringo Filmography

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