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Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfils childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV – WTOP News
Ferrigno said meeting Pope Leo XIV fulfilled a lifelong dream after he briefly chatted with the pope and posed for photographers.
- On Wednesday, American actor Lou Ferrigno met Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter's Square during the pontiff's weekly general audience. Ferrigno starred as the Hulk in the CBS series from 1977–1982.
- Growing up in a Catholic Italian family with roots in the Amalfi region, Ferrigno told reporters, "I'm here because it's a lifelong dream for me to meet the pope."
- During the brief meeting, the retired bodybuilder expressed gratitude to Pope Leo, stating, "I'm very, very honoured to be here to see Pope Leo, because it's my whole life, it's a dream coming true."
- Following the encounter, Ferrigno posed for photographers at the Vatican, recreating the iconic smashing gesture from his Bruce Banner transformation into the Hulk.
- Ferrigno transitioned from professional bodybuilding to television and film acting, and his successful Marvel character run maintained the public profile that led to this papal audience.
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Hulk star Lou Ferrigno fulfils childhood dream meeting with Pope Leo XIV – WTOP News
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Incredible Hulk fulfilled a childhood dream by meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday. Lou Ferrigno, who starred as the Marvel character during its 1977–1982 U.S. television run, met with the American pope and chatted briefly with him at the end of Leo’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square. “I’m...
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