Normally when you do promo interviews for a con, your interviews are separate, and those being interviewed try not to interrupt the other during the process.
There are, however, exceptions.
While conducting interviews with Lou Ferrigno and Vic Mignogna, they proved that exception. Both cut up during each other’s interviews, and that was awesome.
In a day and age where brand and image are everything, it was refreshing to do interviews where the two interviewees felt comfortable enough to have some fun with each other during the interviews.
You can see them in person at Pop Culture Con, being held on March 15th-16th at Houston CityPlace Marriott at Springwoods Village 1200 Lake Plaza Dr. Spring, TX 77389
Check out the interviews below to get an idea of how much fun these two had. Also, check out both of their bios posted at the bottom of the article.
LOU FERRIGNO
BIO:
An internationally famous and well-respected bodybuilder/actor, Lou Ferrigno first appeared on TV screens in 1977 as the musclebound title character of The Incredible Hulk (1977), the alter ego of meek scientist David Banner. Ferrigno was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951 and as a child suffered from an ear infection that resulted in permanent partial hearing loss. Undeterred by what some may have perceived as a disadvantage, Lou threw himself into athletics (predominantly weightlifting and bodybuilding) and at the age of 21 won his first Mr. Universe title. For good measure, he came back and won it again the following year!
He also played professional football in the Canadian Football League, before coming to the attention of producer Kenneth Johnson, who sought just the right person to portray the comic book superhero, The Incredible Hulk on screen. With his 6’5″, 285 lbs. frame, Lou was the biggest professional bodybuilder of the time and had recently starred in the documentary Pumping Iron (1977), about the 1975 Mr. Olympia contest in South Africa. He successfully auditioned for the part of the green-skinned Goliath, and that is the role with which he is most closely identified.
“The Hulk” was a huge ratings success and spawned several telemovies after the initial TV series completed its run. Lou continued to remain busy in films and TV with appearances often centered around his remarkable physique. His films included Hercules (1983), Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989), and Frogtown II (1992). Lou has additionally guest-starred on several TV shows including The Fall Guy (1981) and The New Mike Hammer (1984) and had a recurring role on The King of Queens (1998). In 1997 he was featured in the dynamic documentary about his sensational return to professional bodybuilding at age 43, Stand Tall (1997). The film detailed how he returned to compete in the Masters category of the Mr. Olympia contest against several familiar bodybuilding foes. In more recent years, he has appeared in several films, including The Misery Brothers (1995), Ping! (2000), From Heaven to Hell (2002) and a cameo as a security guard in the big-budget remake of Hulk (2003).
VIC MIGNOGNA
BIO:
Vic’s voice acting career started 25 years ago with Vega in Streetfighter II. Since then he has been in more than four hundred animated series and video games with iconic roles like Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Broly in Dragon Ball, Sabo in One Piece, Obito/Nagato in Naruto, Ikkaku in Bleach, Rohan in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Tamaki in Ouran High School Host Club, Matt in Digimon, Qrow in RWBY, Zero in Vampire Knight, Death Scythe in Soul Eater, Keldeo in Pokemon and many many more.
Vic has also voiced roles in a large number of video games including Soul Caliber, Disgaea, Dynasty Warriors, Persona III, Avengers, Star Trek Online, Pac Man, Sonic Colors, DBZ, Bleach, FMA and more.
Vic has also directed several series including the popular series Claymore, Twin Star Exorcists & Juni Taisen. Most recently he cast and directed two short anime films that can be seen on Amazon Prime, and just voiced a new role in the popular video game Seven Days To Die.
Vic’s voice work can also be heard on several audiobooks. But even longer than his voice acting, Vic has been a professional music composer / singer / producer who has written and produced hundreds of pieces for TV, radio and CD. He sings the themes for shows like One Piece & DBZ, Show By Rock and has produced several CDs of his own original music, all available on iTunes & Amazon.
Finally, in addition to anime and music, Vic has a degree in film and is deeply involved as an actor and director in several web series. He is executive producer of the award winning web series “Star Trek Continues”, where he is not only directing, but fulfilling a childhood dream of playing the iconic role of Captain Kirk. Vic works regularly writing, producing and directing video and film productions of all kinds.
