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2 unusual facts about Mr. Universe


Bodybuilding in Malaysia

Bodybuilding in Malaysia has featured one builder winning the Mr. Universe competition nine times.

Joe Abbenda

in 1959, AAU Mr. America and the amateur Mr. Universe competition in 1962, and the professional winner a year later, in the 1963 NABBA Mr. Universe.


Beast Wars Neo

The Transformers: Universe release of Nemesis Prime was Hasbro's repaint of Big Convoy and was released in Australia as exclusive item, in addition to being a Target exclusive in the United States.

Bi-la kaifa

Bi-la kaifa is also a religious phrase used by the Fremen people in the Dune universe created by author Frank Herbert.

Challenging Impossibility

Chinmoy’s training culminated when he held a public demonstration of his feats of strength at age 73 in the presence of strength experts such as 5-time Mr. Universe Bill Pearl, 3-time Mr. Olympia Frank Zane, 2002 World’s Strongest Man Hugo Girard and 9-time Olympic Gold-Medalist Carl Lewis.

Ciara Bravo

Bravo's work as a voice actress includes Giselita in the Open Season universe, Patty in Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, and Sarah in Special Agent Oso.

Don't Make Waves

Dave Draper, who plays Malibu's boyfriend Harry, was the 1965 IFBB Mr. America and the 1966 IFBB Mr. Universe.

Downshift

A slightly recolored version of the Energon Downshift toy was available in 2005 exclusively at Kay Bee Toy Stores as part of the Transformers: Universe line, and appeared in the official Hasbro Transformers Fan Club exclusive Transformers: Cybertron comic book.

Harkonen

House Harkonnen (or one of its members), a fictional noble family from the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.

Hercules in New York

Playing the film's title character, Schwarzenegger, because of his long last name and to play off the name of fellow cast member comedian Arnold Stang, is credited as "Arnold Strong 'Mr. Universe'".

Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe

The album was self-released on the comedian's website for $5.00 following previously successful $5.00 experiments done by comedians such as Louis C.K. and Aziz Ansari.

Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe is the eighth album released by American stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan.


see also

Bill Pearl

His first major victory was in the 1953 Amateur Mr Universe contest (in which he beat out a then 23-year-old Sean Connery).

Eddie Hargitay

His godfather and great uncle was actor and former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay.

Kathy Segal

Former Mr. World, Mr. Universe, Mr. Europe Serge Nubret came from France to be the featured guest poser.

KFYI

Local personalities heard on KFYI include Jim Sharpe, Barry Young, Mike Broomhead and former Mr. Universe Lance Dreher.

Robert H. Meltzer

Meltzer learned weightlifting from both Olympian gold and silver-medal holder and Mr. World and Mr. Universe title-holder Tommy Kono and Dr. Peter T. George, captain of the 1952 (Helsinki) and 1956 (Melbourne) U.S. Olympic Weightlifting teams.

Vince Edwards

Zoine studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and in 1950, he was signed to a contract by Paramount Pictures, making his film debut as "Vince Edwards" in 1951's Mr. Universe and then played the lead actor the following year in Hiawatha.