Mark Forest was the second American bodybuilder after Steve Reeves to achieve stardom in Italy doing low-budget, sword-and-sandal, muscleman movies. Born Louis Lorenzo Degni in Brooklyn, NY, he moved to California at the age of 19 and became part of the bodybuilding scene in Muscle Beach. He worked for a time as part of Mae West's celebrated beefcake-laden stage act, won competitions, and was...
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