Lou Ferrigno proud of son Lou Ferrigno Jr. on 9-1-1: ‘God bless him’

Lou Ferrigno is a busy man. The former professional bodybuilder and actor (best known for his role in The Incredible Hulk) is working on five new films, but still finds time to watch his son, Lou Ferrigno Jron 9-1-1 when he could.

Ferrigno Jr., 40, portrayed firefighter Tommy Kinard in the hit movie Ryan Murphy procedural.

“I (watch it) when I get the chance,” Ferrigno, 73, said Us Weekly exclusively at The Hollywood Christmas Parade maintaining marine toys for children. “I have five films coming up that I am very excited about. I’m happy for everyone.”

9-1-1 fans know that since season 7, Tommy was the love interest of Evan “Buck” Buckley. He was Buck’s first same-sex relationship before the two broke up midway through the current Season 8.

Related: ‘9-1-1’ Star Oliver Stark Calls Buck and Tommy’s Kiss ‘Deserved’

Evan “Buck” Buckley and Tommy Kinard’s kiss on Thursday, April 4’s episode of 9-1-1 has already stolen viewers’ hearts, and the actors understand why. “I think it’s deserved, and I think it’s deserved — and I’m excited to get the chance to tell it,” Oliver Stark, who plays Buck, told Variety in (…)

“There’s pride and there’s a desire to do good, obviously, and (Buck) to be representative in a positive way. But I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself,” Oliver Stark, who plays Buckexclusively narrated Us Weekly in October. “Someone called me a ‘bisexual bisexual’ in an interview last year, which I kind of liked. But when I’m in my day-to-day work, I don’t think about it in that sense.

Ferrigno admitted that he was rooting for his son’s character to make his relationship work.

“Whatever is best for him. God bless him,” he said, adding that he was proud of his son, “a chip off the old block.”

There may be hope. While Ferrigno Jr. didn’t give anything away, he left the door open for a return to 9-1-1 in an interview with Fangirlish published on November 9.

“I would love to come back, but I have to continue my journey here,” he said of his current role in SWAT “I have a number of things going on now that may or may not happen, and I hope there’s no conflict if that happens.”

While working on SWATFerrigno Jr.’s father will appear next in two films in post-production. This includes Fitness ratwhich follows a recently released fitness-obsessed prisoner who begins selling steroids. Ferrigno plays himself in the thriller.

He also participated in The hermitplaying a cannibal pig farmer who terrorizes a couple of teenagers played by Malina Weissman and Anthony Turpel.

New episodes of 9-1-1 season 8 airs Thursdays at 8pm ET on ABC. The Hollywood Christmas Parade airs Saturday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m. on The CW Network.

With reporting by Mike Vulpo.