Bob Cicherillo

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Bob Tschigerillo
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Born (1965-12-01) December 1, 1965 (age 58)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Professional career
Pro-debut
  • NPC USA Championships
  • 2000
Best win
  • IFBB Masters Pro World
  • 2006
ActiveSince 1981

Robert Michael Tschigerillo (born December 1, 1965) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.

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Biography

Tschigerillo's first bodybuilding competition was the 1981 Natural America, where he placed 4th in the teen tall class. His first NPC (National Physique Committee) event was the 1987 NPC Junior Nationals, where he won in the heavyweight class division. [1] His first IFBB event was the IFBB North American championships, where he placed 4th. His first IFBB Night of Champions was in 2001, where he placed 11th. His first Mr. Olympia came the following year in 2002, where he placed 17th (equal last). In the same year he competed again at Night of Champions, becoming 2nd, next to Markus Ruhl. Ruhl was told „gewinne kannste das Ding eh net, weil der Bob Tschigerillo macht mit“ (You can not win, as long as Bob Tschigerillo participates!“).

Tschigerillo is the co-host of the radio show and podcast Pro Bodybuilding Weekly with Dan Solomon, he recently left bodybuilding.com and joined BSN. He qualified for the 2006 Olympia by winning the 2006 Masters in New York but elected not to compete instead serving as host/emcee of the various Olympia contests.

Bob Tschigerillo has been featured in many fitness and magazine articles, as well as being featured on the cover of the Flex magazine. He once appeared in the television sitcom Malcolm in the Middle [2] and is a regular contributor to the fitness website Bodybuilding.com. In addition, Cicherillo has appeared in an ESPN SportsCenter commercial with Stuart Scott, a music video for the "You Are My Number One" song by the band Smash Mouth, [3] :0:52 and in the 2004 movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story , playing Rory, a bodybuilder at Ben Stiller's gym. [4] [5] He is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild. Chicherillo was also "Titan" on the original American Gladiators TV series.

Competition History

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References

  1. Connors, Ed; Grymkowski, Peter; Kimber, Tim (1992), Gold's Gym Mass Building Training and Nutrition System, McGraw-Hill Professional, p. 33, ISBN   978-0-8092-3947-4
  2. "Les idoles (Saison 6, episode 02)". Malcolm France (in French). Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Smash Mouth – You Are My Number One ft. Ranking Roger". YouTube. Alphabet Inc. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  4. "Getbig Interview: Bob Cicherillo". Get Big. January 11, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. "MuscleMemory: Bodybuilders in the Movies". MuscleMemory. Retrieved January 5, 2021.