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Delivering some Hollywood glamour to the Los Angeles County Fair, one of the more popular exhibits this year features celebrity contributions to county government, from Lou Ferrigno moonlighting as a sheriff's deputy to "Baywatch" glamorizing county lifeguards. Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

Two life-size cutouts of Ferrigno, one as "The Incredible Hulk" and another in his new role as a reserve deputy, greet fairgoers, who line up to flex their muscles and pose for pictures with their movie-screen, and now, real-life hero.

"The women seem to like him in uniform; the kids and men like him as `The Hulk,"' said Judy Hammond, the county spokeswoman who helped create the exhibit "Los Angeles County: Movie Capital of the World."

It features movie trailers, posters, photos and historical trivia about famou

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