ɐ pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃən ɪz ðæt fˈɛɹɪɡnˌoʊ ɡɹˈuː ˌʌp ɪnðə sˈeɪm bɹˈʊklɪn nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd æz ðə niːpˈɑːlɪtənz.
A possible explanation is that Ferrigno grew up in the same Brooklyn neighborhood as the Neapolitans.