Pro Wrestling Manager Captain Lou Albano Dies at 76 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 10-14-2009, 12:04 PM

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Sad news today, as Louis Vincent Albano — known to the entertainment world as Captain Lou Albano — passed away this morning at the age of 76. Albano is best known to people in the professional wrestling world, where he was an integral part of the rise of the WWF in the early 1980s. As both a wrestler and a manager, Albano was a profoundly charismatic man who cut a great promo and had an incredible presence, which allowed him to cross over into other areas of the entertainment world and was one of the reasons that the very first Wrestlemania in 1985 was so successful.

One of the most important entertainment alliances Albano made was with Cyndi Lauper, who was at her commercial peak when she teamed up with Captain Lou. She appeared on WWF programming leading up to Wrestlemania, and in turn Albano played Lauper's father in a handful of her most famous music videos. In "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," Albano plays the fatherly foil to Lauper's carefree spirit, and she even puts him in a hammer lock in the video. (According to the "Pop-Up Video" version of the clip, the original plan was to dress George "The Animal" Steele up in drag and cast him as Lauper's mother, a role which ended up going to Lauper's actual mother.)

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is delightfully wacky, but it's nothing compared to the mind-blowing three minutes that is the video for "Goonies 'R' Good Enough." The 1985 track, which came from the soundtrack to the film "The Goonies," is a fantastically crazy tune that matches it with a nutty video. In addition to Albano, it also stars wrestlers the Iron Sheik, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Classy" Freddie Blassie, among others. It involves a gas station, the cast of the movie, a skeleton and a cameo by Steven Spielberg.

Jessica · 10-14-2009, 02:16 PM

The actor, wrestler and manager Captain Lou Albano has died at the age of 76. He was starring as the dad of Cyndi Lauper in several of her music videos, and as Super Mario in Supermario Bros. Supershow.

Zoneboy · 10-14-2009, 02:22 PM

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phoebe7165 · 10-14-2009, 03:04 PM

Weird, because I was just watching the "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" video the other day after not seeing it for years!!

Lou

JamesG · 10-14-2009, 05:59 PM

Man, this is a great loss.

He takes me back to my childhood to the good ol' days of wrestling; back to when it wasn't taken so seriously with flamboyant characters.

howierules86 · 10-14-2009, 06:33 PM

I was never a big wrestling fan, but I will forever associate this awesome guy as playing Mario on the late 80s "Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" (in the live-action segments). "Come on, do the Mario!"

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Adamantium · 10-14-2009, 10:51 PM

MARIO! He was Mario in "The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" I believe he was even included in the bonus features of the DVD.

This is a shame.

Rest in Peace, Mr. Albano.

Jessica · 10-15-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by howierules86

I was never a big wrestling fan, but I will forever associate this awesome guy as playing Mario on the late 80s "Super Mario Bros. Super Show!" (in the live-action segments). "Come on, do the Mario!"

Same here.

comedyfreak · 10-16-2009, 04:02 AM

Thank you for your contribution to wrestling Captain. RIP

Schmoopie · 10-18-2009, 04:30 AM

That's really sad to hear! I loved him in the Cyndi Lauper videos! He will be missed! I always thought that was her real dad. I wonder if she'll release a statement about his death. I'm sure she's devastated.

Schmoopie · 10-18-2009, 04:51 AM

I loved him as Cyndi's dad in the videos. He will be missed.

nemo · 10-29-2009, 04:47 AM

oh that is really a bad news, especially to those LOU fans..
lets just all remember his good deeds and being a good wrestler in his day..
he will not be forgotten and i can say he is a legend in his own.

well REST in PEACE LOU..
we will miss you!!!

angiefan · 11-19-2009, 11:36 AM

I thought he was Cyndi's father,too. I wish that they would put Super Mario Brothers Super Show on dvd,he was a wonderful Mario.

10-14-2009, 12:04 PM	#1
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10-14-2009, 02:16 PM	#2
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10-14-2009, 05:59 PM	#5
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10-16-2009, 04:02 AM	#11
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10-18-2009, 04:30 AM	#12
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10-18-2009, 04:51 AM	#13
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I loved him as Cyndi's dad in the videos. He will be missed.

10-29-2009, 04:47 AM	#14
nemo Banned Banned!! Forum Hawk Join Date: Oct 29, 2009 Posts: 3	oh that is really a bad news, especially to those LOU fans.. lets just all remember his good deeds and being a good wrestler in his day.. he will not be forgotten and i can say he is a legend in his own. well REST in PEACE LOU.. we will miss you!!!
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11-19-2009, 11:36 AM	#15
angiefan happy labor day! Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 15, 2006 Location: grand blanc,michigan Posts: 618	Captain Lou Alabano dies at 76 I thought he was Cyndi's father,too. I wish that they would put Super Mario Brothers Super Show on dvd,he was a wonderful Mario.