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Lou Albano
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"Captain" Lou Albano (born July 29, 1933 in Carmel, New York) was a professional
wrestler and one-time voice of the video game character Mario.


Lou Albano playing the live-action role of Mario on The SMB Super Show.For most
of his career, he was a notorious heel both as a wrestler and as a manager,
working for the WWWF/WWF (now the WWE). During the late 1960s he was one of
WWWF's most reliable heel wrestlers. Then during the 1970s he was part of the
WWF's Evil Trinity of managers with "Classy" Freddie Blassie and The Grand
Wizard of Wrestling. For a time Albano continued to don the tights even though
he was a manager, sometimes causing a member of one of his tag teams to sit out
for the night, a practice that sometimes caused resentment.

Albano wore Hawaiian print shirts and rubber bands in his beard, and frequently
interfered in his charges' matches physically. In 1982, he and Ray "The
Crippler" Stevens turned on Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, causing Snuka to become a
fan favorite. Stevens piledrove Snuka on the cement floor (kayfabe) back before
there were mats on the arena floor outside the ring.

Lou also managed the Wild Samoans when they were WWF Tag Team Champions. He had
a memorable feud with rock star Cyndi Lauper in the mid-1980s during the "Rock n
Wrestling" era around the time of WrestleMania I. Lou was later seen playing the
father character in Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" video.

For a brief time, Albano managed the acclaimed rock band NRBQ, and was
celebrated in their song "Captain Lou" on the 1986 Lou and the Q album. He
performed vocals on the album, and made a memorable "Crazy Eddie" style
television commercial for it.

In a departure from his primarily villainous roles in the WWF, Albano played
Mario in the live action segments of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show from 1989
to 1991, and voiced the character in the animated segments (in subsequent
series, the character's voice was provided by Walker Boone). He also played the
part of a "fixer" in the Brian De Palma movie Wise Guys. Albano also appeared in
an episode of the television series 227 during its first season.

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Championships and accomplishments
World Wide Wrestling Federation
1-Time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion (with Tony Altimore)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Lou won the PWI Manager of the Year Award 3 times: 1974, 1981 and 1986. He also
was awarded the 1994 PWI Editor's Award.
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Championship succession
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship
Preceded by:
Spiros Arion & Arnold Skaaland First w/ Tony Altimore Succeeded by:
Bruno Sammartino & Spiros Arion

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Albano"
Categories: 1933 births | American professional wrestlers | Professional
wrestling managers and valets

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