
Louis Vincent "Captain Lou" Albano was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, manager and actor. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1969, then he became a manager, until 1995. Throughout his 42-year career, Albano guided 15 different tag teams and four singles competitors to championship gold. Albano was part of the "Triumvirate of Terror," a threesome of nefarious WWF managers that also included The Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Freddie Blassie. The trio would be fixtures in the company for a decade, until the Grand Wizard's death in 1983. A unique showman, with an elongated beard, rubber band facial piercings, and loud outfits, Albano was the forefather of the 1980s Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection. Collaborating with Cyndi Lauper, Albano helped usher in wrestling's crossover success with a mainstream audience. Capitalizing on his success, he later ventured into Hollywood with various television, film, and music projects. He became well-known to a new generation of fans as the actor and voice of Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! In 1953, Albano married his high school sweetheart, Geraldine Tango. The marriage lasted 56 years, until his death. Albano has been noted by several others for his faithfulness to his wife, a rare characteristic in the on-the-road world of 1970s and 1980s professional wrestling. Albano released his autobiography, Often Imitated, Never Duplicated, on July 20, 2008 through his website. The book includes a foreword by Cyndi Lauper. The other...more
Movie | The True Story of WrestleMania | Captain Lou Albano (archive footage) | 2011-03-13 |
Movie | The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers | Captain Lou Albano | 2006-02-07 |
Movie | Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story | Himself | 2006-11-14 |
Movie | Legends Never Die | 2006-06-01 | |
Movie | Lipstick & Dynamite | Himself | 2005-05-05 |
Movie | Mafioso: The Father The Son | Doc | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Ivan Koloff the Most Hated Man in America | Himself | 2003-08-13 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1994 | Capt. Lou Albano | 1994-06-19 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1994 | Capt. Lou Albano | 1994-11-23 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1994 | Capt. Lou Albano | 1994-08-29 |
Series | Raw | Captain Lou Albano | 1993-01-11 |
Movie | It's a Complex World | Boris Lee | 1992-02-28 |
Movie | Stay Tuned | Ring Announcer | 1992-08-14 |
Series | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | Mario | 1989-09-04 |
Movie | Wise Guys | Frank "The Fixer" Acavano | 1986-04-17 |
Movie | WrestleMania II | Captain Lou Albano | 1986-04-07 |
Movie | WWE The Big Event | Himself | 1986-08-28 |
Movie | Body Slam | Capt. Lou Murano | 1986-11-21 |
Movie | WrestleMania | Capt. Lou Albano | 1985-03-31 |
Series | 227 | Unknown | 1985-09-14 |
Series | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985-05-11 |
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