Captain Lou Albano had no choice but to turn babyface because of this reason. In an old interview recorded as part of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! DVD Box Set Volume 1, the late WWE legend ...

WWE Hall of Famer “Captain” Lou Albano almost bowed out of playing Mario. Before Illumination and Nintendo teamed up for 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie, pro wrestling collided with pop culture ...

Even if you’re not a follower of the WWE, chances are you’re familiar with Captain Lou Albano. The 76-year-old with the unforgettable rubber-banded beard passed away at his home Wednesday morning.

It was the early 80’s and I remember being about 7 years old when I attended a WWF match. That’s when you had all the greats. Hulk Hogan, Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Brutus ‘The ...

Louis Vincent Albano, better known to his fans as “Captain” Lou Albano, died Wednesday of natural causes at the age of 76. “Captain” Lou Albano was one of the most recognized and respected ...

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Pop icon Cyndi Lauper is becoming an action figure alongside professional wrestling legends “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and Captain Lou Albano.

“I’m a legend in my own mind,” Captain Lou Albano said in a 2007 interview. But he was also indelible in the minds of others. As the put-upon father in Cyndi Lauper’s iconic music video for “Girls ...

LOS ANGELES - October 14, 2009 Albano, whose real name was Louis Vincent Albano, died in Westchester County in suburban New York, said Dawn Marie, founder of Wrestlers Rescue, an organization that ...

Professional wrestler and sometime actor Captain Lou Albano died this morning at age 76. I never followed his career inside the ring, but like any kid who watched too much MTV in the ’80s, I was ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Captain” Lou Albano, who became one of the most recognized professional wrestlers of the 1980s after appearing in Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” music video, died ...