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Posted in TV | music on October 14, 2009
Captain Lou Albano, RIP
Legendary pro wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano died this morning, MTV.com is reporting.Captain Lou! RIPAlbano, who was sent home from the hospital earlier this week and place under hospice care, was 76 years old.
Albano is best known to non-wrestling fans as the father in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" video. That helped kick off the Rock 'n Wrestling connection that launched the then-WWF to national prominence in the 1980s. [LA Times]
video memories below...
Louis Vincent Albano (July 29, 1933 - October 14, 2009[2]), better known by his ring name Captain Lou Albano, was an American professional wrestler, manager and actor. With an over-the-top personality and a penchant for boisterous declarations, Albano was the epitome of the antagonistic manager that raised the ire of wrestlers and incited the anger of spectators. Throughout his forty-two-year career, Albano guided 15 different tag teams and 4 singles competitors to championship gold. A unique showman, with an elongated beard, rubber band facial piercings, and loud outfits, he 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. [Wiki]
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Posted on October 14, 2009 12:52 PM
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nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:28 PM
Summer of Death 2009 continues.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:29 PM
I'ma tell you one time: this news sucks
Posted by Justin Bieber | October 14, 2009 1:30 PM
I'ma letchu finish... but, yes, this news does suck.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:31 PM
The original Brooklyn Hipster..RIP Sweet Lou!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:31 PM
classic
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:35 PM
cyndi is bound to do a memorial song.
"fat people just have so much more funnnnnnn"
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:44 PM
I'm pretty certain she wrote "She Bop" with him in mind.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:48 PM
Who gets his rubberband collection?
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:52 PM
Now, more than ever, we need to bring back "The Super Mario Brothers Super Show" into syndication.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:55 PM
Remove the broken condom hanging from his face.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:55 PM
captain lou is missing . . . FOREVER.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 1:56 PM
daddy dear, you know you're still #1!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 2:04 PM
"daddy dear, you know you're still #1!"
holding back tons of laughter in my cube at work...hahahahah!!!!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 2:13 PM
I'm going to go home and piledrive my brother in rememberance of Captain Lou!
Posted by James Snuka | October 14, 2009 2:26 PM
That's sad. I always thought he was a much cooler icon than Andre the Giant. RIP Lou Dogg.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 2:28 PM
I've just pierced my face with a few rubberbands in honor of the captain..damn this shit hurts!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 2:37 PM
Ha, classic line Jimmy Snuka.
RIP CAPTAIN LOU!!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 2:40 PM
RIP lou, you destroyed back in the heyday of WWF
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 2:43 PM
George "The Animal" Steele is crying right now
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 2:50 PM
Well said! George "The Animal" Steele is crying and eating a turnbuckle right now!!!!!
Posted by Rene Goulet | October 14, 2009 3:02 PM
This really sucks. At least we still have Williamsburg to laugh at.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 3:06 PM
Elizabeth..Nice!!!
Posted by George "The Animal" Steele | October 14, 2009 3:18 PM
His brother is/was? the principle of my elementary school. His office had a bunch of Lou Albano ephemera all over it. Mount Vernon!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 3:19 PM
i feel bad but i thought he died years ago.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 3:22 PM
To pay tribute to the Captain, here's an exchange between he and Joe Piscopo in the underrated "Wise Guy's.
Frank "The Fixer" Acavano: You're exactly what I'm looking for, Dickface!
Moe Dickstein: Please Frank, it's Dickstein.
Frank "The Fixer" Acavano: I'll pick you up this afternoon, Dickhead!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 3:27 PM
tear
Posted by ROCK STARchitect | October 14, 2009 3:36 PM
I'm agonna stick with the Guiding Light, Captain Lou, Captain Lou Albano.
Lou don't worry cuz it's figured in...
RIP Lou-tough year for NRBQ--first Steve Ferguson and now the Captain.
Posted by smack | October 14, 2009 3:38 PM
super mario..i'll miss you
Posted by Slob | October 14, 2009 3:51 PM
@ 3:19 principal albano is still at lincoln elementary in mount vernon. great guy and good school.
RIP Lou and condolences to his family.
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 3:53 PM
I went to Lincoln School too! I met Captain Lou there when I was a kid in the early 80's and he autographed a picture for me. Great guy!
Posted by MV | October 14, 2009 3:58 PM
this sucks, I work with his daughter too...feel bad for the family, he kicks ass though
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 4:08 PM
the captain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acrVy-BbW1M
w/the presidents
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 4:39 PM
One of the all time greats
Posted by The Phantom | October 14, 2009 4:44 PM
Hacksaw Jim Duggin is crying over his 2x4
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 4:45 PM
Iron Sheik say I love you Captain Lou. But FUCK Macho Man Randy Savage. Fuck Hulk Hogan and Fuck Brian Blair!!!
Hulk say to me Shieky baby I love you, and then he steal my mara-ja-wanna!
Miss Elizabeth, I love her, but fuck Randy Savage!
Iron Sheik Number one Wrestler!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 4:47 PM
Nice Stern reference!
Posted by ROCK STARchitect | October 14, 2009 4:58 PM
Jimmy Snuka is crying while Roddy Piper smashes him in the head with a coconut!
Posted by Hot Rod | October 14, 2009 5:43 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kMi9tvuuZY
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2009 6:12 PM
This is a great piece. Very thought provoking. I like the sort of ending that leaves it opn to personal input. Makes it work for just about everyone I think. Nicely done! I’ll subscribe.
Posted by cheap supra | October 15, 2009 3:38 AM
I would totally buy a DVD set of the Mario Brothers Super Show! There's money to be made there...someone do something about it. Oh, and Friday's Legend of Zelda to start the weekend off. Aaaah the good ole days. RIP Lou.
Posted by Anonymous | October 15, 2009 12:26 PM
Oh I'm stupid. Someone did do something....
Shout! Factory released two four-disc volumes of the show in 2006 (distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), which featured the episodes with the Zelda previews (except on "King Mario of Cramalot" for unexplained reasons) and custom-made commercial indents reinstated, but with the featured songs still edited out. However, on the second volume, due to legal issues, four of the animated episodes were presented as "bonus episodes" without their respective live-action segments. Other than the four "bonus" episodes, the other episodes were arranged in production, not broadcast, order.
My bad.
Posted by Anonymous | October 15, 2009 12:45 PM
Rest in peace Buddy**it was a long winding road but u made it just fine breath deep *** have a good trip**we all love u LOU***
C~
Posted by Cetus | October 16, 2009 5:02 AM
good bless you
Posted by Michael Riggs | October 20, 2009 9:08 PM
this is BY FAR the most upsetting celebrity passing of the year. rest in peace captain lou...and captain lou's rubber bands.
Posted by :: smo :: | October 25, 2009 12:37 PM