Lou Albano
Wrestler, TV Personality
1933 – 2009
Who was Lou Albano?
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 before becoming a manager until 1995.
Over the course of his 42-year career Albano guided 15 different tag teams and four singles competitors to championship gold. Albano was one of the "Triumvirate of Terror," a threesome of nefarious WWF managers which included The Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Freddie Blassie. The trio was a fixture 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!
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- Born
- Jul 29, 1933
Rome - Also known as
- Louis Vincent Albano
- Louis Vincent "Captain Lou" Albano
- Captain Lou Albano
- Capt. Lou Albano
- 'Captain' Lou Albano
- Loud Lou
- Captain Lou
- The Guiding Light
- Leaping
- Captain
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Geraldine Albano
(1953 - 2009/10/14)
- Geraldine Albano
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Italy
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Tennessee
- Died
- Oct 14, 2009
Westchester County
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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