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    Default Wrestler Capt. Lou Albano dead at 76

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    Wrestler Capt. Lou Albano dead at 76

    Captain Lou Albano, the pro-wrestler and manager who starred in Cindy Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video, has died. He was 76.

    Albano was in hospice care in recent weeks suffering from an undisclosed illness, according to the Miami Herald.

    He began his career in the 1960s as half of the Sicilians tag team. From 1983 to 1996 he worked as part of World Wrestling Entertainment’s productions.

    Albano managed tag-team wrestlers including the Masked Executioners, Mongols, Yukon Lumberjacks, Moondogs and Wild Samoans, according to the Miami Herald.


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    Captain Lou AlbanoHe was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.

    But it was playing Lauper’s finger-wagging father in the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video that made Albano a pop culture figure.

    Albano also appeared in Lauper’s video for "Good Enough" from the movie "The Goonies."

    “With his open Hawaiian shirts, outrageous facial hair and trademark rubber bands hanging from his cheek, Captain Lou may not have looked like much of a success, but his record speaks for itself,” WWE said in his bio on its Web site.


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    That's sad , i'll tape a black rubberband to my cheek. He was quite a character.



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    Thanks for the memories Lou.



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    Default Re: Wrestler Capt. Lou Albano dead at 76

    Quote Originally Posted by scubaman

    But it was playing Lauper’s finger-wagging father in the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video that made Albano a pop culture figure.
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    you guys would drool over Klinger as long as he was in a dress.

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    He came from the era when professional wrestlers were larger than life personalities. Sad to see him go but at least he made it to 76.



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    And he was Mario on the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
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    "Do you remember V. P. Dick Cheney "
    'YES, I DO. I use to call him 'TAINT'.
    "Taint? Why did you call him that?"
    'Because in every picture he was between Bush and Colin'

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    He also managed roots rock band NRBQ for a short while back in the early 80's



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    He was surprisingly personable away from the medium. I met him on the plane during a trip to Cancun in 1996 and ran into him a couple of more times as it ended up we were staying at the same hotel.



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    Damn...I didn't realize he was THAT age...


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