The WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment The Indian Marauder - Wrestler (Reggie Sketch) Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!Ĭyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun While a wrestler in WWE himself, Cyndi Lauper managed him, too.įrank 'The Fixer' Acavano (as Captain Lou Albano) Managed Ivan Koloff to the He was a former manager in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Managed Don Muraco and Greg Valentine to the Intercontinental championship. Managed 16 WWF (WWE) World tag team champions. After agreeing to play Mario, Lou decided to shave off his trademark goatee and grew a real handlebar mustache as opposed to wearing a fake one.īrother of Big Daddy Spatts who sold his pizza restaurant to producer/performer Anthony Begonia's grandparents. Initially, he was not interested in doing the voice or playing Mario in the live-action host segments opposite Danny Wells (who played Luigi), but his wife persuaded him to take the role. Was the voice of Mario on The Super Mario Bros. Was a bouncer at the Peppermint Lounge in the 1960s. Super Show!Īttended Kansas State University with Dick 'Cami' Camillucci (future partner in the Peppermint Lounge) until they were both thrown out of school for a brawl they didn't start. He became well-known to a new generation of fans as the actor and voice of Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Capitalizing on his success, he later ventured into Hollywood with various television, film, and music projects. Collaborating with Cyndi Lauper, Albano helped usher in wrestling's crossover success with a mainstream audience. 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. Albano was one of the "Triumvirate of Terror," a threesome of nefarious WWF managers which included The Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Freddie Blassie.
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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. Louis Vincent "Captain Lou" Albano (J– October 14, 2009) was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, manager and actor.
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