

- #Captain lou albano wrestler tag team 1963 movie#
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#Captain lou albano wrestler tag team 1963 movie#
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.īut it was playing Lauper’s finger-wagging father in the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video that made Albano a pop culture figure.Īlbano also appeared in Lauper’s video for “Good Enough” from the movie “The Goonies.” From 1983 to 1996 he worked as part of World Wrestling Entertainment’s productions.Īlbano managed tag-team wrestlers including the Masked Executioners, Mongols, Yukon Lumberjacks, Moondogs and Wild Samoans, according to the Miami Herald. Over the course of his 42-year career, Albano guided 15 different tag teams and three singles competitors to championship gold. Some grandpa from the audience starts swinging (and connecting) at Albano with a wooden chair. While a wrestler in WWE himself, Cyndi Lauper managed him, too. After that, Albano would turn his sights to the tag-team ranks, leading teams such as Baron Mikel Scicluna and King Curtis, The Moondogs. As a wrestler, Albano was mediocre in fact he wouldnt have even been a good job guy. to the He was a former manager in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Understanding The Mystique Of Captain Lou Albano Maby Jake Hamar. Greg Valentine to the Intercontinental championship. Rick Martel vs Jose Estrada, Lou is at ringside for unknown reasons. Managed 16 WWF (WWE) World tag team champions.
#Captain lou albano wrestler tag team 1963 professional#
He began his career in the 1960s as half of the Sicilians tag team. Birth Place Mahopac, New York Died Octo(aged 76) Death Place Poughquag, New York Billed from Carmel, New York Debut 1953 Retired 1995 Louis Albano (J Octo), better known as Captain Lou, was an Italian American professional wrestler and manager. I finally found it: If you have the WWE Network or Peacock, go to All Star Wrestling Season 10 Episode 33 / August 16th 1980. He was 76.Īlbano was in hospice care in recent weeks suffering from an undisclosed illness, according to the Miami Herald. Sad news today, as Louis Vincent Albano - known to the entertainment world as Captain Lou Albano - passed away this morning at the age of 76 according to WWEs official Web site. Captain Lou Albano, the pro-wrestler and manager who starred in Cindy Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” video, has died.
