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, then he became a manager, until 1995. Throughout his 42-year career, Albano guided 15 different tag teams and four singles competitors to championship gold. Albano was part of the "Triumvirate of Terror," a threesome of nefarious WWF managers that also included The Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Freddie Blassie. The trio would be fixtures 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!
Movie | The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers | Captain Lou Albano | 2006-02-07 |
Movie | Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story | Himself | 2006-11-14 |
Movie | Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling | Himself | 2005-05-05 |
Movie | Ivan Koloff the Most Hated Man in America | Himself | 2003-08-13 |
Movie | WWE King of the Ring 1994 | Captain Lou Albano | 1994-06-19 |
Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1994 | Captain Lou Albano | 1994-08-29 |
Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1994 | Captain Lou Albano | 1994-11-23 |
Series | WWE Raw | Unknown | 1993-01-11 |
Movie | It's a Complex World | Boris Lee | 1992-02-28 |
Series | The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! | Mario | 1989-09-04 |
Movie | The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano | Himself | 1986-03-08 |
Movie | WrestleMania II | Captain Lou Albano | 1986-04-07 |
Movie | Body Slam | Capt. Lou Murano | 1986-11-21 |
Movie | Wise Guys | Frank 'The Fixer' Acavano | 1986-04-17 |
Movie | WWE The Big Event | Captain Lou Albano | 1986-08-27 |
Movie | WrestleMania | Captain Lou Albano | 1985-03-31 |
Movie | Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! | Himself | 1985-01-01 |
Series | Saturday Night's Main Event | 1985-05-11 | |
Series | 227 | Unknown | 1985-09-14 |
Movie | WWE The Brawl to End it All | Captain Lou Albano | 1984-07-23 |
Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |