Louis Vincent Albano, better known as Captain Lou Albano to professional wrestling fans, died this morning at age 76 as the result of an undisclosed illness. Albano had been under hospice care in Miami prior to his death.
Albano was a professional wrestler, manager and actor. With an over-the-top personality and a flare for boisterous declarations, Albano was a pioneer of the antagonistic wrestling manager in the 1980's. Throughout his forty-two-year career Albano guided 15 different tag teams and 4 singles competitors to championship gold.
Albano played Cyndi Lauper's father in her "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" video and also appeared in subsequent Lauper videos including "She Bop", "Time After Time" and "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough".
Below is a clip from Pro Wrestling Illustrated of the always rambunctious Albano trading insults with managing foe Paul E. Dangerously:
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