Louis Vincent Albano (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009), was a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler-turned-manager and character actor who played the voice of Mario on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, and made a special guest appearance as himself in the live action segment “Captain Lou Is Missing”.
Lou Albano was born in Rome, Italy in July 29, 1933. His family moved to the United States of America preceding his birth. In his adolescence, Lou enjoyed playing football, and after high school, he joined the U.S. Army. At the end of his military career, he was introduced to professional wrestling. He began working in a tag team called the Sicilians, but he got put right off after people started to throw rocks and snowballs at him.
Another contributing factor is that the Mafia has harassed the Sicilians, and demanded that they dissolve because their gig was being too resemblant of the actual Mafia. In addition, he broke his back twice, resulting in him to quit.
Later life[]
He went on to work as a manager, adding 'Captain' to his name. He managed The Headshrinkers and late WWF/E Hall of Famer Andre the Giant.
He later had a collaboration with American singer Cyndi Lauper, having made appearances in her music video, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
In the Mario franchise[]
Captain Lou and Cyndi went on to appear in the live-action segment ”Captain Lou Is Missing". In the segment, Cyndi visits Mario Brothers Plumbing with bad news: before the segment’s events, she and Captain Lou were to be going on a picnic, but instead of finding him, she found nothing but the rubber bands for his beard and a note that read, "Dear Cyndi, I'm sorry that I'm not here but I've gone for good".
Cyndi then formed a search party with Mario and Luigi at Mario Brothers Plumbing along with several volunteers and search teams stationed around the world, which ultimately failed since nobody else could find Captain Lou. When Mario went out to buy some pizza, Lou showed up and met Luigi. When Cyndi asked him why he said he left, Lou saw his note and said that part of it had been cut off from ripping it out; the last part should've read "I've gone for good fried chicken. Back in an hour.". Captain Lou then explained that he had gotten tired of waiting for Cyndi to arrive at his house afterwards, so he went out himself, saw fliers about his disappearance, and followed them all the way to Mario Brothers Plumbing.
Cyndi introduced Captain Lou to Luigi, who was thrilled to meet him, although the plumber would've been happier if Mario had been there to meet him as well. When Captain Lou and Cyndi left, Luigi figured that Mario was going to be very disappointed for not getting to meet Captain Lou, as he claimed Mario was his biggest fan.
Although Captain Lou never made an appearance in the Mario series beyond The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, he, along with several other famous people of Italian descent did receive a mention from the Gondolier during The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "The Venice Menace".
In 1996, Captain Lou was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Death[]
Lou Albano died from a heart attack in 2009 after having been under a long period of hospital care. His death was mourned by many Mario fans.
External links[]
- Lou Albano at Nintendo Wiki, a wiki on all things Nintendo.
- Lou Albano at the Internet Movie Database
- Lou Albano at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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| Animated characters | Protagonists | Luigi • Mario • Princess Toadstool • Toad |
| Antagonists | King Koopa • Mouser • Tryclyde | |
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| Live-action characters | Characters | Clog • CooKoo Bird • Edison • Luigi • Mario • Ratagator |
| Guests | Alligator Dundee • Angelica • Aunt Luigeena • Brian Bonsall • Captain Lou Albano • Cher • Count Zoltan Dracula • Cyndi Lauper • David Horowitz • Doc Freud • Dr. Frankenstein • Dr. Sigmund Fruitcake • Dr. Toby • E.C. • Einstein • Ellie Mae • Elvira • Elvis Presley • Ernie Hudson • Exterminator • Frankenstein's Monster • Fred Van Winkle • George Washington • Grandma Mario • HAL 9001 • Harry Blackstone Jr. • Howard Stevens • Ike • Imperial Poobah • Inspector Gadget • Inspector Klean • Jim Lange • Jodie • Kenneth • Little Robert • Liz • Luigeena • Luigi's girlfriend • Lyle Alzado • Mad Donna • Madam AGoGo • Magic Johnson • Mama Mario • Marianne • Marilyn • Mario Joe and Luigi Bob • Mikhail S. Gorbachev • Monster • Mr. Gibbel • Mr. President • Mrs. Gammliss • Mrs. Periwinkle • Nick • Nicole Eggert • Obi-Wan Cannoli • Pam Matteson • Patty • Patty's mother and father • Pietro • Poochie • Ralph Washington • Rob Stone • Rowdy Roddy Piper • Roxanne • Sgt. Slaughter • Shabba-Doo • Slime Ghost • Super Plant • Susanna Ross • Tawny Tyler • Ted Bull • The Old Psychic Lady with the Evil Eye Who Reads Fortunes and Knows Everything Before it Happens • Tommy Lasagna • Vincent Van Gook • Willy White • Young McDonald | |
| Episodes | Animated | The Bird! The Bird! • King Mario of Cramalot • Butch Mario & The Luigi Kid • Mario's Magic Carpet • Rolling Down the River • The Great Gladiator Gig • Mario and the Beanstalk • Love 'Em and Leave 'Em • The Great BMX Race • Stars in Their Eyes • Jungle Fever • Brooklyn Bound • Toad Warriors • The Fire of Hercufleas • Count Koopula • Pirates of Koopa • Two Plumbers and a Baby • The Adventures of Sherlock Mario • Do You Princess Toadstool Take this Koopa...? • The Pied Koopa • Koopenstein • On Her Majesty's Sewer Service • Mario and Joliet • Too Hot to Handle • Hooded Robin and His Mario Men • 20,000 Koopas Under the Sea • Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold • Mario Meets Koop-zilla • Koopa Klaus • Mario and the Red Baron Koopa • The Unzappables • Bad Rap • The Mark of Zero • The Ten Koopmandments • The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming! • The Trojan Koopa • Quest for Pizza • The Great Gold Coin Rush • Elvin Lives • Plummers Academy • Karate Koopa • Mario of the Apes • Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers • Little Red Riding Princess • The Provolone Ranger • Escape from Koopatraz • Mario of the Deep • Flatbush Koopa • Raiders of the Lost Mushroom • Crocodile Mario • Star Koopa • Robo Koopa |
| Live | Neatness Counts • Day of the Orphan • All Steamed Up • Marianne and Luigeena • Slime Busters • The Mario Monster Mash • Bonkers From Yonkers • Bats in the Basement • Will the Real Elvis Please Shut Up! • Magic's Magic • Mama Mia Mario • Alligator Dundee • Dance • Cher's Poochie • Wild Thing • E.C. The Extra Creepy • The Marios Fight Back • Magician • Do You Believe In Magic? • Mommies Curse • Lost Dog • Plumbers of the Year • Mario Hillbillies • Super Plant • Fred Van Winkle • Baby Mario Love • 9001: A Mario Odyssey • Fake Bro • Time Out Luigi • Tutti Frutti, oh Mario • Flower Power • Vampire Until Ready • Heart Throb • Fortune Teller • The Magic Love • Little Marios • Gorilla My Dreams • George Washington Slept Here • Caught in a Draft • Defective Gadgetry • Toupee • The Artist • Zenned Out Mario • Texas Tea • The Great Hereafter • The Painting • Game Show Host • Home Radio • Glasnuts • Treasure of the Sierra Brooklyn • Adee Don't • Chippie Chipmunks • A Basement Divided • No Way to Treat a Queenie • Pizza Crush • Goodbye Mr. Fish • French • Two Bums From Brooklyn • Opera • Tutti Frutti Mario • Cyrano de Mario • Rowdy Roddy's Rotten Pipes • Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush • Captain Lou Is Missing • The Ghoul of my Dreams | |
| Live-action locations | Live-action locations | Mario Bros. Plumbing |
| Animated locations | Regions | Amazon Jungle • Aqua Land • Brooklyn • Brooklyn Bridge • Car Land • Caveman Land • Cloud Land • Coney Island • Cramalot • Crime Land • Desert Kingdom • Down Under Land • El Desertland • Flatbush • Grand Koopa Canyon • Happy Harbor • Jungleland • Kingdom of Youth • Koopos • Land of Ice • Land of Romance • Lava Land • Linguini Empire • Lonesome Mushroom • Mushridge • Mushroom Kingdom • Mushroom Planet • Mythis • North Pole • Oceanworld • Parsley Land • Pastaland • Pirate's Port • Pirate Waters • Pirate World • Pyramid Land • Quirk • Rap Land • River World • Robo Land • Rotundaland • Sayonara • Shamrock Kingdom • Sharewood Forest • Sharewood Village • Snow World • Sock Hop Land • Spy Land • Sudden Death Valley • Swiss Cheese Alps • Trouter Bay • Turtlevania • Victoria • Winterland • Waki-Waki • Warp Zone • Wild West |
| Landmarks | Bonkers Street • Brooklyn Plumbers Academy • Chateau Koopula • Cramalot Castle • Double Cross Ranch • First Mushroom Bank • Forest of Perpetual Night and Terrible Dangers • Fort Hard Knox • Fountain of Youth • George's Gorge • King Koopa's Castle • Koopacropolis • Koopa Klub • Koopatraz State Prison • Linguini Empire Colosseum • Mushroom Colony • Outback • Pasta Pit • Quirk Factory • Rebel Fort • Rotunda Castle • Santa's workshop • Shamrock Inn • Super Spy Headquarters • Temple of Koopa • Tower of Victoria • Tunnel of Doom | |
| Items and objects | Animated | All Purpose Portable Plumber's Helper • Aladdin's Lamp • Beanstalk • Birdo Ray • Blackbeard Koopa's Ship • Bomb Plant • Ding Bell • Excalibur • Fireball • Fire Flower • Fireproof Lava Boat • Flagpole • Flying carpet biplane • Flying Pizza • Freeze Gun • Garbage Pod • Gold Coin • Golden Plumber's Helper (King Mario of Cramalot) • Golden Plumber's Helper (Plummers Academy) • Great Balls of Fire • Heat Gun • Industrial Strength Itching Potion • Intergalactic InSinkErator • Koopa-Kola • Koop Star • Koopa Scepter • Koopa Strength Itching Powder • Koopa Surprise • Koopa's rocket • Koopilus • Lava Machine • Lightplunger • Lost Mushroom • Magic carpet • Magic doodad • Magic flute • Magic Growing Potion • Magic Shrink Potion • Magic Statue • Magical Potion • Mushroom Starfighter • Passion Potion • Peapod • Plumb-Fu • Plumber's Log • Plumbinator • Pot of Gold Coins • Power block • Red-Hot Pepper Detector • Retro Router • Robot Monster Troopa • Robo-suit • Royal Plug • Sacred Sink of Cramalot • Shrinking Sukiyaki • Sinister Star • Space Raft • Spaghetti • Spymobile • Starman • Stereo Gun • Stormtroopa Starfighter • Super Sushi • Super Sushi Shrinker • Unzappable Hat • Vegetable • Yellow spaceship |
| Live-action | Mario Brothers Clog Cleaner • Mario Brothers Plant Food • Pizza Transformer • Roseitis • Secret Chippie Decoder Ring • Steam-O-Matic • Strange watch • Super Plant Growth Formula • Veggieitis | |