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Captain Lou Albano, Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'s Mario, dead at 76

October 14, 2009 in News comments 4

Famed WWE manager Captain Lou Albano, the man who portrayed Mario in the 1989 television series The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, has passed away today at the age of 76 while in hospice care with his family.



May he rest in peace.

Wrestling manager Captain Lou, Cyndi Lauper's fake dad, and Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Lou Albano passed away today at the age of 76.

Wrestling fans know him as the WWE Hall of Famer who managed more than 50 wrestlers in his day, with more than two dozen championships won by athletes taken under his wing. 80's music fans might remember him from his appearances in many Cyndi Lauper music videos, including "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", "She Bop", "Time After Time" and "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough." As gamers, we of course remember him as the best live-action Mario of all time. That's not saying much when your chief competition is Bob Hoskins, but at least he was Italian. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! might have only run a grand total of 52 episodes, but that was more than enough to cement Captain Lou's place in gaming history.

Mr. Albano suffered from a heart attack in 2005 and has been in failing health ever since. He was at home with his family under hospice care when he passed away.
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    Wolfwood Oct 14, 09
    Just another down note for 2009. I remember being ticked off at not being able to catch the show on time because it would start airing before I got out of classes in elementary school; I pretty much missed out on the episodes by the time I got back home! And I lived about 5min away from my school too! Ahhh, the memories.

    R.I.P. paisano.
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    McClubbin Oct 14, 09
    OMG are you serious?! 2009 really is a horrible year for celebrities. I remember waking up at 6 in the morning on Saturdays just to watch the show. Unfortunately, they pulled it off a few months after I discovered that it aired. R.I.P. Lou Albano. You will be missed.
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    Lesley Pro_04 Oct 14, 09
    This is a sad day in both the video game and wrestling worlds. Captain Lou was one of the all-time great wrestling managers, and was an excellent choice for the role of Mario in the original Super Mario Bros cartoon.
    Condolences out to his family, friends, and former co-workers. You are all in my prayers tonight.
    R.I.P. Captain Lou Albano. Before Rob Van Dam used One of a Kind as his WWE Theme, you were one of a kind.
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    King X2 Oct 15, 09
    I have honestly never heard of this guy. But being a guy who never watches wrestling or video game-themed shows, who can wonder.

    I've heard of this show, but never watched it.

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