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| |image = [[File:CaptainLou.jpg{{!}}250px]] | | |image = [[Image: CaptainLou.jpg{{!}}250px]] |
| |full_name = Louis Vincent Albano | | |full_name = Louis Vincent Albano |
| |born = July 29, 1933 | | |first_appearance = "[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]" (as himself) |
| |died = October 14, 2009 (aged 76)
| | |species = [[Human]] |
| |role = [[Mario]], [[Marianne]], [[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob|Mario Joe]], [[Mama Mario]], and himself (''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'') | | |affiliation = [[Cyndi Lauper]] |
| | |latest_appearance = ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' Volume 2 DVD (Disc 4 Featurette) |
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| '''{{wp|Lou Albano|Louis Vincent Albano}}''' (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009), often referred by his ring name, '''"Captain" Lou Albano''', was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor who portrayed [[Mario]] in both the live action and cartoon segments of the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' He worked alongside [[Danny Wells]], who portrayed [[Luigi]]. In addition to playing Mario, he also played various guest characters such as [[Marianne]], [[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob|Mario Joe]], [[Mama Mario]], and himself. In 2009, he died of a heart attack at the age of 76. | | |
| | '''Louis Vincent Albano''' (July 29, 1933 – October 14, 2009), often referred to as '''Captain Lou Albano''', was an ex pro-wrestler who portrayed [[Mario]] in the live action segments of the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' as well as voiced him in the cartoon. He worked alongside [[Danny Wells]], who portrayed [[Luigi]]. He also appeared as a character in the show. |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| Lou Albano was born in Rome, Italy, in 1933. His family emigrated to the United States shortly after his birth. Albano was a high school athlete and won a football scholarship to the University of Tennessee. After briefly serving in the US Army, he became a nightclub bouncer. During this time, he was introduced to professional wrestling and started working in a tag team called the Sicilians.<ref>Michael Carlson (November 29, 2009). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/nov/29/lou-albano-obituary Lou Albano obituary]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved October 13, 2023.</ref> He took on an arrogant, mafia-esque persona, which drew anger from crowds. After receiving threats from actual mafia members, the group broke up.<ref>Vaughn Johnson (October 29, 2013). [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/the-squared-circle/New-book-recounts-some-of-the-best-behind-the-scene-stories-in-wrestlng-history.html New book recounts some of the best behind-the-scene stories in wrestlng history]{{sic}}. ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Retrieved October 13, 2023.</ref> Albano soon decided to retire from wrestling and work as a manager. Albano notably appeared as the father figure in [[Cyndi Lauper]]'s music video, "{{wp|Girls Just Want to Have Fun}}".
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| | Albano started as a pro wrestler back in the 50's. He was turning 19 or 20 and he felt it was a way of making a living. People started throwing rocks and snowballs at him and he thought, "This is ridiculous, I'm gonna get myself killed." So he became a good guy or (as they call in wrestling) a babyface, he ended up breaking his back twice. So he decided to stop wrestling and work as a manager and he managed [[wikipedia:The Headshrinkers|The Headshrinkers]], [[wikipedia:Andre the Giant|Andre the Giant]] and he even appeared as the father figure in [[Cyndi Lauper]]'s music video,''Girls Just Wanna Have Fun''. |
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| The role of Mario was arguably his best-known role outside of wrestling. Albano was a guest on a 1989 episode of ''Regis and Kathie Lee'', during which he announced his new role. Albano also hired a barber to come on set and shave off his trademark goatee to give him a more Mario-like appearance.
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| Albano passed away in 2009, twenty years after his Mario debut, having been under a long period of hospice care.
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| ==Portrayals==
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| *''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' – [[Mario]] / [[Marianne]] / [[Mario Joe and Luigi Bob|Mario Joe]] / [[Mama Mario]] / himself
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| *''[[Super Mario Bros.: Trapped in the Perilous Pit]]'' – Mario
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| ==History== | |
| ===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''=== | | ===''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''=== |
| [[File:SMBSSCaptainLou.jpg|thumb|left|Albano, appearing as himself on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''.]] | | ===="Captain Lou is Missing"==== |
| Albano appears as himself in the live-action segment "[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]". In the segment, [[Cyndi Lauper]] announces that Albano has gone missing when she had planned to go on a picnic lunch with him, and instead found 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". | | [[Image:SMBSSCaptainLou.jpg|thumb|left|Albano, appearing as himself on ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''.]] |
| | | Albano appeared as himself in the live-action segment "[[Captain Lou Is Missing]]". In the segment, [[Cyndi Lauper]] announced that Albano had gone missing when she had planned to go on a picnic lunch with him, and instead found 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 forms a search party with Mario and Luigi at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] along with several volunteers and search teams stationed around [[Earth|the world]], which ultimately fails not long afterward. When Mario later goes out to pick some pizza, Albano shows up and meets Luigi. When Cyndi asks him why he said he left, Albano sees his note and explains that part of it had been cut off; the note should've read "Dear Cyndi, I'm sorry that I'm not here, but I've gone for good fried chicken. Back in an hour.". Albano then explains that he had gotten tired of waiting for Cyndi to arrive at his house afterward, so he went out, saw fliers about his disappearance, and followed them all the way to Mario Brothers Plumbing.
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| Cyndi introduces Albano to Luigi, who is thrilled to meet him, although Luigi says he would be happier if Mario had been there to meet him as well. When Albano and Cyndi leave, Luigi figures that Mario is going to be very disappointed for not getting to meet him, as he claims Mario is Albano's biggest fan. | | Cyndi formed a search party with Mario and Luigi at [[Mario Brothers Plumbing]] along with several volunteers and search teams stationed around [[Earth|the world]], which ultimately failed. When Mario went out to pick some [[pizza]], Albano showed up and met Luigi. When Cyndi asked him why he said he left, Albano saw his note and said that part of it had been cut off and the last part should've read "I've gone for good fried chicken. Back in an hour.". Albano then explained that he had gotten tired of waiting for Cyndi to arrive at his house afterwards, so he went out, saw fliers about his disappearance, and followed them all the way to Mario Brothers Plumbing. |
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| | Cyndi introduced Albano to Luigi, who was thrilled to meet him, although Luigi would've been happier if Mario had been there to meet him as well. When Albano and Cyndi left, Luigi figured that Mario was going to be very disappointed for not getting to meet hom, as he claimed Mario was Albano's biggest fan. |
| Although Albano never makes an appearance in the ''Super Mario'' franchise beyond ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', he, along with several other famous people of Italian descent, do receive a mention from the [[Gondolier]] during ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' episode "[[The Venice Menace]]".
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| | Although Albano 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]]". |
| *According to ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''{{'}}s producer [[John Grusd]], Lou Albano had offered to legally change his name to "Mario" during the production of the show.<ref>Matt Paprocki (June 5, 2020) [https://www.polygon.com/features/2020/6/5/21280650/nintendo-movies-based-on-mario-pokemon-donkey-kong-the-wizard-detective-pikachu Inside Nintendo’s weird attempts at making movies and TV shows.] ''Polygon''. Retrieved June 5, 2020.</ref>
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| *Albano famously starred in several public service announcements, wearing his Mario costume from ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!''; topics of these PSAs included drugs, reporting crimes, and guns/knives, among others.<ref>[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D8M8I2SYEiA Captain Lou Albano - WGBS Philly 57 "Just Say No" Drugs PSA] ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 3, 2008.</ref>
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