Albano has been noted by several others for his faithfulness to his wife, a rare characteristic in the on-the-road world of 1970s and 1980s professional wrestling.
The marriage lasted 56 years, until his death. In 1953, Albano married his high school sweetheart, Geraldine Tango. He then joined the United States Army, but due to a childhood injury exacerbated by his football days, Albano was honorably discharged after only eight months. Albano had conflicts with the dean due to poor behavior and was expelled after attempting to cheat on a final exam. Here, Albano was teammates with the likes of Darris McCord, Doug Atkins, and his roommate, Sam Rutigliano.
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His skills were such that he received 32 offers of full scholarship from universities around the country, and he chose the University of Tennessee on the strength of their football team. It was this rank that later inspired his wrestling moniker, "Captain" Lou Albano. Lou attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York, where he competed in track and field, and finally rose to the position of captain of the football team. The family settled in the Mount Vernon area. Lou was one of nine children, of whom five lived to adulthood. He was baptized in the Vatican, and his parents shortly thereafter returned to the New York City area. Louis Albano was born in Italy when his father had three months remaining at the university.
He later co-patented a forceps instrument to assist in breech birth deliveries. After marrying, they temporarily relocated to Italy while Carmen pursued his medical degree at the University of Bari. Her brother, a physician, introduced her to Carmen in the 1930s, who was training to be an obstetrician. Eleanor was a classical concert pianist who had performed at Carnegie Hall and later became a registered nurse. Check out the full feature here.Albano's parents, Carmen Louis Albano and Eleanor Albano née Morrone, were of Italian heritage but both born in the United States. The Movie, Donkey Kong Country, and more. There's little tidbits about The Wizard, Super Mario Bros. This is just one snippet from Polygon's massive feature on various Nintendo shows/cartoons over the years. He actually offered to legally change his name to Mario.” He wasn’t an actor, but he was a personality.
"I kept going back to what a really nice guy he was. Along with that, Lou was willing to make quite a sacrifice to prove he was the man for the job. Albano wasn't known as an actor, but Grusd and the team just couldn't resist his charm. While it may have been a goofy, short-lived show, Captain Lou gave the role everything he could. In an interview with Polygon, John Grusd, a producer at DIC Entertainment, looked back on Albano's work with the character. His jump to portraying Mario was a move into acting, and it's clear Albano took it very seriously. Albano was known for his character in the then WWF, appearing as a wrestler/manager. The two elements were combined into a Super Show, which made for 30 minutes of off-the-wall antics and more.Ĭaptain Lou Albano ended up taking on the role of Mario for those live-action segments, which was quite different from his usual work. It also featured live-action segments with Mario and Luigi working at their plumbing business in New York. It featured some animated Mario and Zelda segments, which really fleshed out both worlds and actually put characters into situations you'd never expect to see.
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