Oct 14 2009Live Action Mario, Lou Albano, Dies At 76
Some of you whippersnappers may be too young to remember the awesomeness that was the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, a 52-episode series that come out in '89. But I do, because it was on tv, and tv was my only friend (plus on Fridays there were Zelda cartoons!).
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.
Sadly, Lou Albano passed away today at 76. He will be missed.
Opening credits to the show on Youtube HERE.
Entire show HERE.
Live-Action Mario Dead At 76 [kotaku]
Thanks to Doctor Steel, Aisha and Gabriel, who promise to send flowers to the funeral. Good looking, guys -- but they better be fireball flowers and not Piranha plants.
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Reader Comments
1. Tennist0 - October 14, 2009 6:50 PM
aweeee, I just started getting into that show too D:, no joke I started watching it wherever I could find it this summer...he will be missed
2. Pepe La PEWPEW - October 14, 2009 6:54 PM
I loved the dance he did super kool. and the old Zelda music is still playing in my head.
3. Pepe La PEWPEW - October 14, 2009 6:55 PM
I loved the dance he did super kool. and the old Zelda music is still playing in my head.
4. Aru-San - October 14, 2009 6:55 PM
awww he will be missed i grow up on that show in the Philippines
5. aliksch - October 14, 2009 6:55 PM
oh no :(
despite always having been more of a sega-girl, I remember loving that show :(
6. Aru-San - October 14, 2009 6:56 PM
lol i meant to say "grew"
7. big brown - October 14, 2009 7:05 PM
wow, R.I.P mario man of the 80's you will be missed
8. =( - October 14, 2009 7:21 PM
=(
9. ~☻,_∫∫ ∕∕-][ Ỵ ([¦¦ ([]) ][-¦¦ ☻~ - October 14, 2009 7:22 PM
lol that show sucked
10. Tom - October 14, 2009 7:23 PM
I was a bigger fan of Bob Hoskins as Mario, but I loved this show as a kid and I will mourn the passing of a legend. :'(
11. pewter - October 14, 2009 7:24 PM
RIP I loved that show forever
12. PinkFrost - October 14, 2009 7:31 PM
Aw no, Captain Lou! I'm putting money on running into a Captain Lou zombie with rubber bands hanging from his face this Halloween now.
13. Don - October 14, 2009 7:47 PM
Seriously, I watched the clip of the Goonies a billion times... and ofcourse Super mario ... a gizzilion times, but I seriously never new the guy from goonies and mario were the same guy xD
14. Zapple - October 14, 2009 7:49 PM
this is the only recent celebrity death that actually makes me shed a tear. goodbye, childhood hero.
15. Dude - October 14, 2009 8:00 PM
@9: Get your ignorant ass out of here. That's not what this is about, you heartless prick.
@14: I agree 100%.
RIP, Lou. My girlfriend and I are going to watch The Super Mario Bros. Super Show tonight in memory of you. :(
16. noodle - October 14, 2009 8:03 PM
he will indeed be missed. best mario ever!!
was a great show when i was a kid.
respect.
17. Iris - October 14, 2009 8:22 PM
Shouldn't it be ***that cAme out in
neways didn't know that guy, but anyone who plays mario deserves respect
tis a sad day :(
18. henree - October 14, 2009 8:42 PM
omg i remember this!!!
funny, a costume mario just popped up above.
19. naas - October 14, 2009 8:49 PM
@14 ditto, goodbye Lou...
I hear that faint sound echoing in the back of my head from super mario bros when you lose a guy
20. Gir - October 14, 2009 9:26 PM
R.I.P. Lou. I'd give you a 1UP mushroom if I could...
21. Ron Russitano - October 14, 2009 10:08 PM
I loved watching Cap'n Lou get his ass kicked by Bruno Sammartino on a weekly basis!!!!
22. [url=http://danielmcgrath.buildblastoffsuccess.com/]_dan[/url] - October 15, 2009 2:32 AM
Capt. Lou!
You were a rubber band wearing freakshow in the golden years of WWF!
Loved and missed.
23. Polygon - October 15, 2009 3:39 AM
I watched this show on videocassettes later because I was too young to watch it on TV. He was great. RIP
24. Geekolojew - October 15, 2009 7:26 AM
Must See!!!
http://alturl.com/obg7
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25. Closet Nerd - October 15, 2009 7:49 AM
I never knew he was from my area (Delco). He actually passed away a few miles from my house.
26. Becca - October 15, 2009 8:15 AM
This is a sad day in the world of Italian princess saving plumbers :(
27. catch22 - October 15, 2009 8:52 AM
it was only a gfew months back i found out he wasnt dead and was happy about it
now im bummed again
28. Carmen D - October 15, 2009 11:37 AM
I remember watching this show with my parents. They loved the live action scenes as much as I did. RIP Lou.
29. Murphy - October 15, 2009 11:37 AM
Guess he'll be feuding with Freddie Blassie in the rings in Heaven.
You sir, shall be missed by many 80's children.
30. DrNecropolis - October 15, 2009 12:09 PM
Yeah nintendo power hour!
Swing your arms from side to side...
Link's Catch phrase :Well Excuuuuuse me Princess!
31. Jaded Icon - October 15, 2009 12:32 PM
Sad.....
32. twellve - October 15, 2009 3:45 PM
RIP Capt'n Lou.
I will always remember your many rubberbands and your WWF cartoon back in the hey-day.
33. Woofa - October 15, 2009 5:47 PM
:(
Well excuuuuse me, princess..
34. edwin sanchez - October 16, 2009 8:38 AM
wow...I thought it was Ron Jeremy that played Mario...anyways, its one of those people u dont expect to die..mario?!
35. Nicol3 - October 17, 2009 3:31 AM
SWING YOUR ARMS FROM SIDE TO SIDE
HEY NOW, IT'S TIME TO GO DO THE MARIO