CYNDI LAUPER - LAUPER'S VIDEO DAD DEAD AT 76

LAUPER'S VIDEO DAD DEAD AT 76

Wrestling icon CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO, who played CYNDI LAUPER's dad in the GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN video, has died. He was 76.
Albano began his fighting career in the 1950s and was one half of The Sicilians tag team in the 1960s. He joined World Wrestling Entertainment in 1983 and was inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame in 1996.
Albano was also a successful manager of champion wrestlers in the 1970s.
His persona earned him the distinction of being "one of the most hated men" in wrestling for 15 years, according to a WWE biography.
He was turned into a cartoon in the late 1980s when he signed up to become the voice of Mario 'Jumpman' Mario for The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!