The Column

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wrestler had nice second career - in music videos

Pro wrestler Capt. Lou Albano, who found a nice second career with 80s pop singer Cyndi Lauper, diedWednesday at 76.

According to CNN:

He started as a tag team wrestler in the 1950s but became a successful manager of champion wrestlers in the 1970s, according to a biography on the WWE Web site ... Albano was recognizable by his penchant for unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts and a trademark beard, which was usually bound by a rubber band ... his persona earned him the distinction of "one of the most hated men" in wrestling for 15 years, the WWE biography said ... Albano's image evolved in the 1980s, when he teamed with Lauper on several music videos, such as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," and wrestling appearances.

So of course, I must include a link to the "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" video. It's classic stuff. Remember when MTV did videos?

(And who'd think I'd start feeling nostalgic for the 80s?)



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