Captain Lou Albano dies at age 76

By IBTimes Staff Reporter | October 14 2009 4:28 PM

Captain Lou Albano, a legendary wrestler that appeared on Cindy Lauper's video Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, died on Wednesday at age 76.

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Albano's cause of death was not yet released as of Wednesday afternoon. He was known for wearing Hawaiian shirts and a beard which he used to tie with a rubber band.

He entered the World Wrestling Entertainment from 1983 to 1996 and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996.

He appeared in several episodes of the TV series Miami Vice.

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