Mr. Lobo

**Mr. Lobo** is the mysterious and otherworldly host of *Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo*, as well as the actor who portrays him.

## The Character

### Personality

Mr. Lobo is a somewhat naive, somewhat corny, perpetually unlucky movie fan who unfortunately never gets to host the movies he likes, apparently due to budgetary restrictions enforced by some unseen entities who communicate with Mr. Lobo via messages on cue cards, usually delivered at the last minute after he's already introduced the canceled showing.

He rarely uses harsh profanity, even when agitated, instead using PG-rated exclamations like "jeepers," reflecting a naive wholesomeness that adds to his strangely timeless nature.

Mr. Lobo speaks of himself in the third person, possibly reinforcing his status as a metaphysical being who exists outside of subjective time and space, or possibly just being socially awkward.

Mr. Lobo almost invariably appears in a two-piece suit and signature yellow and black striped tie, though he has disrobed enough to expose his bosoms.

Mr. Lobo's motto, recited during the opening of the program and often displayed on a pinback button worn on his suit breast, is "they're not bad movies -- just misunderstood!" How much he genuinely believes this philosophy is questionable, however; he nearly always bemoans the poor quality of the films he shows.

### Quotes

"*All systems go!*"
—Mr. Lobo
"*You're not dreaming; you're watching Cinema Insomnia.*"
—Mr. Lobo
"*Hurts more every time.*"
—Mr. Lobo (often said after performing the Insomniacs Oath)
"*Quite simply...*"
—Mr. Lobo, when he's struggling with a manual task

### Trivia

* Mr. Lobo has demonstrated signs of Dendrophilia, though it's possible this attraction is limited to his houseplant, Miss Mittens.
* Mr. Lobo has appeared to host multiple different variations of Cinema Insomnia throughout time, including, but not limited to, the 1950s, the 1970s, and the 2000s. It's unknown if these are all the same, ageless Mr. Lobo, a generational lineage, or multiple multiversal or inter-dimensional incarnations.
* Mr. Lobo is afraid of sharp objects and consequently either has to have others perform tasks such as cutting open packages for him, or use less effective tools like a plastic spoon, a pencil eraser, more tape, a corn chip, a cat, or a note played on a harmonica that will shatter cardboard like glass.
* Mr. Lobo has appeared as the "Twilight Zone type anthology host" of the independent British horror comic, Bizarre Dimensions, available for sale on the OSI 74 store.
* Mr. Lobo strongly dislikes glitter, calling it "the STD of decorations," because "you never, ever get rid of it."
* Mr. Lobo has expressed controversial ideas regarding zombies: "The apocalypse has already happened. It's their world now. Just let them have it. Stop shooting zombies. Let them raise their families." This has led to accusations on cinemainsomnia.fandom.com that he holds pro-zombie sentiments.
* In the season 1 episode *Santa Fe*, Mr. Lobo is seen on the phone with an apparent daughter. Mister Lobo (the performer/writer) has stated that *Cinema Insomnia* has what he calls a "loose canon," so whether that daughter exists outside of that single scene is unclear.
* On the question of whether or not Mr. Lobo is attracted to Christmas trees: "They wouldn't dress them up like that if they didn't want people to get aroused."

## Mister Lobo

### Occupation

Actor, writer, director, producer, graphic artist

### Portrays

Mr. Lobo, Alan N. Smithee

Mister Lobo is also the name of the performer who portrays Mr. Lobo the character, and like the character, he refers to himself in the third person. He has stated that even his own mother calls him "Mr. Lobo," as do his friends and colleagues on the show.

In addition to writing and hosting *Cinema Insomnia*, Mister Lobo has appeared in several original films, written screenplays, written, drawn, and published 'zines and comic books, acts as the executive of the network he founded, OSI 74, and co-hosts a podcast, the Sleepless Knights pODDcast, with his friend and creative collaborator, Paul Sanders. He has produced art for card games, coloring books, album covers, and more, available for purchase on the OSI 74 online store as well as the OSI 74 Teepublic store. Mister Lobo also frequently acts as an MC and moderator at shows and conventions, and has shown himself to be adept at interviewing celebrity guests in these venues such as the Chiodo Brothers, Bruce Campbell, Sid Haig, and Richard Hatch.

The real Mister Lobo has revealed that perhaps unlike the character Mr. Lobo, he genuinely believes in the sentiment, "they're not bad movies -- just misunderstood." Mister Lobo is a champion of art and free expression, and is an enthusiastic and unironic fan of much of the material he shows (such as *Plan 9 from Outer Space*, and *The Brain That Wouldn't Die*).

Mister Lobo's real-life wife, Dixie Dellamorto, performs numerous roles both on and off-screen on *Cinema Insomnia* alongside her husband in her capacity as a performer and artist.

Mister Lobo is appreciative of his fans*,* and makes himself accessible to them on the convention circuit, on social media, and through weekly livestream watch parties he hosts on Twitch, where he interacts with his viewers directly.

### Quotes

"*Imagine if you gave Rod Serling's job to someone who is totally incompetent.*"
—Mr. Lobo the actor/writer describing Mr. Lobo the character
"*Every movie is someone's favorite movie, and every movie is someone's least-favorite movie.*"
—Mr. Lobo

### Trivia

* Mister Lobo had a brief public "feud" with professional wrestler Chris Jericho, following an interaction with the wrestler while moderating a Q&A at the Sacramento Film Festival in 2009.
* Mister Lobo is a saint of the Church of Ed Wood, as well as an ordained minister. He is also a minister in the Church of the SubGenius.
* Mister Lobo also plays the fictitious President of OSI74, Alan N. Smithee. "Alan N. Smithee" is a pseudonym famously used by movie directors in Hollywood when they want their name removed from a film for its release.
* Mister Lobo's shoe size is 13, sometimes 12 1/2 if they're extra wide.
* Mister Lobo prefers Stouffer's frozen turkey dinner to Hungry Man's turkey dinner, finding Stouffer's chunks of turkey more satisfying than Hungry Man's slices, which he compares to luncheon meat.

1. ↑ Vampire Hunters Club: In Blood-O-Vision
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBZNg28cQadB5NN2tQnWIfYs0gwjOzCl6
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://osi74.square.site/
4. ↑ Another UnBoxing/ReBoxing Video - Mr. Lobo of Cinema Insomnia
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDC7e0Np4iM
6. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/show/0lkiM0QlBHGcz1LdhzI9Ny
7. ↑ https://www.teepublic.com/stores/osi-74
8. ↑ https://www.twitch.tv/cinemainsomnia
9. ↑ https://www.tmz.com/2009/11/05/chris-jericho-wee-racial-slurs-wrestling-statement/
10. ↑ https://www.tmz.com/2009/11/06/chris-jericho-lobo-racial-slurs-rant/
11. ↑ https://www.tmz.com/2009/11/07/chris-jerichos-victim-picks-a-fight/
12. ↑ http://www.edwood.org/