Michael O'Hearn (born on January 26, 1969) is an American bodybuilder, actor, powerlifter and fitness model. He has been featured on over 470 magazine covers, was Fitness Model of the Year seven times, was a champion in judo and tae kwon do, and was a four-time Mr. Natural Universe title holder. He appears as the gladiator "Titan" on the 2008 revival of American Gladiators

American Gladiators (2008 TV series)

American Gladiators is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance...

; Michael is the only individual to be a Gladiator on both the original (1989-96) ( as Thor ) and the 2008 series

American Gladiators (2008 TV series)

American Gladiators is an American competition TV show that aired on NBC and Citytv in Canada. Hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali, the show matches amateur athletes against each other and the show's own "gladiators" in contests of strength, agility, and endurance...

. He owns and operates Mike O'Hearn's Signature Fitness.

Film and television

He has appeared in the movies Barbarian, Keeper of Time, and had a minor supporting role in Death Becomes Her, as well as starred as Clark Kent

Clark Kent

Clark Kent is a fictional character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, he debuted in Action Comics #1 and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman....

/Superman

Superman

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 in the popular Sandy Collora

Sandy Collora

Sandy Collora is an American film director and design artist, best known for the independent short film Batman: Dead End.Collora was born in Brooklyn, New York...

 fan film

Fan film

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 World's Finest

World's Finest (fan film)

World's Finest is a fan film directed by Sandy Collora. It works as a trailer to a movie that does not exist: the long-awaited cinematic team-up of Superman and Batman...

(opposite Clark Bartram as Batman

Batman

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). O'Hearn was also on the American Gladiators

American Gladiators

American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...

-like show Battle Dome

Battle Dome

Battle Dome was a syndicated American television series that aired from September 1999 to April 2001. It combined elements of American Gladiators - inspired athletic competition with scripted antics more reminiscent of professional wrestling...

from 1999 to 2001 where he played Michael O'Dell. On March 14, 2008, Michael made a guest appearance on the NBC

NBC

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 soap opera

Soap opera

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 Days of our Lives

Days of our Lives

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, playing a bartender. On July 8, 2008, Michael made a guest appearance on NBC's Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

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as Titan with fellow Gladiators Wolf, Venom, and Jet. On February 4, 2009 Michael made a guest appearance on NBC's Knight Rider (2008 TV series)

Knight Rider (2008 TV series)

Knight Rider was a 2008 series that follows the 1982 TV series of the same title and the 2008 television movie. The series stars Justin Bruening as Mike Traceur, the estranged son of Michael Knight. The series also stars Deanna Russo as Sarah Graiman, Traceur's former girlfriend and love interest....

, episode 14 as a cage fighter.

Personal life

O'Hearn grew up in Kirkland, Washington and comes from a large family of 9 siblings; he is the youngest of five boys. He began competing in bodybuilding at 15, when he won the Teenage Washington State competition.

He was married to Midajah O'Hearn, a former wrestling valet for WCW

World Championship Wrestling

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External links

• Official site
• Michael O'Hearn at the Internet Movie Database
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