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Michael Van Wijk, who had portrayed Wolf in the original series, took part in the revived series as coach for the new selection of Gladiators. The revival ran for two series between 2008 and 2009, but was axed on 20 May 2009 by the then newly appointed controller for Sky One, Stuart Murphy .
Gladiators is a sports entertainment television show that was first broadcast in the United States and was an international success during the 1990s and early 2000s.. The concept of the show is that athletic members of the public battle against the show's own Gladiators (often semi-professional or ex-athletes) to claim points in several events that require speed, strength and skill.
From left, American Gladiators stars Lori "Ice" Fetrick, Debbie "Storm" Clark, Sha-ri "Blaze" Pendleton and Dan "Nitro" Clark in the original series. (Photo: Netflix)
Michael Van Wijk (born 30 September 1952) is an English bodybuilder, professional sportsperson, actor and TV presenter. He is most well known for his role as Wolf on English TV endurance sports game show Gladiators, a role he held for all its eight series (1992–2000).
In 1989, he was selected as 'Laser' in the American television series, American Gladiators. He debuted in the second half of the first season and remained until 1996, when the show ended. [2] [8] He was featured in a five-part documentary series on Netflix, titled Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators. [1] [8]
Gladiators made a triumphant return to prime-time TV last year and is back for a New Year's Day special, ahead of a new series. But did you know that one of its 1990s stars went on to appear in a ...
Gladiator II also stars Pedro Pascal as Marcus Acacius, Denzel Washington as Macrinus, ... Russell Crowe, who played Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius in the original Gladiator, ...
The original series aired in over 40 countries, with reruns on USA Network, TNT, Spike, ESPN Classic, and airs currently on Charge!. The revival aired on NBC. When American Gladiators returned to the U.S. airwaves on ESPN Classic on April 1, 2007, the network aired a marathon of episodes. Clark was the on-air host for that marathon, telling ...