“AMERICAN RENAISSANCE” – Interview with American Gladiator and actor Deron McBee

For context, this journalist needs to elucidate the following in the first person. I was (and still am) a huge fan of the 90s iteration of American Gladiators (AG), viewing these instead of episodes of ‘Friends’ (which I still cannot stand) on VHS tapes that fellow high school friends captured whilst on holiday in the US. To me, Malibu (Deron Michael McBee) was the epitome of confidence, matched by incredible ability and the profound knack for engaging the crowd simply with cues and mannerisms. There was a truly spectacular roster of American Gladiators, with a range of diverse athletic background and sports. Personally, having written professionally within the sport of bodybuilding, I could assert the valid hypothesis that AG was instrumental in further promoting an otherwise niche sport of bodybuilding and/or fitness to a mainstream audience. Indeed, like many chaps around the world, as a teenager I adored the gorgeous […]

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