Michael O'Hearn (born January 26, 1969) is an American bodybuilder, personal trainer, actor, and model. He has been featured on over 400 magazine covers, was Fitness Model of the Year seven times, and is a four-time Mr. Natural Universe title holder. He appeared as the gladiator "Titan" on the 2008 revival of '' American Gladiators''. O'Hearn is the only individual to be a Gladiator on both the original (1989–1996) (as ''Thor'') and the 2008 series. He is the founder of Power Bodybuilding, a training program that focuses on developing both strength and hypertrophy, along with aesthetics.

Early life

O'Hearn was born in

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, on January 26, 1969.Mike O'Hearn Biography
americangladiatorsblog.com He has eight siblings.

Career

Acting

O'Hearn had a minor supporting role in the 1992 film ''

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'', and later starred as

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in the 2004 Sandy Collora fan film '' World's Finest''. He appeared as the gladiator Titan on the 2008 revival of '' American Gladiators'', making him the only individual to appear on both

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(in which he played the gladiator Thor) and the revival series. He also played Michael O'Dell on the ''American Gladiators''-like show ''

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'' from 1999 to 2001. In 2008, he made a guest appearance on the

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'' as a bartender, and reprised his role of Titan on an episode of NBC's ''

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'' with fellow gladiators Jet, Venom, and Wolf. In February 2009, he made a guest appearance as a cage fighter in episode 14 of NBC's ''Knight Rider'' revival. In 2011, he appeared in

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'', playing Mac's "avatar" in the episode "How Mac Got Fat". That same year, he played a bodybuilder in the ''

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'' episode "Muscle I'd Like to Flex". In 2012, O'Hearn self-produced and starred in the 7-episode action

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thriller, ''Alter Ego''.

Popular Culture

Micheal O'Hearn has become an "internet meme" on the social media platform TikTok in 2023. He is shown alongside the song "What is Love" by "Haddaway".https://www.sportingnews.com/us/athletics/news/mike-ohearn-tiktok-meme-baby-dont-hurt-me/bo2v7dpp1l5nym6emcow3rcd

References

External links

Official website
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