Danny Lee Clark

Danny Lee Clark is an American former football player, actor, producer and television personality who is best known as the gladiator Nitro on American Gladiators. Born in Zama, he played defensive line at San Jose State University, had a brief spell with the Los Angeles Rams and spent a season with the Legnano Frogs in the Italian Football League. He played the gladiator Nitro on the original American Gladiators, starting in 1989 and lasting through 1992, then returning for the 1994 and 1995 season. In the show's final season he was an analyst and co-host, and he was coordinating producer on the 2008 revival. He moved into acting, appearing in Death Becomes Her and Equilibrium (2002), and guest starred in series such as Ellen, Walker, Texas Ranger and Saved by the Bell. He wrote, directed and produced the independent film Looking for Bruce and published a memoir, Gladiator, in 2009.