style="font-size: larger;" | Jefferson King

Gladiator name:	Shadow
Hometown:	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Height:	1.93m
Weight:	120 kg
Theme Tune:	"War" - Edwin Starr Edwin Starr Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:...

Jefferson King (born 1 July 1961) is a British bodybuilder, best known for playing Shadow in the ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

 show Gladiators.

Gladiators

Shadow was legendary for his icy stare and his record in the 'Duel' event. He once hit his opponent so hard in this event that the ends of the pugil stick were clearly damaged. He also successfully served as captain for the Gladiators.

He was later let go from Gladiators due to apparent steroid abuse.

Post-Gladiators

King went on to become a wrestler and had a cameo role in the Spice Girls

Spice Girls

The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...

 movie Spiceworld

Spiceworld (film)

Spice World is a 1997 British musical comedy film directed by Bob Spiers, written by Kim Fuller and Jamie Curtis, and starring the best-selling pop girl group the Spice Girls...

and owned his own business in London. He has twin children, named Theo and Tiffany.