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"Referee Al" on "American Gladiators"

This Ref means business, so when his whistle blows, even the fiercest Gladiators listen. A California native, Al Kaplon has been umpiring for over 30 years with stints in the Lone Star League, Northwest League, California League, Texas League and MLB. Al's acting career includes film and television roles. He does it all so you don’t want to mess with this Ref.

We recently sat down with Al where he answered common questions from Gladiator fans. Read the transcript here.

The Gladiators Photo Gallery

Get up close and personal with the Gladiators... at a safe distance! Visit the NEW Gladiators Photo Gallery.

Episodic Photo Gallery

Catch up on all of the bruising action with moment by moment photos from every episode. Visit the episodic photo galleries, updated weekly!

When, Where and How Hard?

Get it as it happened with the Play-By-Play and scope the scoreboard to check out who’s kickin’ it Gladiator-style.

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Beat it, Send it, Take it on!

Check out the Games Area to rock the online Challenge, send an eCard or take on the Facebook challenge.