American Gladiator Still Insists Friends Call Him 'Turbo'

LIMA, IN–More than five years after his last appearance on the syndicated program American Gladiators, Dale “Turbo” Brandt continues to insist that friends refer to him by his on-air name. “Please,” Brandt told acquaintance Lynn Crane at a dinner party Monday. “Call me Turbo.” In recent years, Brandt has bought a “TURBO” vanity plate for his 1990 Honda Del Sol, placed a “Turbo” nameplate on his mailbox, and attempted to make restaurant reservations under the name “Turbo.”