'America's Got Talent' Season 19: Who is Nasty? Howard Stern gives former Season 7 star 'royal' nickname
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA: Horse from 'America's Got Talent' Season 7 was an incredible talent. After losing in the Quarterfinals, he came back for the Wild Card Show but lost once more.
He'll be back for Season 19, going under the moniker Nasty. One of MTV 'Ridiculousness' "cult favorites" was "THEY CALL ME NASTY."
Horse's true name is Zac Gordon. He is an ex-gymnast who found his extraordinary capacity to escape discomfort in "certain regions" through a unique act, giving new meaning to the phrase "balls of steel''.
Horse, a father of two who supports his family via his musical career, joins the Top 48 competitors competing for a one-million-dollar grand prize. Horse competed in the qualifying round of 'American Ninja Warrior's third season in 2011.
American parkour expert, renowned for his risky and inventive acrobatics, vicious, horse-like demeanor, and insane below-the-belt strikes. In his spare time, he owns a parkour school in his hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, stays at home with his two lovely girls, and enjoys spending time with his wife and pets.
Nasty crowned 'King of the Nutshot' by Howard Stern
Horse was anointed "King of the Nutshot" by Howard Stern, who also declared him his all-time favorite act. Over the years, he has been in a number of TV programs. To mention a few, 'Go-Big Show', 'Ultimate Tag', 'AGT', 'ANW', 'Howard TV On Demand', and 'numbNuts'.
He has amassed billions of views for his viral stunt films on YouTube, social media, and user-generated content websites and TV shows.
Undoubtedly a true Horse that never backs down from a task. He provides unrivaled energy, originality, and a fiery personality with a heart of gold.
Nasty got eliminated after 'AGT' Season 7 Wild Card Show
During Season 7, Horse's audition consisted of receiving kicks to his groin, getting struck in the groin by a wooden staff, and having a sledgehammer smash a cinderblock over his crotch. Howie Mandel, Howard, and Sharon Osbourne unanimously voted "Yes," advancing him to the Vegas Round.
In the Vegas Round, Horse was a judge's favorite. He fell within the "Novelty Acts" group.
He performed by rolling a bowling ball into his groin, pedaling a bicycle into his groin, and letting off fire close to his crotch. Owing to his impressive audition, the judges advanced him and Todd Oliver & Irving to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinals performance of Horse included a superhero theme and included sliding down banisters, getting kicked in the crotch by someone swinging, getting smacked in the groin by a seesaw, and someone doing a cannonball. He was eliminated from the competition, along with Eric & Olivia, in lieu of Joe Castillo, after he did not collect enough votes to place at least fifth in America's Vote.
Howard brought Horse back for the Wild Card Show. Next, he performed a crotch-injuring stunt in which he was struck by a golf club, had a tire dropped from a height of ten feet, and then landed on a wooden board that broke.
This time, his pals became more involved and even caused themselves some harm, using mousetraps, for example. Following the performance, Howard used a compressed air bazooka to shoot a tennis ball at the Horse's groin.
Instead of Andrew De Leon, Horse and Jake Wesley Rogers were eliminated from the competition since they did not collect enough votes to place at least fifth in America's Vote.
Where is Nasty now after 'AGT' Season 7?
In 2022, Horse participated in the second season of the 'Go-Big Show' competition series on TBS. After defeating umbrella juggler Lina Liu in a three-way battle, he lost and went on to the semifinals against Charles Peachock.
Horse participated in the eighteenth season of 'France's Got Talent' in 2023. Sugar Sammy, Hélène Ségara, and Éric Antoine gave Horse a lot of hype for his performance, and he was eliminated during the auditions.
'AGT' Season 19 contestant Nasty set a unique Guinness World Record
On December 16, 2022, on the Lo Show Dei Record set in Monza, Italy, Zac Gordon, also known as "The Horse", set a Guinness World Record by jumping with the most pine boards smashed between his legs in a single jump—eight. This record was accomplished as a part of the Lo Show Dei Record 2023 initiative, which is located in Italy.
Tune into a brand-new episode of 'America's Got Talent' Season 19 on July 16 to see Nasty take another shot at his nuts on NBC at 8 pm ET.