Zion Clark was an acrobat from Season 18 of America's Got Talent. He finished in the Top 5 of his Semifinal week.
Background[]
Zion Clark was born in Columbus, Ohio, with a rare birth defect called Caudal Regression Syndrome that left him without legs. Zion grew up in the foster care system before being fostered when his care home were about to throw him out and as such he never knew his birth parents. Before he was fostered his name was Zion Zachariah Daniels but it was changed to Zion Clark after he was fostered. Zion now lives in Canton, Ohio. His adoptive mother is very supportive of his dreams & ambitions and never allows him to quit without a fight, regardless as to how many attempts that it takes for him to professionally succeed.
He is an All-American wrestler, an MMA fighter, a Guinness World Record holder, the subject of an EMMY Award winning Netflix documentary, an author, and an internationally acclaimed speaker. Due to his tremendous upper body strength and athleticism, Zion also began pursuing interests in power-lifting (bench press), wheelchair bodybuilding, and the circus arts.
Zion has been featured in Forbes, Men's Health, the Wall Street Journal, on CNN, NBC, ABC, Fox, ESPN, The Ellen Show, and commercials for Apple that aired during the 2020 Super Bowl, among numerous additional media outlets.
Audition[]
Zion Clark's audition in Episode 1808 consisted of telling his life story whilst performing several acrobatic tricks such as holding onto an aerial bar, weight lifting, box jumping, climbing monkey bars and rope climbing. All 4 judges voted "Yes", sending him to the next round.
Deliberations[]
Zion was chosen to advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinal[]
Zion Clark's Semifinals performance in Episode 1816 consisted of traversing an obstacle course and playing drums at the top of the structure. Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sofia Vergara and Simon Cowell all gave him standing ovations. He received enough votes to enter the top 5 of the night in Episode 1817 instead of Mariandrea, but did not receive enough votes to enter the top 3, eliminating him from the competition along with D'Corey Johnson instead of Chibi Unity, Shadow Ace and Anna DeGuzman.
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