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This is an American name. The family name Lopez is often transliterated as López in Spanish-language text.

Mario Lopez
Lopez at 2014 ALMA Awards
Born
Mario Lopez, Jr.[1]

(1973-10-10) October 10, 1973 (age 51)
San Diego, California, United States
Occupation(s)Actor, television host
Years active1984–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2004; ann. 2004)​

Courtney Mazza
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(m. 2012)​
Children2

Mario Lopez, Jr. (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾi̯o ˈlopes]; born October 10, 1973)[2] is an American television host and actor. Lopez has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is best known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell, whom he also portrayed as a regular on Saved by the Bell: The College Years. He has appeared in numerous projects since, including the third season of Dancing with the Stars and as host for the syndicated entertainment news magazine show Extra. He has also hosted America's Best Dance Crew for MTV. In 2012, he co-hosted the second season of American version of The X Factor with Khloé Kardashian, and was the sole host for the third season.

Early life

Mario Lopez was born on October 10, 1973 in San Diego, California, to Elvia, a telephone company clerk, and Mario Sr., who worked for the municipality of National City.[3] He graduated from Chula Vista High School in 1991, where he wrestled for Chula Vista at the weight class of 160 lbs placing 2nd in the San Diego Section and 7th in the state of California in 1991 as well. He was raised in a large Catholic family of Mexican descent (from Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico).[4]

Career

Acting

Lopez's professional career began in 1984 when he appeared as younger brother Tomás in the short-lived ABC comedy series a.k.a. Pablo.[5] That same year, he was cast as a drummer and dancer on Kids Incorporated. In March 1987, he was cast as a guest star on the popular sitcom The Golden Girls as a Cuban boy named Mario who faces deportation. He was cast in a small part in the movie Colors (1988) as Felipe's friend. In 1989, Lopez was cast as A.C. Slater in the popular television sitcom Saved by the Bell, a role which lasted five years.

In 1997, Lopez starred as Olympic diver Greg Louganis in the television movie Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story. The following year, he was cast as Bobby Cruz in the USA Network series Pacific Blue. Lopez left the series after two seasons and went on to guest star on Resurrection Blvd., Eve, and The Bad Girl's Guide. In March 2006, Lopez joined the cast of the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing the role of Dr. Christian Ramirez. On July 18, 2006, he was released from his B&B contract.[6] Later that year, Mario guest-starred as a plastic surgeon who drives Christian Troy to jealousy when he sees him naked in the shower in an episode of FX Network's Nip/Tuck during the show's fourth season, which began in Fall 2006. He also made an appearance on George Lopez as a police officer in late 2006. Lopez also guest-starred as a reporter for Extra Sesame Street in the Sesame Street episode "The Veggie Monster" in 2012.

Lopez and Courtney Mazza have a reality show on VH1 called Mario Lopez: Saved by the Baby which premiered on November 1, 2010.[7]

On February 4, 2015, Lopez reunited with Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Elizabeth Berkley, Dennis Haskins and Tiffani Thiessen on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they appeared in a Saved by the Bell sketch with Fallon.[11]

Dancing with the Stars

In the fall of 2006, Lopez signed on as a contestant on the third season of Dancing with the Stars on ABC with professional partner and then-girlfriend Karina Smirnoff who was making her series debut. They finished in second place, losing to the team of Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke.

Hosting duties

Lopez at the 81st Academy Awards, February 20, 2009

In 1992, he hosted his first series on NBC called Name Your Adventure. He hosts the serial tabloid Extra, as well as the MTV reality shows America's Best Dance Crew and MTV's Top Pop Group. Later on, in 1996, he would host the second season of Masters of the Maze on the then Family Channel. Lopez is both the host (with Carmen Palumbo) and co-executive producer of Sí TV's Dating Factory. From October to December 2012, he co-hosted the Fox singing competition The X Factor along with Khloe Kardashian.[12] In September 2013, Lopez returned to the show as sole host for season 3 after Kardashian was not asked back as co-host.[13] The X Factor was cancelled on February 7, 2014.[14] Despite X factor's cancellation, Simon Cowell stated that he thinks X Factor will come back[15] From 2002 – 2005, he was the host of the Animal Planet show Pet Star, despite some difficulty with an allergy to cats.[16]

Lopez has also guest co-hosted The Wendy Williams Show,[17] and MC'ed the gala benefit for the 2010 Pageant of the Masters arts festival in Laguna Beach, California.[18] Starting in 2012 Mario Lopez began hosting his own Nationally Syndicated Radio Show 'ON With Mario Lopez' for Premiere Radio. It streams online daily on iHeartRadio and airs in selected CHR and Hot AC stations (particularly on KBIG-FM/Los Angeles) throughout the U.S.

In August 2014, Lopez began hosting the Hot AC edition of the iHeartRadio Countdown.

Stage career

Lopez made his Broadway debut on April 15, 2008, in the revival of the musical A Chorus Line in the role of Zach.[19][20]

Books

Lopez has published three non-fiction books. The first, Mario Lopez Knockout Fitness, was published in 2008 and written together with Jeff O'Connell (who had previously written a fitness book with LL Cool J).[21] A cookbook, Extra Lean, with various recipes followed in early 2010 and became a New York Times bestseller.[22] A third book, Extra Lean Family, was published in May 2012.[23] He released a children's book entitled Mario and Baby Gia by Celebra Children’s Books (a division of Penguin Books), on September 27, 2011. The book is about Lopez and his infant daughter Gia.[24][25]

Personal life

In 1993 Lopez was accused of date raping an 18-year-old woman,[26] but prosecutors found no evidence to support the allegation, and multiple witnesses "contradicted the woman's account of her encounter" with Mario.[27]

After six years of dating, Lopez married actress Ali Landry on April 24, 2004, in a Catholic ceremony at the Las Alamandas resort outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico;[28] their marriage was annulled two weeks later.[28] In a 2011 interview Lopez admitted that the parting transpired after Landry discovered Lopez had been unfaithful to her days before the wedding at his bachelor party.[29] Lopez subsequently dated professional dancer Karina Smirnoff, his Dancing with the Stars partner, from 2006 to June 2008.[30]

In the fall of 2008 Lopez began dating Broadway dancer Courtney Mazza. Lopez and Mazza became engaged over the 2011-2012 New Year's weekend,[31] and married in Mexico on December 1, 2012.[32] They have a daughter, Gia Francesca (born September 2010),[33][34] and a son, Dominic (born September 2013).[35]

Lopez stated that he is Catholic and goes to church every week.[36]

Lopez is a proponent of health and fitness, and was the cover feature for the November 2013 issue of FitnessRX For Men magazine.[37]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1984–1986 Kids Incorporated Himself (Dancer/Drummer) (Seasons 1-3) TV Show
1986 Chartbusters Direct-to-video release
The Deacon Street Deer Hector TV movie
1987 The Golden Girls (Episode: "Dorothy's Prized Pupil") Mario 1987 (1 episode)
1987 Superman the return of the boy wonder TV movie
1988 Colors Felipe's Friend
1989 Saved by the Bell A.C. Slater 1989–1993 (87 episodes)
1992 Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style A.C. Slater TV movie
1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years A.C. Slater 1993–1994 (19 episodes)
1994 Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas A.C. Slater TV movie
Bill Nye the Science Guy Himself Communication Cameo
1995 Saved by the Bell: The New Class A.C. Slater "Goodbye, Bayside Part 2"
1995–1996 Masters of the Maze Host
1996 Depraved Jessie Mata
Fever Lake Steve Direct-to-video release
Saved by the Bell: The New Class A.C. Slater "Fire at the Max Part 2"
El Cóndor de oro Bodyguard 2
1997 Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story Greg Louganis TV movie
The Journey: Absolution Ryan Murphy
Killing Mr. Griffin Dave Ruggles TV movie
1999 Pacific Blue Bobby Cruz Series
Eastside Antonio Lopez
2000 A Crack in the Floor Lehman
Big Brother Trouble Coach
2001–2003 The Other Half Host
2002 Outta Time David Morales Alternative titles: The Courier
Out of Time
King Rikki Juan Vallejo Alternative title: The Street King
2002–2005 Pet Star Host
2004 The Soluna Project Antonio TV movie
2005 Aloha, Scooby-Doo! Manu Tuiama/Mainland Surfer (Voice) Direct to video release
2006 Unaccompanied Minors Substitute Minors watcher Film
2006 Dancing with the Stars Himself Season 3
2006–2010 Nip/Tuck Dr. Mike Hamoui TV
2007 George Lopez Police Officer Sanchez 2007 (1 episode)
2007 Holiday in Handcuffs David Martin TV movie
2008 Husband for Hire Marco TV movie
2008 MTV's Top Pop Group Host MTV
2008–2012 America's Best Dance Crew Host MTV
2008 Robot Chicken (episode: Boo Cocky) A.C Slater (voice) Television series (voice)
2008–present Extra Himself Host
2009 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Zeus the Dog (voice) TV movie
2010 Get Him to the Greek Himself
2010–2011 Mario Lopez: Saved by the Baby Himself VH1 (reality show)
2010 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation Zeus the Dog (voice)[38] ABC Family TV Film, Sequel to The Dog Who Saved Christmas
2011 Honey 2 Himself Film
H8R Himself Host
The Talk Himself Guest
2011–2012 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Himself Host
2012 Sesame Street Himself Extra Sesame Street reporter ("The Veggie Monster")
Are You There, Chelsea? Himself Episode: "Dee Dee's Pillow"
2012–2013 The X Factor Himself Co-host (Season 2)
Host
The Chica Show Stitches Television series (voice)
2013 The Smurfs 2 Social Smurf (voice)[39] Film
2014 The Dog Who Saved Easter Zeus the Dog (voice) Video
2014 Nashville Himself Guest Role; Season 3
2015 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon A.C. Slater February 4, 2015
2015 Repeat After Me Himself 1 episode
2015 Celebrity Family Feud Himself Finale
2015 Dinner at Tiffani's Himself "Come in For Comfort Food"
2016 Get Smurfy Social Smurf (Voice)[39] Film
2016 Grease Live Vince Fontaine Film
2016 Almost Royal Himself 1 episode

Awards

Year Group Award Result Notes
1990 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast Nominated Saved by the Bell
1991 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime Series Nominated Saved by the Bell
1992 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime or Cable Series Nominated Saved by the Bell
1993 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Hosts for a Youth Magazine, News or Game Show Won Name Your Adventure
1993 Young Artist Awards Best Young Actor in a Off-Primetime Series Won Saved by the Bell
1994 Young Artist Awards Best Youth Actor in a TV Mini-Series, M.O.W. or Special Nominated CBS Schoolbreak Special
1994 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Youth Host in a TV Magazine, News or Variety Show Won Name Your Adventure
1998 ALMA Awards Outstanding Individual Performance in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series in a Crossover Role Nominated Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1999 ALMA Awards Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Nominated Pacific Blue (TV series)
2006 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated The Bold and the Beautiful
2009 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Personality Nominated Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew
2010 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Personality Nominated
2011 ALMA Awards Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act Nominated Mario Lopez: Saved By the Baby
2011 Young Artist Awards Mickey Rooney Award Won

References

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  2. ^ "Celebrity Central: Mario Lopez". People.com. n.d.
  3. ^ "Mario Lopez Biography (1973-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  4. ^ Quirk, Mary Beth (October 13, 2010). "Mario Lopez & His Bundle of Joy !". OK!. Retrieved October 16, 2010. "I come from a small, fat Mexican Catholic family," Mario tells OK!.
  5. ^ Allis, Tim (November 30, 1992). "Saturday's Star". People. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  6. ^ Kroll, Dan J. (July 2, 2006). "Lopez's B&B Stay Over". Soapcentral. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  7. ^ "Mario Lopez Gets VH1 Reality Show". TVGuide.com.
  8. ^ "Watch a Glorious Saved by the Bell Reunion Courtesy of Jimmy Fallon". Time (magazine). Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Jimmy Fallon assembled the cast of 'Saved by The Bell' for an epic reunion". Business Insider. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "Jimmy Fallon reunites most of the 'Saved by the Bell' cast". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  11. ^ [8][9][10]
  12. ^ Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez will join the payroll of "X Factor". TMZ.com. October 2, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  13. ^ Emma Ledger (April 23, 2013). "Khloe Kardashian gets axed by X Factor USA after just one series - 3am & Mirror Online". mirror. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Nellie Andreeva. "Fox's 'The X Factor' Cancelled After Three Seasons - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  15. ^ "Simon Cowell on U.S. 'X Factor': "I Think it Will Come Back Again"". hollywoodreporter.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  16. ^ "Mario Lopez's Cat Dilemma". contactmusic.com. September 5, 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  17. ^ "Mario Lopez showed off his abs and sexy underwear range 'RatedM' on The Wendy Williams Show". Unreality TV. February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  18. ^ Chang, Richard. Mario Lopez hosts gala for Pageant of the Masters. Orange County Register. August 29, 2010. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
  19. ^ "PHOTO CALL: Mario Lopez Honored with Painting at Tony's Di Napoli". Playbill News.
  20. ^ "Mario Lopez Joins 'A Chorus Line' on April 15". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  21. ^ "Jeff O'Connell". hachette book group. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  22. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (June 6, 2010). "Bestseller New York Times - Hardcover Advice & Misc. - 06/06/10". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
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  24. ^ "Mario Lopez To Release Children's Book In September". inquisitr.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  25. ^ "Mario Lopez Uses Baby Gia As Inspiration For New Book". celebritybabyscoop.com. July 10, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  26. ^ "Woman, 18, Accuses TV Actor of Rape". latimes.com. May 11, 1993. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  27. ^ "CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF: SAN DIEGO: Rape Claims Called Unfounded". Los Angeles Times. June 18, 1993.
  28. ^ a b Mark Armstrong, Ulrica Wihlborg (May 12, 2004). "Landry, Lopez Split After 2-Week Marriage". People. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
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  35. ^ "Mario and Courtney Lopez Welcome Son Dominic". People. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  36. ^ "Q&A: Mario Lopez Suits Up in Women's Lingerie". Newsweek. Retrieved September 12, 2010. Do you go to church? "Every week. Nice Catholic boy."
  37. ^ "Get Leaner, Stronger and Faster!". Fitness Rx. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  38. ^ "The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation". imdb. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  39. ^ a b "Pic! Introducing Mario as Social Smurf". ExtraTV.com. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
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