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Mario Lopez

  • Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
  • Birthday: October 10, 1973

Despite his successful second career as the host of over a dozen talent, reality and news magazine programs, actor Mario Lopez remained most associated with his starring role as teenager A.C. Slater on the syndicated Saturday morning sitcom, "Saved By the Bell" (NBC, 1989-1994). Lopez never quite segued into a steady career as an adult actor, though he did an outstanding job portraying Olympic diver Greg Louganis in "Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story" (USA, 1997) and spent a year on the daytime soap "The Bol…more

Career Milestones

  • 2011

    Produced and appeared on the reality series "H8R"

  • 2009

    Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Personality

  • 2008 to 2010

    Hosted the MTV reality competition program "Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew"

  • 2008

    Made Broadway debut in "A Chorus Line" as Zach, the demanding director

  • 2007 to 2010

    Joined "Extra" (NBC) as a weekend-edition co-host and a daily show correspondent; became the new host for its 15th season (2008)