Mario Lopez

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

While only in his early 20s, actor Mario Lopez successfully worked his way out of a career rut. After skillfully avoiding the traps of ethnic typecasting, easily playing Latinos, Italians, Anglos and those of mixed and unspecified extraction, the handsome curly-haired actor found himself in another bind, having to overcome the lack of credibility surrounding his long-running stint on the very popular kids sitcom "Saved By the Bell" (NBC). His prolific television work following the series' end and his willingness to take on challen…more