Mark-Paul Gosselaar

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Biography

After the show ended, he struggled with typecasting and inferior-quality projects like "Dead Man on Campus" (1998) before successfully reinventing himself as an in-demand adult actor, thanks to his association with Steven Bochco. Good reviews for mature turns on "NYPD Blue" (ABC, 1993-2005) and "Commander in Chief" (ABC, 2005-06) among others proved his talent could transcend his teeny-bopper history. Gosselaar enjoyed an upswing with Jimmy …
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Job Title

Actor, Consultants & Advisors

Born

Mark-Paul Henry Gosselaar on March 1, 1974 in Panorama City, California, USA

Career Milestones

Began appearing in TV commercials

1979

Obtained an agent at age five

1987

Made TV acting debut in an episode of NBC's "Highway to Heaven"

1989

Debuted as a series regular, playing teen troublemaker Zack Morris on "Saved By the Bell" (NBC)

1993

Hosted and served as creative consultant on the NBC game show "Brains and Brawn"

1993

Reprised character of Zack in "Saved By the Bell: The College Years" (NBC)

1995

Made feature debut in the direct-to-video release "Twisted Love"

1998

Co-starred with Tom Everett Scott in "Dead Man on Campus"

1998

Returned to series TV as co-star of The WB's "Hyperion Bay"

2000

Co-starred on the short-lived drama series "D.C." (The WB)

2001

Cast as a US soldier who falls in love with a member of the Bahraini royal family in the NBC television movie "The Princess and the Marine"

2001

Joined cast of the ABC's "NYPD Blue" as Detective John Clark

2005

Played a slick, savvy media strategist on ABC's "Commander in Chief"

2007

Appeared on the HBO series "John from Cincinnati"

2008

Cast as defense attorney Jerry Kellerman on the TNT series "Raising the Bar"

2010

Guest starred on an episode of Showtime's "Weeds"

2011

Played a lawyer opposite Breckin Meyer on the TBS legal comedy series "Franklin & Bash"