Mario Lopez Biography (1973-)

Born October 10, 1973, in San Diego, CA; son of Mario, Sr. (an employee of the municipality of National City) and Elvira (a telephone clerk) Lopez; married Ali Landry (an actress and model), April 24, 2004 (marriage annulled, May 12, 2004). Addresses: Office: TMG Television Productions, 420 Lincoln Rd., Suite 446, Miami Beach, FL 33139.; Agent: Jeff Witjas, Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Manager:Mark Schulman, 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd., Seventh Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: October 10, 1973; San Diego, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Tomas del Gato, a.k.a. Pablo, ABC, 1984
Dancer and drummer, Kids Incorporated (also known as Kids Inc.), The Disney Channel, 1984-86
Albert Clifford "A. C." Slater, Saved by the Bell, NBC, 1989-93
Cohost, Name Your Adventure, NBC, beginning 1992
Host, Masters of the Maze, The Family Channel, 1994-95
Panelist, Match Game, syndicated, beginning c. 1998
Officer Bobby Cruz, Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1998-2000
Cohost, The Other Half, syndicated, c. 2001-2003
Host, Pet Star, Animal Planet, beginning c. 2002
Host, America's Most Talented Kid (also known as America's MostTalented Kids), NBC, c. 2003
Celebrity team captain, Extreme Dodgeball, Game Show Network, beginning c. 2004
Host and coanchor, ESPN Hollywood, ESPN2, beginning 2005
Miniseries
Himself, I Love the '80s, VH1, 2002
Himself, I Love the 80s 3-D, VH1, 2005
Movies
Hector, "The Deacon Street Deer," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986
The Last Fling, ABC, 1987
A. C. Slater, Saved by the Bell--Hawaiian Style, NBC, 1992
A. C. Slater, Saved by the Bell--Wedding in Las Vegas, NBC, 1994
Dave Ruggles, Killing Mr. Griffin (also known as Killing Griffin), NBC, 1997
Greg Louganis, Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story, USANetwork, 1997
Specials
Dancer, Kids Incorporated: Rock In the New Year, 1986
Johnny Vega, The Arena, ABC, 1986
Host and A. C. Slater, Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?, NBC, 1989
Trapeze artist, The 14th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1989
A. C. Slater, Saved by the Bell Graduation Special, NBC, 1993
Ray Sanchez, "Big Boys Don't Cry," CBS Schoolbreak Special, CBS, 1993
NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam, multiple networks, 1993
Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland, CBS, 1994
Competitor, Superstar American Gladiators, ABC, 1995
NBA All-Star Stay in School Celebration, NBC, 1995
Host, The 16th Annual Miss Teen USA, CBS, 1998
Presenter, The National Hate Test, USA Network, 1998
Himself, Mi gente! My People, 1999
Trainer, Celebrity Boxing, Fox, 2002
Cohost, Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve 2003, ABC, 2003
Host, Miss Teen USA, NBC, 2003
Host, Second Chance: America's Most Talented Senior, NBC, 2003

Himself, 100 Most Irresistible Women, Spike TV, 2003
Member of blue team, Battle of the Network Stars, NBC, 2003
Correspondent, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2004, ABC, 2004
Host, You Win Live, Game Show Network, 2004
Himself, Cash for College, 2005
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 18th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1996
Episodic
Roberto, "Corpus Delecti," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1984
Mario Sanchez, "Dorothy's Prized Pupil," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1987
A. C. Slater, "Goodbye Bayside: Part 2," Saved by the Bell: The New Class, NBC, 1994
Storytime, PBS, c. 1994
A. C. Slater, "Fire at the Max: Part 2," Saved by the Bell: The New Class, NBC, 1996
Guillermo, "No Sex 'til after Homework," Union Square, NBC, 1997
The Pet Shop, Animal Planet, c. 1997
Rafael Banderas, "Everybody Loves Rafael, USA High, 1998
Rafael Banderas, "Rafael's Proposal," USA High, 1998
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1999
Happy Hour, USA Network, 1999
Celebrity contestant, "Daytona Beach, Florida I," Search Party, E!Entertainment Television, 2000
Celebrity contestant, "Daytona Beach, Florida III," Search Party,E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Ramon Perez, "Revelaciones," Resurrection Blvd., Showtime, 2000
Lazaro Chaveco, "Viva Zapatos," Cover Me: Based on the True Life of anFBI Family (also known as Cover Me), USA Network, 2001
Himself, "Television Hosts," Weakest Link (also known as The Weakest Link USA), NBC, 2001
Pablo, "The Brain Game," Popular, The WB, 2001
Guest, The Test, FX Channel, 2001
Himself, "Grind," Player$, G4techTV, 2003
Roberto, "Hi Mom," Eve, UPN, 2003
Guest host, Good Day Live, Fox, 2003
Guest, Living It Up! with Ali and Jack, NBC, 2003
Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Guest, Pyramid, syndicated, 2003, 2004
Himself, "WBC Title Fight," 10 Things Every Guy Should Experience,Spike TV, 2004
Guest, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004
Himself, Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, multiple appearances in 2004
Ricardo, "The Guide to Being in the Mood," The Bad Girl's Guide, UPN, 2005
Dr. Christian Ramirez, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Glamour, Rags, Top Model, and Belleza y poder), CBS, 2006
Pilots
Tomas del Gato, a.k.a. Pablo, ABC, 1984
A. C. Slater, Saved by the Bell: The College Years, NBC, 1993
Antonio, The Soluna Project, 2004
Host, Real People, syndicated, 2006
Film Appearances
Felipe's friend, Colors, Orion, 1988
Jessie Mata, Depraved, 1996
Second bodyguard, El condor de oro, 1996
Ryan Murphy, The Journey: Absolution, Artist View Entertainment, 1997
Steve, Fever Lake, ETD Distribution, 1997
Antonio Lopez, Eastside, Hollywood Independents, 2000
Coach, Big Brother Trouble, Mainline Releasing, 2000
Lehman, A Crack in the Floor, Norris Johnson Productions, 2000
David Morales, Outta Time (also known as Out of Time and The Courier), Pathfinder Pictures, 2002
Juan Vallejo, King Rikki (also known as Rikki the Pig and The Street King), Dream Rock/Moonstone Entertainment, 2002
Himself, Pauly Shore Is Dead (also known as You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again), CKrush Entertainment/Regent Releasing, 2003
Voices of Manu Tuiama and mainland surfer, Aloha, Scooby-Doo (animated), Warner Home Video, 2005
Soccer player, The Goal, TMG Films, 2006
Film Work
Coproducer, Outta Time (also known as Out of Time and The Courier), Pathfinder Pictures, 2002
RECORDINGS
Videos
Chartbusters, 1986
Music Videos
"Blind," 2001
"The Sun Always Shines on TV," 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Cruise, Beth, Mario Lopez: High Voltage Star, Aladdin Library, 1992

Periodicals

People Weekly, November 30, 1992, p. 77
TV Guide, August 7, 1999, p. 22; February 15, 2003, p. 14

Electronic

Mario Lopez, http://www.mariolopez.net, February 22, 2006

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