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Facts About Mario Lopez
Celebrated Name | Mario Lopez |
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Age | 49 Years Old |
Nick Name | Mario Lopez |
Birth Name | Mario Lopez Jr. |
Birth Date | 1973-10-10 |
Gender | Male |
Profession | Actor |
Birth Nation | USA |
Place Of Birth | San Diego, California |
Nationality | American |
Father | Mario Sr. Lopez |
Mother | Elvia Lopez |
Best Known For | Best Known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved by The Bell |
High School | Chula Vista High School |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse | Courtney Mazza, Ex: Ali Landry |
Children | Dominic and Gia Francesca Lopez |
Height | 5 ft 10 in |
Weight | 79 Kg |
Awards | Young Artist Award and Mickey Rooney Awards |
Net Worth | $35 Million |
Salary | $8 Million |
Mario Lopez is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell: The College Years, and the 2020 sequel series.
Well Known For:
- For Playing A.C. Slater in the NBC’s sitcom Saved by the Bell from 1989 to 1993 in total 87 episodes. Mario also appeared in 2 Saved by the Bell TV movies and its various spin-off series.
Early Life of Lopez
Born in San Diego, California in 1973 Lopez is a son of a telephone clerk, Elvia, and worker of the municipality of National City Mario Sr. Lopez was a member of a large Catholic family. Lopez got his graduation degree from Chula Vista High School in 1991. Lopez has appeared in numerous projects including the third season of Dancing with the Stars, co-hosted the second season of American version of The X Factor and many more.
Body Features of Lopez
Lopez is blessed with a charming face and ironic personality. With the height of 5 ft and 10 inches (178 cm) and fully tight packed abs, his marvelous physiques have been literally showcased through his seductive appearance. This only credit for his lustrous sexy built from a hardcore workout at a gym. There's good news for his female fans as his shirtless pictures are available all over the internet. For that, they have to google it and merely can obtain the high definition pictures of his with just one click. He is not just popular amongst the crazy female fans but equally perceives attention from the male audiences. He has a weight of 79 Kg 174 pounds.
Career of Lopez
- Lopez career started from 1984 when he appeared in the short-lived ABC comedy series a.k.a. Pablo as a younger brother Tomas.
- It is said that life finds its way Lopez find his career in acting, he got happiness in what he does.
- He worked in a dozen films ahead.
- In the year 1987, he appeared as a guest star on the popular sitcom The Golden Girls.
- He was cast in a small part in the film Colors (1988) as Felipe's friend.
- Lopez was cast in 1989 as A.C. Slater in the television Saturday-morning series sitcom Saved by the Bell (1989–1993), and its spinoff Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993–1994), a role which lasted five years.
- In 1997, Lopez starred as Olympic diver Greg Louganis in the television film Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story.Â
- The following year, he was cast as Bobby Cruz in the USA Network series Pacific Blue for two seasons before it was cancelled after the fifth season; he then went on to guest star on Resurrection Blvd R., 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.
- 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 autumn 2006.Â
- He also made an appearance on George Lopez as a police officer in late 2006.
- In the fall of 2006, Lopez signed as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars on ABC in the third season securing the second position with his professional partner Karina Smirnoff. Not only in acting and hosting career, Lopez has stepped into the field of writing as well.
- He has published three non-fiction books named Mario Lopez Knockout Fitness, A cookbook; Extra Lean and Extra Lean Family. He has also written a book about himself and his infant child Gia entitled Mario and Baby Gia on September 27, 2011.
- On 4th February 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.
- In August 2014, Lopez began hosting the Hot AC edition of the iHeartRadio Countdown.
- In December 2020, Lopez starred as Colonel Sanders in A Recipe for Seduction, a short film from Lifetime and KFC.
Awards of Lopez
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ALMA Awards:
- Outstanding Host for a Variety or Reality Show for "Extra" (2009)
- Outstanding Host for a Variety or Reality Show for "Extra" (2010)
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Teen Choice Awards:
- Choice TV Actor - Comedy for "Saved by the Bell" (1990)
- Choice TV Breakout Star for "Saved by the Bell" (1990)
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Young Artist Awards:
- Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Comedy Series for "Saved by the Bell" (1990)
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TV Guide Awards:
- Favorite Teen Star for "Saved by the Bell" (1993)
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Imagen Foundation Awards:
- Imagen Vision Award (2008)
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NCLR ALMA Awards:
- Outstanding Host for a Variety or Reality Show for "Extra" (2012)
Affairs of Lopez
In Personal, this eligible hunk is married twice in his life. In 2004, he tied his knot with actress Ali Landry in a small organized ceremony held at Las Alamandas resort in Mexico. But unfortunately, this marriage didn't last for too long. The flimsy relation ended with a divorce two weeks later their marriage. The reason for their separation was Lopez's disloyalty towards Ali during his bachelor party.
Soon later, Lopez began dating the professional dancer Karina Smirnoff who was also his Dancing partner in Dancing with the Stars. This relation made off with each other for two long years.
In 2008, Lopez met the dancer Courtney Mazza and he completely got attracted towards her since their first meeting. There is no doubt that any girl could fall in love with this handsome dude and same thing happened with Courtney. She could not think of anything but to fall madly in love with him. Courtney had no issues of being named as Lopez's second wife and with this approval in 2012 the pair got married at one of the exotic locations in Mexico. The duo welcomed their beautiful daughter Gia Francesca back in 2010 and two years later in 2013, they celebrated the birth of their baby boy Dominic Lopez. Later, the couple welcomed another baby named Gia Francesca Lopez.
Net Worth and Salary of Lopez
Lopez has a net worth of $35 Million as of 2023.
More details regarding his personal life and professional career can be obtained from the wiki. The latest reviews and updates of his shows and movies can be viewed through YouTube as well. For more of his photos and wallpapers one can log in to his personal websites and his fan can follow him in Twitter as well.
Trivias About Mario Lopez You Need To Know.
- He graced the cover page of FitnessRX For Men magazine in their November 2013 issue.
- He has a dog named Julio.
- Mario likes 1980s hip-hop and house music, which he mostly listens to during workouts.
- He took part in the New York City Marathon in 2011.
- He has also worked at Coggin Honda in Orlando, Florida, but for a short time.