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Mario López
File:Lopez-as-cruz.jpg
López as Bobby Cruz in Pacific Blue
Born
Mario López, Jr.
Height5ft 11in (1.80 m)
Websitehttp://www.mariolopez.net

Mario López, Jr. (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor who has appeared on several television series. He is perhaps best known for the teenaged character he played on the show Saved by the Bell.

Biography

Career

His first role at the age of 11 was as the drummer and dancer on Kids Incorporated in 1984. López is a capable drummer and has been seen in his many television roles playing the instrument. López became known in the early 1990s as A.C. Slater in the popular television sitcom Saved by the Bell. López's character was a masculine, athletic student, which helped garner the actor a sizeable teenage-girl fan base. He also maintains a close friendship with fellow castmate Mark-Paul Gosselaar. The character of Slater became somewhat of a phenomenon on the Internet after the distribution of a SBTB clip of Slater fighting Zack with heavy metal music with the caption, "Don't Mess With A.C. Slater!" (Although the most popular caption is "Don't F**LKM* With A.C. Slater!")

Since his stint on Saved by the Bell and the show's spin-offs, Lopez has enjoyed a career as host of a variety of television contest shows. He hosted Pet Star on the Animal Planet channel and was co-host of ESPN2's ESPN Hollywood. He is the captain of the L.A. Armed Response team on GSN's Extreme Dodgeball. Like fellow Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond, he was also featured as a celebrity guest on The Weakest Link.

At least as late as 2001, Lopez' likeness was featured in the Disneyland attraction Space Mountain in Anaheim. He played a space captain that informed guests of the adventure-to-come while they waited in queue for the ride. López played the role of Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis in the made-for-television movie Breaking the Surface, based on Louganis's autobiography. He also apeared in the TV series Pacific Blue as Bobby Lopez.

In March 2006, he joined the cast of the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful playing the role of Dr. Christian Ramirez. On July 18, 2006, Lopez was released from his B&B contract. He guest-starred as a plastic surgeon who drives Christian Troy to jealousy over his good looks in an episode of FX Network's Nip/Tuck during the show's fourth season, which began in Fall 2006.

Starting on September 12, 2006, López has been appearing as a dancer on ABC's Dancing With the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Karina Smirnoff, who makes her series debut. The show is to last 10 weeks. Lopez made a strong start in the program, which raised several questions as to whether or not he was a ringer who already had dance training. Initially he said that he had not had any formal training, but later revealed that though he hasn't had formal ballroom training, he has studied tap and hip hop styles.

Personal life

López is a Mexican American. He is a graduate of Chula Vista High School (1991). He married his long-time girlfriend, actress and model Ali Landry, in 2004. However, just two weeks later, the marriage was annulled.[1]

Brief filmography

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