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Born in San Diego, California
October 10, 1973
Lopez was born in San Diego, California on October 10th 1973 to parents Mario Sr. and Elvira
Saved by the Bell
August 20, 1989 - May 22, 1993
Lopez first became well known for his portrayal of the character A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell. The series follows the exploits of several students at Bayside High School, along with their principal. The show stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies and Dennis Haskins, who appeared in Good Morning, Miss Bliss, as well as Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez.
Pet Star
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2005
Lopez hosted Pet Star on the Animal Planet channel. Pet Star concerns trained pets who do special acts and tricks with their owners during the show. The tricks are graded by 3 judges on a scale of 1 to 10.
In the end, the 3 pets with the highest score come out and the audience votes on who is the episode's Pet Star. Then, at the end of the season, the winners compete to be the year's ULTIMATE PET STAR. The winner of a regular show gets $2,500, while the winner of the finals gets $25,000.
Married to Ali Landry
April 24, 2004 - May 12, 2004
Lopez was married to Ali Landry for 2 weeks, ending on May 15, 2004. The marriage was annulled over alleged infidelities committed by Lopez during the relationship, and particularly the week leading up to the wedding.
The Death Trip
October 27, 2004
Lopez played the role of Fabian in The Death Trip, a film about six people who win a trip to the bahamas, but when they get there, they deal with a deadly hotel manager and cannibals, who tries to eat them.
The Bold and the Beautiful
March 1, 2006 - July 18, 2006
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.
Dancing With the Stars
September 12, 2006 - November 15, 2006
In the fall of 2006, Lopez appeared as a celebrity contestant for the third season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars, partnered with professional dancer Karina Smirnoff, who made her series debut. Lopez's strong start in the program left some viewers wondering whether he had received dance training prior to joining the series. Initially, he said that he had not received any formal training, but he later revealed that, though he hasn't had formal ballroom training, he has studied tap and hip hop styles. He finished second to Emmitt Smith.
Dated Karina Smirnoff
November 26, 2006 - Now
Lopez has been dating his Dancing with the Stars Partner Karina Smirnoff since 2006.
Hosted Miss America Pageant
January 29, 2007
Lopez has hosted primetime television pageants; Miss Teen USA in 1998, 2003 and August 2007; Miss America in January 2007; and Miss Universe in May 2007, giving him the distinction of being the only individual to have served in hosting capacity for both of the major pageant system organizations.
Holiday In Handcuffs
December 9, 2007
Trudie (Melissa Joan Hart), an aspiring painter stuck working as a restaurant waitress, the pressure to please her parents builds, a job interview goes poorly and she gets dumped by her boyfriend, leading to a nervous breakdown. Stressed about going home for the holidays alone, she kidnaps David Martin (Mario Lopez), a random customer at the restaurant in which she works and introduces him to her parents as her boyfriend, Nick. Trudie's family is vacationing at a very isolated house miles away from anything, so David is unable to escape (he makes several attempts). He finally decides to play along until the police come, but he ultimately falls in love with Trudie and understands why she felt forced to kidnap him in the first place.
Husband for Hire
January 24, 2008
Lola (Nadine Velazquez) attempts to gain her father's trust fund by hiring a Hispanic husband, Bo (Mark Consuelos), offering him $100,000 per year if he marries her. Bo accepts, and then departs from his Texas home and returns with Lola to her home in New Mexico. Lola finds out he is in fact Caucasian, so she has Bo act Mexican. Lola's best friend, Nina (Tempestt Bledsoe), and Bo's brother (Jayce Bartok) join the trip, as does Bo's girlfriend, Nikki (Erin Ross), and her clumsy friend, Dotty (Tish Rayburn-Miller), in secret.
When introduced to Bo, Lola's father, Victor (Erik Estrada), refuses to allow them to get married, until Bo convinces him by playing an antique guitar. In the mean time, Lola's ex-fiancé, Marco (Mario López), and his secret girlfriend, Simona (Rosa Arredondo), who is also Lola's sister trying to keep her from having the inheritance, plot against Lola in order to gain the trust fund for themselves. Throughout the course of the story, Lola and Bo actually fall for each other. However, after Simona discovers Bo and Lola have a plot of their own, she uses Nikki to ruin the plot. However, before Nikki could do any damage, Victor and Bo get into an argument, which has both Lola and her father kick Bo out. In response, Lola's ex-fiancé is able to win back Lola's heart, but Lola only agrees for the money.
Broadway's A Chorus Line
April 15, 2008
On April 15, 2008, Lopez took on the role of Zach in Broadway's A Chorus Line.
