Mario Lopez

Birthplace: San Diego, California
Birthday: October 10, 1973

While only in his early 20s, actor Mario Lopez successfully worked his way out of a career rut. After skillfully avoiding the traps of ethnic typecasting, easily playing Latinos, Italians, Anglos and those of mixed and unspecified extraction, the handsome curly-haired actor found himself in another bind, having to overcome the lack of credibility surrounding his long-running stint on the very popular kids sitcom "Saved By the Bell" (NBC). His prolific television work following the series' end and his willingness to take on challenging and varie…more

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2008
Made Broadway debut in "A Chorus Line" as Zach, the demanding director
2007
Joined "Extra" (NBC) as a weekend-edition cohost and a daily show correspondent; became the new host for its 15th season (2008)
2006
Joined the third season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars"
2005
Co-anchor of "ESPN Hollywood," (ESPN 2) which looked at the intersection between Hollywood and the sports world
2001
Served as co-host of the NBC show "The Other Half"