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Mario Lopez

Mario Lopez is an American actor and media personality. He is most famous for his role as AC Slater on Saved by the Bell.

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Background and Age

Mario Lopez was born on October 10, 1973 in San Diego, California. He was born to Mario Michael Lopez Sr. and, Elvia Lopez. His mother was a phone organization agent, and his father worked for the district of National City. Lopez was brought up in a huge Catholic group of Mexicans. He went to Chula Vista High School and graduated in 1991.

Career and Net Worth

Mario Lopez Jr has become famous as an American TV host and actor, prominently known for his depiction of A. C. Slater on Saved by the Bell. He has appeared on numerous television series, in movies, and on Broadway. Mario currently fills in as a host for entertainment news magazine, Extra.

The multitalented actor appeared on different shows, for example, Dancing with the Stars, America's Best Dance Crew and Pacific Blue. In 2012, he co-hosted the second season of American adaptation of The X Factor with Khloé Kardashian-Odom and was the sole host for the third and last season.

In July 2019, Mario Lopez missed the most recent taping of Extra as he attempted to control the discussion over comments he made about bringing up transgender children, saying that he was sorry for his remarks. Lopez showed up on the Candace Owens podcast a month prior recommending that it was "dangerous" for guardians to allow their children to be transgender at young ages.

He issued an announcement to People Magazine, saying, “The comments I made were ignorant and insensitive, and I now have a deeper understanding of how hurtful they were.”

Marriage, Wife and Kids

Lopez has been married twice in his life. His first marriage was to Ali Landry who he had dated for a long time. They got married in a Catholic service in Mexico, and the marriage was ended about fourteen days after. In an interview, Lopez conceded that their union ended up when Ali discovered that he had cheated on her days prior to their wedding, during his bachelor party. He had several dates after her and got married again in 2012 to Courtney Mazza, Broadway dancer, actress, and producer. They had started dating in the fall of 2008. Together they have a little girl and a child, Gia Francesca, born in September 2010, and Dominic, born in September 2013.

On September 27, 2011, Mario released a children's book entitled Mario and Baby Gia. The book is true to life and is about Mario and his newborn little girl Gia.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 10 Oct, 1973
Age: 46 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: San Diego
Gender: Male
Description: American television host and actor
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Spouse: Ali Landry[2004-2004]
Net Worth 2021: 25 million
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Last Modified: Sep 3 2020
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