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Mario Lopez
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- #001
Mario Lopez was alleged to have cheated on his fiancée, actress Ali Landry, one day before and after their wedding. He was caught on camera by viewers cheating at his bachelor party. Ali Landry had the marriage annulled because of this.
- #002
Mario Lopez is a skilled drummer and played drums on the children's show Kids Incorporated (1984).
- #003
Before landing a role on Saved by the Bell (1989), Lopez was a dancer.
- #004
Mario Lopez played the same character, A. C. Slater, in four different series: Saved by the Bell (1989), Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993), Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993) and Robot Chicken (2005).
- #005
Mario Lopez is the son of Elvira Soledad Trasviña and Mario Alberto López Pérez. His father was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, and his mother in Tijuana, Territorio Norte de Baja California, both in Mexico.
- #006
His girlfriend Courtney Lopez gave birth to a daughter, Gia Lopez (Gia Francesca Lopez), on September 11, 2010, in Burbank, California. Gia weighed 6 lb. 4 oz. Gia's godmother is Eva Longoria.
- #007
Aside from athletics, Mario Lopez's real passion in life is dancing. He dreams of one day dancing at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
- #008
Mario Lopez and Eva Longoria have been close friends since 1992.
- #009
Mario Lopez auditioned to replace Bob Barker as host of The Price Is Right (1972).
- #010
His wife, Courtney Lopez, gave birth to their third child, Santino Rafael Lopez, in July 2019.
- #011
In high school, Mario Lopez was an amateur wrestler and was on the high school wrestling team.
- #012
Mario Lopez is an advocate of health and fitness and was the cover subject of the November 2013 issue of FitnessRX for Men. Complementing his fitness regimen, he is an amateur boxer and holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu; he began training in early 2017 and received his blue belt in February 2018. He received his purple belt in November 2022.
- #013
Mario Lopez attended and graduated from Chula Vista High School (1991).
- #014
In 1990, Mario Lopez was a California state placewinner at 189 pounds, not a state champion as is commonly believed. In his senior year, he placed 7th at the California State High School tournament.
- #015
Mario Lopez was a serious runner in the 2011 New York Marathon.
- #016
Mario Lopez has a younger sister named Marissa Lopez, who is married to former Houston Texans defensive player Kailee Wong.
- #017
Mario Lopez briefly worked at Coggin Honda in Orlando, Florida.
- #018
On March 2, 1991, Lopez placed seventh in the 160-pound class at the CIF San Diego Region State Wrestling Meet at Stockton Pacific University against David Joe Harris of Carlsbad, winning by a 3-1 decision. He won 6 of the 8 matches in the tournament and finished his final season with a 29-3 record under coach Art Stone.
- #019
His wife, Courtney Lopez, gave birth to their second child, Dominic Lopez, on September 9, 2013.
- #020
According to Mario Lopez, singer Fergie was his first kiss, and the two were briefly involved while they were both on the series Kids Incorporated (1984).
- #021
On October 10, 2024, his 51st birthday, Mario Lopez received a Television Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6930 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The Walk of Fame star is located across from the world-famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
- #022
Mario Lopez, Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Dustin Diamond were the only three actors to appear in all 86 episodes of Saved by the Bell (1989).
- #023
In the summer of 2003, he became engaged to actress/model Ali Landry.
- #024
At the time, he was a celebrity team captain of the "L. A. Riot" on the game show Extreme Dodgeball (2004).
- #025
At the time, he was working as the morning disc jockey at the Hot 92 Jamz radio station in Southern California.
- #026
He signed a deal to become a commercial spokesman for Celsius, a popular calorie-burning drink (2010).
- #027
He is of Mexican descent.
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