Mario Lopez’s Evolution Since Saved By The Bell, In Photos – TheThings

Now that one of the most love sitcoms of the 90s Saved By The Bell has aired its first teaser trailer, we cant help but notice one cast member has not aged much since the show aired 30 years ago. The cast is set to reunite for a reboot. Actor Mario Lopez Jr. was first introduced to us as A.C Slater on Saved by The Bellwhen he was just 16. Before then, Lopez was doing local ads and commercials.

Since the show, he has appeared in numerous shows like Pacific Blue and The Bold and The Beautiful. He has also hosted shows like Americas Best Dance Crew and X-Factor. He even got his own reality show Mario Lopez: Saved By The Baby, starring together with his wife Courtney Mazza. Mario is now a father of three and does not seem to have aged like the rest of us. He is still very youthful thanks to his fitness lifestyle. Let us take a look at 15 photos of him since the show aired.

Lopez rocked this hair for the four-year duration he starred on Saved By The Bell and even maintained it for a while thereafter. Even though he physically looked good, this hair was atrocious and needed to go. By the time he was preparing for his next role on Pacific Blue, he had cleaned up so well.

In the early 2000s, Lopez won the heart of many young girls and many wished they could just date him. One lucky girl by the name Ali Landry got the chance. They dated for six years before tying the knot in 2004. Unfortunately, their marriage was annulled two weeks later when Landry found out Lopez was unfaithful at his bachelor party.

Many people did not know Lopez could dance until the fall of 2006 when he signed up as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars season three. The show usually pairs a professional dancer with a celebrity and each couple competes against the others. He was paired with dancer Karina Smirnoff who was his girlfriend at that time and they finished second place.

Other than acting, Lopez is also a writer. One of his most famous books is, Mario Lopez Knockout Fitness which he wrote together with Jeff OConnell. He then wrote two more books Extra Lean and Extra Lean Family before shifting his focus from health and fitness to children's books. In this pic, Lopez is reading his first Childrens book Mario and Baby Gia to her daughter.

Hosting is something Lopez wanted to do from the get-go since he started hosting kids' shows when he was 19. He then moved on to hosting reality shows like Americans Best Dance Crew and Top Pop Group before becoming a co-executive producer of the show Dating Factory. Here he was preparing to host one of his shows.

One of the highlights of Marios career as a TV host was when he got picked to co-host the Fox singing competition The X- Factor alongside TV personality Khloe Kardashian. The two seemed like a match made in hosting heaven but only Lopez was called back to host the seasons that followed.

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When Mario was doing Broadway, he had his eye on Broadway dancer Courtney Mazza. They started dating in the fall of 2008. Mazza admitted that Lopez was not her type and kept telling him off. This made Mario even more attracted to her. He was very persistent, after a month of Nos, he finally got a Yes, and the rest was history.

After two years together, the couple announced they were expecting their first child together. They welcomed their daughter Gia Francesca Lopez into the world on September 11, 2010. Here Mario was just showing off his little princess who was just a few months old. He seemed proud of his new title, daddy.

In 2012, Mario decided to tie the knot again, but this time with Courtney, in a catholic ceremony in Mexico. Their daughter Gia who was then 2 years old made a beautiful flower girl. In these photos, the two lovebirds paused for their first pic as husband and wife, and in the other; they were seen cutting their beach-themed wedding cake.

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Mario seemed happy to be a second-time father. Here he is with his wife, his two kids, and their dog. They clearly look so happy as a family posing for this photo while sitting on a garden wall. Their son Dominic Lopez was born on September 9, 2013, at the time this picture was taken he was the youngest in the family.

Mario made his Broadway debut in 2008 where he played the role of Zach in A Chorus Line. This was a legendary musical and Lopez did not disappoint with his over the top dancing skills. At that time, many actors wanted to appear on a Broadway stage despite being successful already.

In this pic, Mario showed off his ripped body as he spent time with his family on a beach in Miami. It might look like the couple was on vacation but that was not the case. Mario was actually in Miami to serve as a grand marshal at the 2015 Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade.

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Lopez has always been a fitness enthusiast. He has maintained a ripped body since his young adult days thanks to working out and eating right. To him staying in shape has always been a priority. After months of taking his son for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he decided to enroll for a class as well. He got his blue belt a year later. Here, he paused for a pic after one of his training sessions.

Back in January 2019, Lopez announced on social media that he and his wife were expecting their third bundle of joy. Courtney also shared a pic of the two kids wearing big sister and big brother tees. Here they pause for one of their last pics as a family of four. The couple welcomed their third child, Santino Rafael Lopez in July 2019. Their kids are just next level adorable.

This is Mario today and his face has hardly changed much since the many years back when he was starring inSaved By The Bell Days. He still looks like A.C Slayer, only with a bigger body. Mario is set to reprise his role in the sitcoms reboot. He has maintained his youthfulness by boxing, doing loads of outdoor activities, and using good skincare products.

Sources: people.com, cinemablend.com, eonline.com.

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