
Mario López
Department: Acting
Biography
Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell: The College Years, and the 2020 sequel series. He has appeared in numerous projects since, including the third season of Dancing with the Stars and as host for the syndicated entertainment news magazine shows Extra and Access Hollywood. He has also hosted America's Best Dance Crew for MTV. In 2012, he co-hosted the second season of the American version of The X Factor with Khloé Kardashian, and was the sole host for the third and final season.
Known For

Teenage Paparazzo
2010

Holiday in Santa Fe
2021

Dive Olly Dive and the Pirate Treasure
2014

Holiday in Handcuffs
2007

A Crack in the Floor
2001

The Dog Who Saved Christmas
2009

The Dream Americano
2023

The Making of Jurassic World VelociCoaster
2021

Saved By the Bell: Hawaiian Style
1992

Big Brother Trouble
2000

Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story
1997

Killing Mr. Griffin
1997

Honey 2
2011

The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015

Absolution
1997

The Deacon Street Deer
1986

The Street King
2002

Colors
1988

Husband for Hire
2008

Fever Lake
1997

Made in Mexico
2022

The Stream
2013

Depraved
1996

The Dog Who Saved Easter
2014

Unstuffed: A Build-A-Bear Story
2023

Steppin' into the Holiday
2022

Hits
2014

Rose Parade 2023
2023

Grease Live
2016

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016

Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003

Outta Time
2002

Eastside
1999

Once Upon a Christmas Wish
2024

The Smurfs 2
2013

Get Him to the Greek
2010

The Last Fling
1987

A Very Merry Toy Store
2017

Saved By the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas
1994

Aloha Scooby-Doo!
2005

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2012

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2011

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation
2013

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017

30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020

Feliz NaviDAD
2020

A Recipe for Seduction
2020

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?
1989

kid 90
2021

Get Him Back for Christmas
2024

92nd Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center
2024

The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2024

The Real Full Monty
2024

The Christmas Spark
2025

Heads of State
2025

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship
2025

Zootopia 2
2025

Step Up Revolution
2012

Pacific Blue
1996

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993

The Golden Girls
1985

Simon & Simon
1981

Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993

Mind of Mencia
2005

Nip/Tuck
2003

George Lopez
2002

Popular
1999

Pet Star
2002

Saved by the Bell
1989

The New York Times Presents
2020

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

a.k.a. Pablo
1984

Eight Days a Week
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Wahl Street
2021

The Bad Girl's Guide
2005

Are You There, Chelsea?
2012

Who Wants to Marry My Dad?
2003

The Other Two
2019

Union Square
1997

The Chica Show
2013

Name Your Adventure
1992

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
2018

Dancing with the Stars
2005

Celebrity Name Game
2014

Candy Crush
2017

Drop Dead Diva
2009

Rosewood
2015

America's Next Top Model
2003

Blank Slate
2024

Powers
2015

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Miss Universe
1955

Jane the Virgin
2014

Hollywood Game Night
2013

This Is Us
2016

The Reichen Show
2005

The Fran Drescher Show
2010

Extra
1994

Celebrity Family Feud
2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013

The Rookie
2018

Family Guy
1999

Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007

Girls5eva
2021

Supersize My Pool
2019

Too Hot to Handle
2020

Saved by the Bell
2020

WWE Heat
1998

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Hot in Cleveland
2010

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
2020

The Baker and the Beauty
2020

Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love
2020

Eve
2003

The Closer
2005

The X Factor
2011

The Megan Mullally Show
2006

Magnum P.I.
2018

The Comedy Factory
1985

The View
1997

Hacks
2021

Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
2021

Dinner at Tiffani's
2015

Loot
2022

People's Choice Awards
1975

Mario Lopez: Saved By the Baby
2010

Wonder Man
2026

USA High
1997