Try as you may, you can't avoid Mario Lopez on TV these days. The one-time Dancing with the Stars runner-up tells TVGuide.com about the new season of America's Best Dance Crew (Thursdays, 10 pm/ET on MTV), why he's causing trouble on Nip/Tuck, and his messages for his recently engaged ex-girlfriend, Karina Smirnoff, and that other guy, Ryan Seacrest.
TVGuide.com: MTV's teasing that this is the "most physically demanding season yet." What can we expect on Dance Crew this season?
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Is Mario Lopez trying to one-up Ryan Seacrest as the host with the most?On a quest to expand his emcee duties, the one-time A.C. Slater will host MTV's new series Top Pop Group, People reports.The show will be similar to Lopez's other hosting gig, America's Best Dance Crew, only featuring music groups. Nine unsigned acts, who will be coached during the series, will take to the stage and do their best to impress the yet-unknown celebrity panel of judges. Viewers will vote for their favorite each week until there's one left standing. The winner receives $100,000.Lopez, who also hosts Extra, will get some hosting help from Access Hollywood reporter Marianela Pereyra in case he spreads himself too thin.A casting special, also hosted by Lopez, 34, airs Thursday on MTV at 9 pm/ET. The series premieres Sept. 11 at 10 pm/ET. — Joyce Eng
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Mario Lopez may be the busiest guy in show business. Along with starring in Broadway’s A Chorus Line, hosting America's Best Dance Crew (Thursdays, 10 pm/ET, MTV) and promoting his book, Mario Lopez's Knockout Fitness, he was just promoted from correspondent to the sole host of Extra, replacing Mark McGrath and Dayna Devon as of September 15. The multitasker took time out to talk about his new gig, tabloid rumors and his sexy TV Guide "Hot Bods" cover.
TV Guide: How did the Extra anchor job come about?Mario Lopez: They have this new concept involving a social network, and they want the show to be very innovative and very clever. They asked me if I wanted to take the helm. I was flattered and honored. I love hosting, whether it’s a barbecue at my
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It looks like Mario Lopez fans will be getting even more of those tanned dimples than ever before. The Dancing alum has been named the new host of Extra, where he has been cohosting the show's weekend editions and serving as a correspondent since 2007. Extra's current daily hosts, Dayna Devon and Mark McGrath, are heading for new opportunities, with Devon becoming a special correspondent for the show and McGrath returning full-time to his music career. McGrath has been touring and playing with his band, Sugar Ray, during his Extra gig.Lopez, who was just named People's Hottest Bachelor of 2008, will be charming viewers at the helm starting Sept. 15. Will you be one of them — or has the beefcakey personality worn thin for you? (Some of us are still smarting from the Karina Smirnoff situation.) — Anna DimondRelated:• DWTS' Karina and Mario are Splitsville• Karina Opens Up on Mario's Alleged Cheating• On Broadway: Katie Holmes Outmuscles Mario Lopez
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Mario Lopez may have the entertainment world's most overexposed set of toned biceps, but he can't outmuscle Katie Holmes.MSNBC.com reports Lopez's run in Broadway's A Chorus Line is being cut short because of Holmes' upcoming debut on the Great White Way.Holmes agreed to a limited run in All My Sons, opening in September. In order to make a profit against her salary, producers had to find a larger venue — the 1,080-seat Schoenfeld Theater — which currently houses A Chorus Line, Lopez and those biceps."He may be People's hottest bachelor, but he's pissed," a source told the site. "Let's face it, he doesn't have much going on right now." — J.R. Whalen
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