Saved by the Bell grad Mario Lopez — who once donned a Speedo to play gay Olympic diving champ Greg Louganis — is now plunging into the soap suds. Lopez joins The Bold and the Beautiful's cast on March 20 as Dr. Christian Ramirez. He's the hunky younger brother of L.A. firefighter Hector Ramirez, who's played by Lorenzo Lamas. Sounds muy caliente!
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Warner Bros. Pictures, having already delivered Starsky & Hutch and The Dukes of Hazzard to the big screen, will next bring moviegoers a feature version of that '70s show CHiPs — appropriately tapping That '70s Show's Wilmer Valderrama to fill Erik Estrada's distinctively snug motorcycle cop pants. Somewhere, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Mario Lopez are sobbing.
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Mario López
Tonight at 6pm/ET, ESPN2 will merge celebdom with the sports world with the aptly titled ESPN Hollywood. Taking the snap in this hybrid weekly entertainment program is Mario López, who will share hosting duties with Thea Andrews (of ESPN's Cold Pizza). Is Saved by the Bell's A.C. Slater up to the task? TVGuide.com wondered the same thing — and was left wondering a day longer than expected, when Mr. Actor/Jock left us hanging to... try on clothes?!
TVGuide.com: Dude, you blew me off for "a fitting"?
Mario López: Well, you know, not by choice.... It all falls into the "Hollywood" portion of ESPN Hollywood, trying to figure out,
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Mario López
On Aug. 15, ESPN2 will seek to merge celebdom with the sports world with the aptly titled ESPN Hollywood. Taking the snap in this hybrid weekly entertainment program is Mario López, who will share hosting duties with Thea Andrews (of ESPN's Cold Pizza). Is Saved by the Bell's A.C. Slater up to the task? TVGuide.com wondered the same thing — and was left wondering a day longer than expected, when Mr. Actor/Jock left us hanging to... try on clothes?!
TVGuide.com: Dude, you blew me off for "a fitting"?
Mario López: Well, you know, not by choice.... It all falls into the "Hollywood" portion of ESPN Hollywood, trying to figure out,
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Las Vegas and Crossing Jordan will be staging another crossover in October… Huey Lewis will bring "the power of love" to Chicago this fall when he makes his Broadway debut in the Richard Gere role. In other stage news, Richard Chamberlain has agreed to tour with On Golden Pond… Saved By the Bell alum Mario Lopez has been tapped to co-anchor ESPN 2's upcoming ESPN Hollywood series, which, contrary to popular belief, is not a matchmaking service for jocks and starlets. — Additional reporting by Matt Webb Mitovich
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