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Mark-Paul Gosselaar: Biography

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Birth Name: Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar
Birth Place: Panorama City, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/01/1974, Pisces
Profession: Actor; model

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Mark-Paul Gosselaar Fast Facts:

Parents immigrated to California from the Netherlands, where his three older siblings were born; his mother is of Indonesian descent.
A one-time child model, he signed with an agent at age 5 and acted in commercials for Smurfs merchandise and Oreo cookies.
Made his TV debut in a 1986 episode of Highway to Heaven.
Met wife Lisa Ann Russell in 1993 when they worked together on Saved by the Bell: The College Years.
Has written about motorcycles for Transworld Motocross magazine.
Replaced Rick Schroder, who was also a child star, as Sipowicz's partner on NYPD Blue in 2001 and stayed until the series ended in 2005.
Made stage debut in the off-Broadway production of The Understudy in 2009.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar Relationships:
Sylvia Gosselaar - Sister
Michael Charles Gosselaar - Son
Ava Lorenn Gosselaar - Daughter
Hans Gosselaar - Father
Lisa Ann Russell - Ex-wife
Paula Gosselaar - Mother
Michael Gosselaar - Brother
Linda Gosselaar - Sister
Catriona McGinn - Wife

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Franklin & Bash - Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Garcelle Beauvais, Breckin Meyer Trae Patton/TNT

Franklin & Bash - Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer Doug Hyun/TNT

Franklin & Bash,Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Breckin Meyer, Malcolm McDowell Trae Patton/TNT

Franklin & Bash, Breckin Meyer, Reed Diamond, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Malcolm McDowell Trae Patton/TNT

Franklin & Bash, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kumail Nanjiani, Breckin Meyer Danny Feld/TNT

Franklin & Bash, Breckin Meyer, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, James Van Der Beek Danny Feld/TNT

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