A 50th Birthday Photo Tribute to Mario Lopez

Mario Lopez in 'Saved by the Bell'
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In the mid-2000s, there was a running joke in our office that Mario Lopez was in EVERYTHING.

A new Lifetime movie? Mario Lopez. A new entertainment newsmagazine series? Mario Lopez. A beauty pageant host? Mario Lopez.

A show called Dancing Pet Stars on Animal Planet? Oh, hell yeah Mario Lopez.

He was like the hardest-working man in showbiz, and he became our cult hero.