Mario Lopez Keeps Going and Going …
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008He has come a long way from Saved by the Bell and his A.C. Slater days. Let’s recount the past 18 months.
His stardom rekindled during an impressive run to the Dancing with the Stars finale (lost to champion Emmitt Smith). The Series showcased his charisma, strength and personality. Immediately after the Series finale, he flew to NY with Emmitt and hosted World Children’s Day at McDonald’s (he is still a spokesperson for the Friends of Ronald McDonald House Charities program). He also appeared at Home & Garden and many other trade shows for personal appearances too.
Last spring, he partnered with PepsiCo (PEP) for a “Smart Spot Dance! initiative, a multi-city instructional dance program that offers a fun way for families, especially Moms, to lead healthy, more active lifestyles.” He joined LaChanze, of the Broadway hit, The Color Purple, as a spokesperson.
He hosted the 2007 Miss America pageant (you remember, when the contestant totally messed up her answer to Mario’s question). This clip has been played more than 23 million times.
Next Month, Lopez will make his Broadway debut by joining the cast of A Chorus Line beginning April 15. He’ll take a hiatus most of May to promote his new book, Mario Lopez’s Knockout Fitness.
And oh yeah, he endorses Everlast and currently can be seen as a host of “Extra TV” and MTV’s “Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew”.
The most impressive part is the variety of these projects – hosting, acting, dancing, fitness, boxing, general market and multi-cultural programs.
It won’t be long until he hosts a network show like Ryan Seacrest, Howie Mandel or Tom Bergeron. (Mario already substitutes for Regis from time to time).
Kudos to his manager Mark Schulman and Lisa Perkins his publicist for all of this work too.
