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Mario Lopez: Eva 'Gets a Kick' Out of Pregnancy Rumors
Originally posted 08/22/2008 10:15AM
Is that a belly – or a baby bump?
As the latest round of pregnancy rumors swirl around Eva Longoria Parker, good pal Mario Lopez says she's falling back on her usual coping mechanism: Humor.
"We get a laugh out of it," Lopez told PEOPLE Thursday after hosting the live finale of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew in Burbank, Calif. "She's really cool. She just takes everything as it comes."
The Desperate Housewives actress, 33, has been the focus of a bump-watch, ever since she tied the knot with husband Tony Parker in July 2007.
This week, speculation picked up again when she was spotted wearing a long, flowy top in Los Angeles. And just last month, she told reporters she "can't wait" to have children.
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Mario Lopez Named New Host of Extra
Originally posted 07/28/2008 03:50PM
Extra is saying goodbye to host Mark McGrath and hello to new anchor Mario Lopez, once the show returns for its 15th season on Sept. 15, its producers have announced.
Current co-host Dayna Devon is due to remain as a special correspondent on the show, which has been renewed through the 2011-12 season.
Lopez, 34, who last month was named PEOPLE's hottest bachelor, joined Extra in January 2007 and co-hosted the weekend edition of the program.
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Screech to Tell All in New Book
Originally posted 07/24/2008 04:00PM
The actor who played Screech is planning a racy tell-all about his years as the lovable nerd on Saved by the Bell.
Dustin Diamond, 31, who played Samuel "Screech" Powers on the popular sitcom and its spinoffs from 1989 to 2000, has landed a book deal. In Behind the Bell, Diamond will dish on what he and his costars – including Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley – did when cameras weren't rolling, according to New York magazine.
The book, which Diamond will pen with help from a ghost writer, will include "sexual escapades among cast members, drug use, and hardcore partying," the magazine reports.
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Mario Lopez 'Would Be Honored' to Dance with Karina Again
Originally posted 07/15/2008 03:20PM
Mario Lopez wants to get back together Karina Smirnoff – at least on the dance floor.
"I love dancing and she's the best partner and the best teacher, and I'd be honored if she would dance with me," Lopez told PEOPLE at ESPN THE MAGAZINE'S ESPY Style Studio Monday. So does that mean everything is amicable between the two, despite her recent claims of his cheating? "Oh yeah, everything's all good."
Never far from the dance floor – Lopez is currently starring in A Chorus Line – insists he is a solo act these days.
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PEOPLE's Hottest Bachelor Mario Lopez Talks Dating
Originally posted 06/18/2008 09:00AM
Mario Lopez may be PEOPLE's Hottest Bachelor – but the A Chorus Line star and fitness buff has a shocking admission: He was a chubby baby. "I looked like a sumo wrestler," Lopez says in a new interview. "My mom had to pull the fat folds apart when she bathed me!" But that's all in his past.
As fans know, Lopez has mined his love of fitness to create his own book, Mario Lopez's Knockout Fitness. The exercise guru, who is recently single, says that a full slate of projects has kept him off the dating market but that hasn't stopped him from thinking about dating completely.
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Mario Lopez Describes His Dream Girl
Originally posted 06/10/2008 04:20PM
Just a few days after Dancing with the Stars favorites Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff split up, he was in the middle of Times Square, talking about the type of girlfriend he's looking for.
"I'm a pretty low-maintenance kind of guy," Lopez, 34, told PEOPLE Tuesday – as he was wearing a "Kiss the Cook!" apron and doing his own grilling (of hot dogs), as part of Oscar Mayer's 125th anniversary celebration to help raise money for the food bank Second Harvest.
"I'd like to be with someone who is secure with themselves. She has to understand that I have a lot going on and I'm busy."
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Karina Smirnoff Denies Breaking Up with Mario Lopez
Originally posted 04/29/2008 08:50PM
"We're going strong," says the Dancing pro. "I am not moving out. Everything is great."
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Mario Lopez Says Mario Is 'Respectful' of His Girlfriend
Originally posted 04/02/2008 03:20PM
The actor says of Karina's new partner: "I’m really proud of him. He’s a great guy. Really respectful"
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Mario Lopez to Make Broadway Debut
Originally posted 03/05/2008 10:10AM
All those high kicks are paying off: Dancing with the Stars finalist Mario Lopez will be stepping into the successful Broadway revival of the classic musical A Chorus Line, the show's producers have announced.
His stint starts April 15 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, in the role of the show-within-the-show's director Zach – essentially a non-singing part that does require he demonstrate for the others in the cast the steps he wants them to do.
He'll play through Sept. 7, according to reps for the producers.
"Every actor dreams about appearing on a Broadway stage. I have as well, and have been searching for the right time and opportunity," Lopez, 34, said in a statement.
The Extra TV host, who first rose to fame as A.C. Slater on Saved By the Bell, adds: "A Chorus Line is a legendary musical, and I am so honored to have been chosen to join the amazing cast and be a part of the Broadway family."
– Stephen M. Silverman
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Mario Lopez to Host Miss Teen USA Pageant
Originally posted 08/08/2007 12:45PM
Mario Lopez is getting pretty good at this pageant stuff. The Dancing with the Stars hunk is coming back for a third round as host of the Miss Teen USA pageant in Pasadena, Calif., on Aug. 24.
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