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Mark-Paul Gosselaar 
Born Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar
March 1, 1974
Panorama City, California,
United StatesOccupation Actor Years active 1986–present Spouse Lisa Ann Russell (1996-2010)[1][2]
(2 children)Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar (born March 1, 1974) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Zack Morris in NBC's Saved by the Bell, Good Morning, Miss Bliss, and Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Detective John Clark in NYPD Blue, Jerry Kellerman in TNT's Raising the Bar, and more recently Peter Bash in TNT's Franklin & Bash.
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Early life
Gosselaar was born in Panorama City, California. His father Hans is Dutch and his mother Paula is Dutch-Indonesian.[3]
Gosselaar has three siblings. He began acting at a young age.[3] He spent his teenage years in the Santa Clarita Valley in Southern California, where he attended Hart High School.
Career
Gosselaar first came to public notice in the role of Zack Morris, the star of the hit series Saved by the Bell, which aired on NBC from 1989 to 1993. Gosselaar's character was adapted from the short-lived Disney sitcom Good Morning, Miss Bliss; although that show was cancelled after one season, NBC executives believed that a similar show, with Zack Morris as the series lead, had potential for success. He reprised the role in two TV movies and a less-successful spin-off, Saved by the Bell: The College Years. In 1995, Gosselaar did a Cameo as Zack Morris in a second spin-off series Saved by the Bell: The New Class in the episode "Goodbye, Bayside - Part 2", along with Mario López as A.C. Slater and Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle.
In 1996, Gosselaar appeared in the TV-film She Cried No as a college student who date-rapes his best friend's sister at a fraternity party.
In 1998, Gosselaar starred in the feature film, Dead Man on Campus.
In 1998, Gosselaar played the central character in the TV drama Hyperion Bay, which lasted 17 episodes. In 2001, he starred in the movie The Princess and the Marine, with Marisol Nichols. He also starred in the short-lived WB series D.C. From 2001 to 2005, Gosselaar played Detective John Clark on ABC's NYPD Blue. After the series ended, he joined the cast of ABC's Commander in Chief, starring Geena Davis; however, that series lasted only one season.
On February 8, 2002 Gosselaar appeared as a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien .
Gosselaar also appeared on the HBO series John from Cincinnati. He then gained the starring role of defense attorney Jerry Kellerman in the Steven Bochco-produced Raising the Bar, which debuted on September 1, 2008, on TNT. It was cancelled in November 2009.
On June 8, 2009, he appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show in character as Zack Morris to promote his show Raising the Bar, indicating that the name Mark-Paul Gosselaar is his stage name and declaring as Zack that he would participate in a Saved by the Bell "Class" reunion that is being spear-headed by Fallon.[4] In October 2009, he made his Off-Broadway stage debut in Theresa Rebeck's play "The Understudy" with The Roundabout Theatre Company. The show extended its limited New York run until January 17, 2010.
As of March 28, 2010, Gosselaar was in Atlanta filming the new TNT series Franklin & Bash. The series has a ten-episode order from the network and premieres on June 1, 2011.
Gosselaar guest-starred in the 2010 "Gentle Puppies" episode of Weeds, which featured a sex scene with star Mary Louise Parker.[5]
On August 9, 2010, Gosselaar guest-starred on an episode of TNT's series, Rizzoli & Isles.[6]
On June 10, 2011, Gosselaar appeared as a guest on the daytime talk show The Talk (U.S. TV series). He shared memories with host Leah Remini who appeared with him in six episodes of the TV series Saved By The Bell in 1991. Remini played Stacey Carosi, a romantic interest of Gosselaar's character Zach Morris.
Personal life
Gosselaar married Lisa Ann Russell on August 26, 1996. They have a son named Michael Charles Gosselaar (born January 31, 2004) and a daughter, Ava Lorenn Gosselaar (born May 7, 2006). On June 3, 2010, it was announced that Gosselaar and Russell had separated.[7][8] Two weeks later, the couple filed for divorce.[1][2] On August 11, 2011 the actor announced his engagement to advertising executive Catriona McGinn. It was reported that he presented her with a 5-carat Neil Lane engagement ring.[9]
Gosselaar dated Saved by the Bell co-star Lark Voorhies for three years.[10] During a guest appearance [11] on Late Night with Conan O'Brien he revealed that when Saved By The Bell was in production, he dated, at different times, his three female co-stars: Lark Voorhies, Tiffani Thiessen, and Elizabeth Berkley. He also indicated that he met his wife Lisa Ann Russell, when she appeared as an extra in Saved by the Bell: The College Years. He remains friends with his Saved by the Bell cast mates, and has not written off the possibility of some type of reunion.[3] He has since agreed to participate in the reunion being organized by Jimmy Fallon on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon along with four fellow castmembers to date.[4]
Gosselaar is also a sports car enthusiast, race car driver, track cyclist, dirt biker, and pilot. In 2005, he competed in the Far West Championships for track cycling. He won the Category 4/5 Sprint Championship event at the Encino Velodrome.[12]
Filmography
Film Year Title Role 1993 White Wolves: A Cry in the Wild II Scott 1994 The St. Tammany Miracle Carl 1995 Twisted Love D.J. 1996 Specimen Mike Hillary 1996 Sticks & Stones Dale 1996 Kounterfeit Paco/Danny 1998 Dead Man on Campus Cooper Frederickson Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Highway to Heaven Rolf Baldt Episode: "The Torch" 1986 Stingray Eric Murray Episode: "Below the Line" 1986 The Twilight Zone Tim Conrad Episode: "What Are Friends For?" 1988 Necessary Parties Chris Mills Television film 1988 The Wonder Years Brad Gaines Episode: "Dance with Me" 1988 Punky Brewster Walker Wimbley Episode: "One Plus Tutor Is Three" 1988 Charles in Charge Philip Episode: "Runaround Charles" 1988–89 Good Morning, Miss Bliss Zack Morris 13 episodes 1989–93 Saved by the Bell Zack Morris 86 episodes 1990 Murphy Brown Wes Episode: "I Want My FYI 1992 Saved by the Bell: Hawaiian Style Zack Morris Television film 1992 Blossom Kevin Episode: Losing Your... Religion 1993–94 Saved by the Bell: The College Years Zack Morris 19 episodes 1994 For the Love of Nancy Tommy Walsh Television film 1994 Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas Zack Morris Television film 1994 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Zack Morris Episode: "Goodbye Bayside" (2) 1996 Brothers of the Frontier Hiram Holcomb Television film 1996 She Cried No Scott Baker Television film; also known as Freshman Fall 1997 Dying to Belong Steven Tyler Television film 1997 Born Into Exile Chris Television film 1998–99 Hyperion Bay Dennis Sweeny 17 episodes 2000 D.C. Pete Komisky 7 episodes 2001 The Princess and the Marine Jason Johnson Television film 2001 Beer Money Tim Maroon Television film 2001 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wesley Jansen/Peter Ivanhoe Episode: "Sacrifice" 2001–05 NYPD Blue Det. John Clark, Jr. 76 episodes 2002 Alikes 2002 Atomic Twister Dep. Jake Hannah Television film 2002 Hitched Michael Unsold pilot 2005 Over There John Moffet Two episodes 2005–06 Commander in Chief Richard 'Dickie' McDonald Ten episodes 2006 The House Next Door Kim Television film 2007 Law Dogs Evan Marlowe Unsold pilot 2007 John from Cincinnati Jake Ferris 3 episodes 2008 Robot Chicken Zack Morris/Employee Voice role; Episode: Boo Cocky" 2008–09 Raising the Bar Jerry Kellerman 25 episodes 2010 Rizzoli & Isles Garrett Fairfield Episode: "Money For Nothing" 2010 Weeds Bar man Episode: "Gentle Puppies" 2011 Franklin & Bash Peter Bash Ten episodes Awards and nominations
- 1989: Nominated, "Best Young Actor in a Cable Family Series" - Good Morning, Miss Bliss
- 1990: Nominated, "Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast" - Saved by the Bell
- 1991: Won, "Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime Series" - Saved by the Bell
- 1992: Nominated, "Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime Series" - Saved by the Bell
- 1993: Nominated, "Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime Series" - Saved by the Bell
References
- ^ a b Mark-Paul Gosselaar Files for Divorce, Eunice Oh, People Magazine, June 25, 2010
- ^ a b Mark-Paul Gosselaar Files for Divorce From Wife of 14 Years, US Magazine, June 26, 2010
- ^ a b c Gosselaar, Mark-Paul (2008-10-15). "Catching Up With...". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2008/10/13/DI2008101301751.html. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ a b http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2009/06/zack-attacks-late-night-signs-on-for-the-reunion/
- ^ Casting Scoop: Mark-Paul Gosselaar Comes to Weeds; Tommy Lee Hits Californication
- ^ "Ne-Yo Expecting First Child". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Ne-Yo-Expecting-1019916.aspx.
- ^ Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Wife Split
- ^ Mark-Paul Gosselaar and his wife of 14 years separate
- ^ Mark-Paul Gosselaar Is Engaged, Elizabeth Leonard and Monica Rizzo, August 10, 2011, People Magazine
- ^ Amy & Nancy Harrington. " 'Saved By The Bell' Cast: Then & Now", Yahoo! TV Blog, June 5, 2009.
- ^ "You Tube Video, Mark-Paul Gosselaar on Late Night with Conan O'Brien"
- ^ "Encino Velodrome: 2005 Far West Championships". 2005-09-04. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080512083450/http://www.encinovelodrome.org/rfwtc05.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
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