Mario Lopez Announces He's Going To Be a Dad

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 11th 2010 06:08AM

Mario Lopez announced that his girlfriend, Broadway dancer Courtney Mazza, is pregnant with the couple's first child.

"Courtney and I couldn't be more excited," he said in a statement on Extra Wednesday. "I've waited my whole life to be a dad -- this is a true blessing. I am looking forward to sharing this experience with my family and my family at 'Extra.'" The baby is due this fall.

"I'm really excited. I'm happy. I can't wait to be a dad," Lopez tells PEOPLE. "I grew up in a large family. I'm fired up! I don't know what we're having. I'm going to wait to see [the baby's gender] so it will be a surprise."

Lopez and Mazza met in 2008 when Lopez starred in 'A Chorus Line' on Broadway.

Lopez came to fame for his role as A.C. Slater on 'Saved by the Bell' and was a former 'Dancing With the Stars' competitor.

http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,entry&id=849733&pid=849732&uts=1268308385

http://www.popeater.com/mm_track/popeater/tv/?s_channel=us.tvpop&s_account=aolpopeater,aolsvc&omni=1&ke=1

http://cdn.channel.aol.com/cs_feed_v1_6/csfeedwrapper.swf

Mario Lopez Snapshots

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 26: Mario Lopez (R) and Courtney Mazza (L) attend a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on February 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mario Lopez;Courtney Mazza

Getty Images

Getty Images North America

Mario Lopez Snapshots

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: TV personality Mario Lopez arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mario Lopez

Mario Lopez Snapshots

Mo'Nique, center, is interviewed by Mario Lopez, right, as Sidney Hicks looks on at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Mario Lopez Snapshots

CENTURY CITY, CA - MARCH 05: Actor Mario Lopez attends the 47th Annual ICG Publicists Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on March 5, 2010 in Century City, California. (Photo by John M. Heller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mario Lopez

Mario Lopez Snapshots

Soldiers guard suspect Mario Lopez, center, as they stand next to packages containing marijuana during a presentation to the media in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. According to the army, they found 15, 445 kilograms of marijuana inside a truck on Monday at a check point on the Federal road 3 in the nearby town of Ensenada.(AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Mario Lopez Snapshots

Soldiers guard suspect Mario Lopez, center, as they stand next to packages containing marijuana during a presentation to the media in Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. According to the army, they found 15, 445 kilograms of marijuana inside a truck Monday at a check point on the Federal road 3, near Ensenada.(AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)

Mario Lopez Snapshots

DALLAS - FEBRUARY 13: Actor Mario Lopez looks on during the Haier Shooting Stars Competition on All-Star Saturday Night, part of 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend at American Airlines Center on February 13, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mario Lopez

Mario Lopez Snapshots

Tags: mario lopez, saved by the bell

Comments

(97)

Thursday 11 March

By tina

Vote down Vote up Report this

oh yea and how do you know, did he bang you, or is it just one of your fantasies Bob???

By Vicky

good grief, why don't you crucify them?? yes, marriage first would be ideal, but it didn't happen that way. get over it!! and stop blaming just him.

By me

your all losers stuck in medieval times. you dont need to be married to be a good parent. and thats all that matters.

By Rauko

Like most mexicans (illegal aliens) these 2 beaners will produce between 4&7 ignorant obese future felons in America. Mexicans are all swine and should be deported.

By Dolores

It's people like you that this country can never move forward. not just cause we are hispanic does it mean we just crossed the border!!!! or that we are illegal. how about all the white people having babies and not caring for them or abusing them!!!!
and worst killing them cause they donot want to deal with them!!

By spunky

Rauko, you my friend are a stupid Dog!!!!!

By Mac

Why is it so important that he gets married? Things are changing and lots of people dont want to get married. I know he's gonna be a father, but why does he have to marry to be considered a good one. Maybe marriage just isnt what he wants!

By Leigh

Yeah, it's not like they can't afford birth control!

By WHAT !!

The baby is already on its way, by god will. Congrats... to the new family to be. The rest of the negitive response, so what.

By Dominic

Mario's smile says it all; I've never seen anyone with a more contagious smile. Also, never heard ANY negative publicity about him. Our youth is well served by this splendid example of just about everything human, and everything a man should be.

By divorce rate over 50%

Really - this is all you have to say. Well he can marry her, and then divorce her, like the rest of Hollywood. Leaving their families behind their current movie co-star or recent hot girl/guy that looks their way. Many people who get married get divorced, over 50%. So maybe people should start worring about their marriage instead of worring about more people getting in them. It is amazing to me how people will find anything to talk about, let's talk about people who are all over the news who were married to someone else, then divorced that person to have millions of babies with someone else???? Why is divorce a norm, why not look deep into who you are with and work things out, not run to lust. Don't see anyone bashing them. OH, because they aren't hispanic as some have said right? No racism in America my ...... PEOPLE WHO THINK THEIR IS NO RACISM PLEASE READ THE AOL MESSAGE BOARDS, YOU WILL BE AWAKEN!!!!

By Clementine

How do you know he's not married already and just not telling anyone??

By nana

To me this not a good news. Sorry!!!! Get married first then having a baby. Mario, marry your girl friend ASAP before the baby's due. At least he or she will be born when the parents already married.

By www.batsale.com

Thanks!

↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑hehe,please look my name,it's my lin-ks↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑

,the good mall to pick your fashion

Www . batsale . c om

you can find many ch-eap and fas-hion stuff
(jor dan ,su pra,Sh ox ,Pu ma s-h-o-e-s)
(NBA NFL NHL MLB j-e-r-s-e-y)
(lv coach pra da h-a-n-d-b-a-g)
(cha nel w-a-l-l-e-t)
(D&G s-u-n-g-l-a-s-s-e-s)
(ed har dy j-a-c-k-e-t)
(UG G b-o-o-t)
(new er a c-a-p)

T-s hirt Fashion from 12 U-S D. N-i-k-e s-h-o-e-s Fas-hion from 35 U-S D ..pay-pal accept ,dont miss it...uuhff