Former Saved by the Bell star and current host of Extra! TV and America’s Best Dance Crew Mario Lopez got an early start on celebrating his 36th birthday this past weekend. Mario was the guest of honor at club mur.mur inside the Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ on Saturday and was surprised with a beefcake birthday cake in celebration:

I’m not sure how Mario felt about eating a cake that featured his hot, ripped, half-nekkid body on it but I know I wouldn’t have minded a slice. Altho Mario and his peeps got a jump start on celebrating his bday this year, he doesn’t actually turn 36 until October 10. Judging by the hotness of his birthday cake, I think it’s pretty evident that Mr. Lopez looks pretty damn good for almost 36 … don’tcha think?

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Here are a few photos of Mario Lopez at the 23rd Annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon in Malibu, CA yesterday lookin’ hot, sweaty and mostly nekkid … behold:

I understand that there were other celebrities who competed in the triathlon yesterday but none of them looked as good as Mario, so they didn’t make the cut here on the blog. To be 100% completely honest, I don’t really pay attention to sporting events like these … but sometimes, the photos are fun to look at. Won’t you enjoy them with me?

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Jimmy Fallon, that loveable late-night talk show host who used to make us laugh sometimes on Saturday Night Live, has very famously made it his life’s mission to reunite the cast of the 90’s TV series Saved By The Bell for a possible appearance on his show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He even got SBTB star Mark-Paul Gosselaar to appear on his show in character as Zack Morris last month. Well … I’ve got news and bad news for Jimmy … the Saved By The Bell kids have decided to reunite BUT they chose to do so on the cover of People magazine rather than on his show. How’s that for a hearty slap in the face?

Two decades after the show’s debut, the cast of “Saved by the Bell” has reunited! Mario Lopez (Slater), Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack), Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie), Tiffani Thiessen (Kelly) and Lark Voorhies (Lisa) look back at their TV high school days — in the new issue of People magazine. Fans of the cult TV sitcom can thank Jimmy Fallon, who started a petition to reunite the Bayside High class of ‘90, but where is Dustin Diamond (Screech)? Now a stand-up comedian, Diamond tells People he is no longer close with his castmates and he’s working on a tell-all called “Behind the Bell.” For more about the “Saved by the Bell” cast and what they have been up to, pick up People magazine — on stands this Friday, July 31.

Whew … I’m actually glad that Dustin Diamond (Screech) was not included in this fun reunion. He has turned into quite the sleeze in recent years (BLECH! who could ever forget that disgusting sex tape he was peddling a few years ago). It’s kinda crappy, tho, that the cast decided to diss Jimmy Fallon for the cover of People magazine. Jimmy has been working so hard to get these guys back together and POOF! People magazine does it one fell swoop. Nonetheless, it is great to see the gang back together again. I’m so excited, I just can’t hide it.

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Mario Lopez, ex-Saved By the Bell star and current host of Extra! TV, was on hand at Dodgers Stadium last night to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Dodgers game against the New York Mets. Not only did Mario get to hit a few balls and throw the first pitch but he was also COACHED by legendary Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorta! Here are a few pics from last night’s game:

The Dodgers went on to win last night’s game in extra innings with a score of 3-2. The really cool thing about going to Dodgers games (outside the fun food and the exciting play) is the chance to see celebs on the mound before games to throw out the first pitch. I understand that Matthew McConaughey will be on hand to throw out the first pitch at tomorrow night’s game. I am very much looking forward to the coming Summer (when David and I will stay in LA for the entire time) so that we can attend more Dodgers games. It’s a shame I missed seeing Mario in person … he is lookin’ pret-ty good in that Dodgers uniform.

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Mario Lopez won’t turn 35 years old until October 10 but that didn’t stop him from getting the birthday party started a bit early at The Bank nightclub inside the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV last night. Flanked by a bevvy of blonde beauties, Lopez’s entourage of all guys, including brothers and cousins, took over a corner table in the VIP section and partied till the wee hours of the morning. Here are a few pics:

I understand that shortly after midnight the DJ stopped spinning long enough to lead the packed club in singing Happy Birthday to the party boy as a flock of beauties presented Mario with a cake complete with sparklers (tho why “after midnight” I’m not entirely sure as his birthday is still days away). Mario was spied making out with a few ladies last night, so obvs he was partying as if it really was his birthday ;) After the pretty hawt shirtless pics of Mario Lopez that we got to see earlier this week, I think the least we can do is wish the man a happy pre-birthday!

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Mario Lopez, People magazine’s Hottest Bachelor of 2008 and new host of Extra!, famously told People that his days of shirtless photoshoots were over … but, by the look of these new photos of Mario at the beach this week filming new scenes for the FX series Nip/Tuck, that declaration does not hold true in all instances. Fortunately for us, Mario has not enacted a shirtless ban on all of his television projects:

My shirtless photo-shoot days are behind me,” Mario Lopez tells PEOPLE in a bitter blow to beefcake. Not that the buff new Extra host has anything to hide. “Obviously, being healthy and staying fit are important to me,” says the 34-year-old, who in the past seemed like the only serious rival to Matthew McConaughey in the bare-chest sweepstakes … “My TV projects are my main priority,” he says. “And no, you will never see me host Extra without a shirt.” Still, to every rule there’s an exception – in this case, Nip/Tuck. Lopez says he is “thrilled” to be reprising the role of Dr. Mike Hamoui on the cable series, with Dr. Mike moving to Los Angeles – where he can once again gain the attention of the ab-admiring Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) in the locker room. “A small spoiler,” says Lopez. “Dr. Mike might not be taking anymore showers at the gym with Christian, but he will lose his shirt.”

Yes, indeed … he does lose his shirt. After the jump, check out a few more pics of Mario along with his Nip/Tuck co-stars Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh on the beachy set of of the show in Long Beach, CA yesterday afternoon …

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As much as I’d love to spend the day talking about bulges and babies, there is other goss to be had … and other hawtness to be gawked at … here is a pic of Mario Lopez as he made his way out of the Schoenfeld Theatre in NYC yesterday (where he is currently starring in A Chorus Line on Broadway) showing off his centerfold pic in the new Hottest Bachelors of 2008 issue of People magazine:

In this issue, Mario (who was chosen at the Hottest of the Hottest Bachelors of 2008 by the mag) recreates at least 2 famous photos of other celebs in various states of undress. The first pic we saw yesterday was a recreation of one of the famous Marky Mark Wahlberg for Calvin Klein underwear pics and this centerfold is a recreation of the famous Burt Reynolds nekkid on a bearskin rug pic. Because I’ve yet to see the issue, I’m not sure if Mario recreates many other famous photos like this … tho, I’d love it if he had recreated the other famous nekkid Burt Reynolds pic. You gotta love that Mario was a good sport about shooting these pics … I’m curious to see just how much love to give ;)

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