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Mark-Paul Gosselaar
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March 1, 1974 in Panorama City, CA
Biography:"Mark-Paul Gosselaar" became a TV teen idol as bleached-blond Zack on Saved by the Bell and spent the latter half of the 1990s trying to live down that legacy. Born in California to Dutch parents, Gosselaar had already made numerous TV guest appearances as a child actor by the time he was cast on Saved by the Bell in 1989. Though the perky high school/college sitcom made him a hit with the young audience, he had difficulties finding work after leaving the show in 1994. Still, he managed to land roles in TV and B-films, including "Sticks and Stones" (1996), "Kounterfeit" (1996), and the Western "Brothers of the Frontier" (1996).

Confirming that his teen (and perhaps teen idol) years were behind him, Gosselaar played a college date rapist in She Cried No (1996) and co-starred with "Hilary Swank" in the college hazing TV movie Dying to Belong (1997). Moving to higher profile feature films, Gosselaar... Full Biography

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"The Closer" and "Raising the Bar" (Monday, June 8, at 9 p.m. on TNT)Two of TNT's popular dramas...
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Mark-Paul Gosselaar (R) and guest
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