Mario and Courtney Lopez subbed for Kelly Clarkson in a recent episode of her show, where they interviewed their 12-year-old, Dominic.
He talked about his upcoming movie based on a true story, BAD COUNSELORS.
“It’s about these two guys that are in college, and they get into some trouble with the police. I mean, I can’t say too much because I’ll get in trouble, but…they have to do service hours, which has to do with, like, a church, and they don’t really mess with that,” Dominic explained. “So, they end up doing this camp with a group of kids, and I’m one of the main kids.”
Dominic plays an emo boy named Shadow.
“He doesn’t really want to go to camp all year. His parents force him to. But one of the guys, he really bonds with him,” the young actor said. “And Shadow learns that like there’s more to people than the naked eye.”
Though Dominic has followed in his father’s footsteps, he’s never seen a full episode of his hit series, SAVED BY THE BELL.
“I’m very sorry, Dad. I’ve seen like maybe half an episode, but I mean I can only take so much of that mullet,” the boy joked.
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Dominic then asked Mario how it’s different to film today versus the ’90s.
“We didn’t have social media. There wasn’t as many channels as there were, but it was a sitcom, which the hours are a lot easier. And we were actually before, like, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, SAVED BY THE BELL was the only shows where kids were actually like of their age,” he recalled. “Because I remember like in the movie GREESE, everybody was like in their 30s playing teenagers, but we were the only ones kind of like around our age.”
Mario hosted last year’s Movieguide® Faith and Values Awards Gala. His wife and three children also attended and shared their favorite movies and shows of 2024 on the red carpet.
“Well, my favorite TV show is COBRA KAI. I watched all six seasons twice,” Dominic said. “I love that show. I’m obsessed with it.”
Mario’s daughter Gia’s favorite movie of 2024 was WICKED.
“Like there’s so many things I could say about it, but I literally — I love the songs,” she gushed. “I love…what it’s about, and I’m so sad that it’s going to take a whole year for part two to come out, but it’s okay. I’ll wait because I absolutely loved it. So it was a great movie.”
Like her parents, Gia is also an actress. Her most recent credit was in 2023’s STEP ASIDE. She has been acting since 2017, InStyle reported.
Mario and Dominic have already starred in a Christmas movie together. And they will soon star in another with TAXI star Tony Danza. The Great American Family movie, CHRISTMAS AT THE STARLIGHT, is about a family’s journey to save their restaurant. It will come out later this year.
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