The latest on MarkPaul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, and more since graduating Bayside. Where is the Saved by the Bell cast now? See the stars 36 y

The latest on Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, and more since graduating Bayside.

Where is the Saved by the Bell cast now? See the stars 36 years after the beloved sitcom's debut

The latest on Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, and more since graduating Bayside.

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Published on August 20, 2025 11:58AM EDT

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(From left to right): Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater, Dennis Haskins as Mr. Richard Belding, Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle, Tiffani Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski, Elizabeth Berkley as Jessie Spano, Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zach Morris, and Dustin Diamond as Screech Powers in a promotional photo for 'Saved by the Bell'. Credit:

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For a generation of young teens in the early-'90s, *Saved by the Bell* was a major television touchstone. Set at the fictional Bayside High School, the sitcom centered on the lives of a group of friends as they navigated the tricky waters of growing up and the social pressures of fitting in.

A huge part of what kept viewers coming back for more was the cast of young actors, many of whom got their big break with the show. Stars like Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, and Tiffani Thiessen have continued to find success in Hollywood since the sitcom's conclusion in 1993, though their place in pop culture forever cements them as their *Saved by the Bell *characters.**

Here's our roundup of the seven main cast members of *Saved by the Bell* and where they are now.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Zack Morris)

Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris on 'Saved by the Bell'; Mark-Paul Gosselaar attends the 2019 FOX Winter TCA Tour at the Fig House on Feb. 6, 2019, in Los Angeles. Courtesy Everett Collection; Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic

After popping up in episodes of *The Twilight Zone*, *The Wonder Years*, and *Punky Brewster*, Mark-Paul Gosselaar landed a starring role on *Saved by the Bell* as Zack Morris. He played the preppy high schooler for three years, also bringing Zack to the short-lived *Saved by the Bell: The College Years*, *Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas*, and an episode of *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*.

"We remember just that time or the filming — anything we did on location was like a treat for us," Gosselaar told PEOPLE in May 2025, of his memories of the show. "And so we remember those things. We have memories outside of being on set, but the actual episodes, it's like we couldn't tell you."**

He wrapped his run as the character in the '90s, going on to land small-screen roles on *Hyperion Bay* and *D.C. *In 2001, Gosselaar joined *NYPD Blue* as Det. John Clark Jr. He spent four years in the role and followed it up with turns on *Commander in Chief*, *John From Cincinnati*, and *Raising the Bar*. The actor also starred as Peter Bash on *Franklin & Bash*; joined the beloved 2016 series *Pitch* as Mike Lawson; and appeared on *Nobodies*, *The Passage*, *Mixed-ish*, and *Will Trent*.

Gosselaar reprised his role as Zack Morris (now governor) in the 2020 reboot of *Saved by the Bell*. Following the show's conclusion, he joined the cast of the Fox procedural *Found*, which aired from 2023 to 2025.

Gosselaar has been married to his wife, Catriona McGinn, since 2022. He has two children with McGinn and two others from a previous marriage.​

Mario Lopez (A.C. Slater)

Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater on 'Saved by the Bell'; Mario Lopez at the red carpet for the Latin American Music Awards in Hollywood on Oct. 17, 2019. Courtesy Everett Collection; Jesse Grant/Telemundo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

After appearing in episodes of *a.k.a. Pablo* and *Kids Incorporated*, Mario Lopez found his spot in *Saved by the Bell*'s Bayside High as resident jock A.C. Slater. He continued the role on *Saved by the Bell: The College Years*, *Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas*, and *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*.

"When you're young, you don't really have time to process things and you take a lot of things for granted," said Lopez at a panel in March 2023. "It goes by really quick. So I think as you get older, you realize, wow, you know, time is fleeting. That was such a special part of our lives that you wish you wish you could just kind of bottle up and sort of take it with you wherever you go."

Soon after, he joined *Pacific Blue* as Bobby Cruz, wrapping the gig in 2000. He then did an extended stint on *The Bold and the Beautiful *in 2006, played Dr. Mike Hamoui on *Nip/Tuck*, and lent his voice to the children's program *The Chica Show*.

Lopez has largely focused on unscripted television in his career, serving as a host, reporter, and correspondent on shows like *Entertainment Tonight*, *America's Best Dance Crew*, *The X Factor*, and *Extra*, but that doesn't mean he's left the sitcom world behind. In February 2020, he debuted the comedy *The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia*, which Lopez co-created with Seth Kurland. Lopez was back, sans mullet, as Slater for the *Saved by the Bell* Peacock revival series.

Lopez is married to Courtney Mazza; they have three children together.

Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano)

Elizabeth Berkley as Jessie Spano on 'Saved by the Bell'; Elizabeth Berkley attends the annual H.E.A.R.T. Brunch featuring Stella McCartney on April 18, 2017, in Los Angeles. NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection; Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images

Elizabeth Berkley landed an early role as *Saved by the Bell*'s Jessie Spano, an involved student with big dreams. Her most enduring moment on the show is the episode in which Jessie gets hooked on caffeine pills, leading to an iconic breakdown.

"[It] really let us have the opportunity to emotionally go *there*," Berkley told EW in November 2020. And what I mean by that is that the issues we go through at that age, while also dealing with teen angst, are extreme. Jessie was dealing with perfectionism. Many others struggle with overextending themselves and anxiety. Adults, from their perspective, can say, 'Oh, this won't last forever,' but kids many times can't see it that way."

After saying goodbye to the character in the early-'90s, Berkley hit the big screen in 1995's *Showgirls *(for which she won a Razzie award), *The First Wives Club *(1996), *The Real Blonde *(1997), and *Any Given Sunday *(1999).

In the 2000s, the actress popped up in episodes of *NYPD Blue*, *Titus*, *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, *The L Word*, and *CSI: Miami*.

She continued to work on the small screen, competing on *Dancing With the Stars* in 2013 and appearing in episodes of *Melissa & Joey* and *New Girl*. Coming full circle, Berkley returned for the revival of *Saved by the Bell*. To quote Jessie, "Can you believe that was, like, 30 years ago?"

Berkley married artist/fashion designer Greg Lauren in 2003. They have one son together.

Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle)

Lark Voorhies as Lisa Turtle on 'Saved by the Bell'; Lark Voorhies attends the 'Robot Chicken' season 10 premiere presented by Adult Swim at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Sept. 27, 2019, in Los Angeles.

NBC/Courtesy: Everett Collection; Erik Voake/Getty Images

Lark Voorhies enrolled at Bayside High as the popular, well-dressed Lisa Turtle. She held the role in the series and its spin-offs, going on to join *Days of Our Lives* as Wendy Reardon. She continued her '90s soap opera work as *The Bold and the Beautiful*'s Jasmine Malone, and went on to earn credits for *How to Be a Player *(1997), *How High* (2001), and episodes of *In the House* and *The Parkers*.

She largely stepped back from acting in the early-2010s, instead devoting her time to writing books. In an appearance on *The Dr. Oz Show* in February 2020, Voorhies said she was "hurt" by being excluded from the reboot and not being invited when the *SBTB* cast got together, but surprise! She ended up returning for a cameo after all.

Voorhies dated Gosselaar while they were starring on *Saved by the Bell* from 1989 to 1992.

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Tiffani Thiessen (Kelly Kapowski)

Tiffani Thiessen as Kelly Kapowski on 'Saved by the Bell'; Tiffani Thiessen hosts the Gourmet Garden Time Savor event at Amali on Jan. 29, 2020, in New York City. Courtesy Everett Collection; Lars Niki/Getty Images

Tiffani Thiessen landed her first major role as *Saved by the Bell*'s Kelly Kapowski. She played the high school hottie throughout the series and on the spinoff projects, also popping up in episodes of *Charles in Charge*, *Married...With Children*, and *Blossom*.

She then landed a mid-'90s gig as Valerie Malone on *Beverly Hills, 90210*, and went on to earn credits for 2000's *Ivans xtc* and *The Ladies Man*, and episodes of *Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place*; *Just Shoot Me!*; *Fastlane*; *Good Morning, Miami*; and *What About Brian*.

Thiessen wrapped her five-year run as *White Collar*'s Elizabeth Burke in 2014, and immediately kicked off a gig hosting her own Cooking Channel show, *Dinner at Tiffani's*, from 2015 to 2017.

In addition to reprising the role of Kelly on the *Saved by the Bell* revival, fans can also watch Thiessen on Netflix's *Alexa & Katie *— for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy — and MTV's food-related clip show *Deliciousness*.

Thiessen has two children with her husband, actor Brady Smith.

Dustin Diamond (Samuel "Screech" Powers)

Dustin Diamond as Samuel 'Screech' Powers on 'Saved by the Bell'; Dustin Diamond visits 'Extra' at Universal Studios Hollywood on May 16, 2016, in Universal City, Calif. Courtesy Everett Collection; Noel Vasquez/Getty Images

Then a relatively unknown actor, Dustin Diamond signed on to play the geeky Samuel "Screech" Powers on *Saved by the Bell*, continuing the role on *Saved by the Bell: The College Years*, *Saved by the Bell: The New Class*, and *Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas*.

Diamond then spent the 2000s picking up credits for independent films and playing himself in movies like 2003's *Pauly Shore Is Dead* and *Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star*.

The actor subsequently published a 2009 tell-all, *Behind the Bell*, which he would later claim was ghostwritten. He ran into personal problems in 2014, culminating in a short prison sentence. Diamond was not part of the revival, with the show explaining his absence by saying Screech was living "on the International Space Station" with his robot, Kevin.

Diamond died on Feb. 1, 2021, from stage 4 lung cancer at age 44. Prior to his death, the actor's reps told EW he was in talks about possibly reprising his role in season 2 of the revival series.

Dennis Haskins (Mr. Richard Belding)

Dennis Haskins as Mr. Richard Belding on 'Saved by the Bell'; Dennis Haskins arrives for Screamfest 2016 premiere of 'Fear, Inc.' held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Oct. 19, 2016, in Hollywood. Courtesy Everett Collection; Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images

After kicking off the '80s with appearances in episodes of *CHiPs*, *Knots Landing*, and *The Dukes of Hazzard*, Dennis Haskins joined *Saved by the Bell* as Bayside's principal, Mr. Belding. He played the educator for more than 10 years, starring in the spinoff *Saved by the Bell: The New Class* after the original series' wrap.

He then spent the 2000s filling his résumé with smaller roles in *Max Keeble's Big Move *(2001) and on *The West Wing* and *7th Heaven*.

Haskins also popped up in episodes of *Men of a Certain Age*, *The Bold and the Beautiful*, *Victorious*, *New Girl*, and *Hot in Cleveland*, in addition to appearing in films like *A Million Ways to Die in the West *(2014), *United Colors of Bennett's Song *(2018), and* A Bennett's Song Holiday *(2020)*.*

Haskins has one child with ex-wife Sarah Dianne Goins.**

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