Mark-Paul Harry Gosselaar was born on March 1, 1974, in Panorama, California. He was born to Dutch father Hans Gosselaar and Indonesian mother Paula Gosselaar, who are now divorced. He has an older brother named Mike and two older sisters named Linda and Sylvia. In 1989, after a career with small movies and commericals, Gosselaar started in the teen hit Saved by the Bell, in which was romantically linked with his co-star Tiffani Thiessen who played his girlfriend Kelly Kapowski throughout the show's run. Their characters eventually married each other after the show and its spin-off Saved by the Bell: The College Years ended production. It was there he met his now-wife Lisa Ann Russell, whom he married in 1996 in Maui, Hawaii.


Has competed as a celebrity race car driver. Older brother Mike, older sisters Sylvia and Linda, all three are born in Netherlands. Children: Michael Charles Gosselaar (b. January 31, 2004) and Ava Lorenn Gosselaar (b. May 7, 2006). Both were born in Los Angeles, California. Lists "Running Zack", the episode where Zack explores and learns about his Native American heritage and forms a close bond with a local Indian, as his favorite episode of "Saved by the Bell" (1989). Was in a relationship with "Saved by the Bell" (1989) co-star Lark Voorhies for three years during production of the show. They were together from 1989-1992.