.
. >>> OUR NEXT GUEST IS A
MULTITALENTED ACTOR, PRODUCER,
HOST, FATHER, THE LIST GOES ON.
>> WE FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH
MARIO LOPEZ AS AC SLATER ON THE
HIGH SCHOOL COMEDY, "SAVED BY
THE BELL."
THE BELL." >> NOW, OF COURSE MR. LOPEZ
COHOST OF "ACCESS HOLLYWOOD"
HE’S ON A DIFFERENT COAST TODAY
PREPPING FOR TONIGHT’S
ROCKEFELLER CENTER CHRISTMAS
TREE LIGHTING.
TREE LIGHTING. >> HERE TO TALK HOLIDAYS AND A
WHOLE SLEW OF EXCITING PROJECTS
HE’S WORKING ON.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
>> IS IT A BUCKET LIST TO DO THE
PRESHOW FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE
LIGHTING.
LIGHTING. >> JUST GROWING UP WATCHING THE
SHOW AND SEEING YOU AND THE TREE
GET LIT AND BEING ABLE TO BE A
PART OF IT IS AWESOME.
THERE’S NO BETTER PLACE TO BE
FOR THE HOLIDAYS THAN NEW YORK
CITY.
CITY. IT’S FESTIVE.
IT’S FESTIVE. WE’RE USED TO IT BEING WARM,
JUST TO LAYER UP AND BE OUT
THERE IS FUN.
I’M SOAKING IT ALL IN.
>> DID YOU BRING YOUR FAMILY
OVER TO KIND OF EXPERIENCE THE
COLD?
COLD? >> LAST YEAR WE DID, BUT
QUESTION JUST HAD A BABY.
>> CONGRATULATIONS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HE WAS A LITTLE UNDER THE
WEATHER.
WEATHER. MY WIFE DIDN’T WANT TO TRAVEL
YET.
YET. THAT’S US LAST YEAR, AS A MATTER
OF FACT, THAT’S MY WIFE RIGHT
THERE.
THERE. THAT’S MY SON DOMINIC.
SO TWO BOYS AND A GIRL.
>> DOMINIC, SANTINO, GIA.
THE LOPEZ COVERS THE LATIN PART.
>> WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO FOR
THANKSGIVING, YOU HAVE A NUMBER
OF CULTURES GOING.
>> YEAH, IT’S GREAT, AND WE HAVE
LIKE THE LASAGNA GOING, AND LOOK
AT MY PLATE, LASAGNA, TAMALES
AND TURKEY WITH STUFFING AND THE
WHOLE, AND TEQUILA, OF COURSE.
THAT’S TEQUILA RIGHT THERE.
IT WAS SORT OF A BUNCH OF
WONDERFUL WORLDS MIXED RIGHT
THERE.
THERE. >> YOU HAVE A SLEW OF PROJECTS
GOING ON, ONE WE’RE EXCITED ON
NBC, STREAMING ON THE PEACOCK
SERVICE, THE "SAVED BY THE BELL"
REBOOT, YOU START FILMING IN
JANUARY.
JANUARY. >> YEAH, IT’S RIGHT AROUND THE
CORNER.
CORNER. >> WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN, WHO’S
COMING BACK?
COMING BACK? >> I’M SUPPOSED TO LIKE, IT’S
LIKE A WHOLE "GAME OF THRONES"
SORT OF APPROACH, NOT SAY
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. WE’RE FAMILY RIGHT HERE, RIGHT.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WE’VE GOT A NEW SLEW OF KIDS,
BUT THERE’S ALSO SOME LEGACY
CAST, IS WHAT THEY’RE CALLING IT
RIGHT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO BE
THERE AS WELL.
AND ACTUALLY, I’M OLD, I GUESS.
THE OLDER CAST MATES BUT IT’S A
LOT OF FUN.
WE’VE GOT A GREAT TEAM OF
WRITERS, LED BY TRACY WHIT
FIELD, THE SHOW RUNNER FOR "30
ROCK" AND "THE MINDY PROJECTS."
>> I ONLY HAVE SEEN THE PILOT
SCRIPT.
SCRIPT. THEY’RE VERY SECRETIVE.
>> ARE YOU A DAD, ARE YOU A
TEACHER?
TEACHER? >> I AM A TEACHER.
I CAN SAY THAT. I ALSO DO SOME
OTHER STUFF.
OTHER STUFF. WAITING TO SEE ABOUT THE DAD
PART.
PART. >> TELL US ABOUT NETFLIX SERIES,
NEW NETFLIX SERIES.
>> THAT’S A SHOW I’M EXECUTIVE
PRODUCING AND IT’S CALLED "THE
EXPANDED UNIVERSE WITH ASHLEY
GARCIA" WE HAVE ABOUT THREE
EPISODES LEFT.
EPISODES LEFT. I GOT TO KEEP BUSY, I KEEP
HAVING KIDS.
HAVING KIDS. >> AND YOU’RE HOSTING A RADIO
SHOW.
SHOW. >> MY WIFE AND I, ON WITH MARIO
AND COURTNEY, IT’S A NATIONALLY
SYNDICATED FOR iHEART, SHE GIVES
ME A HARD TIME.
WOMEN SEEM TO LOVE IT.
IT’S A LOT OF FUN.
I MANAGED TO DO A LOT BUT STILL
BE THERE TO COACH MY SON’S
WRESTLING TEAM AND DO ALL THE
STUFF WITH THE KIDS.
I LIKE GETTING THE KIDS IN ON
THE ACT.
THE ACT. MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO DO THE
RED CARPET FOR THE YOU MAN--
JUMANJI PREMIER.
JUMANJI PREMIER. >> WE DIDN’T EVEN MENTION
"ACCESS HOLLYWOOD."
"ACCESS HOLLYWOOD." >> WE’RE HAVING SO MUCH FUN FUN
OVER THERE, ACCESS DAILY, ALL
ACCESS.
ACCESS. >> ACCESS OVERNIGHT.
>> HE’S BEEN A PART OF THE
PEACOCK ALMOST AS LONG AS YOU.
>> VERY MUCH.
HE WAS 6 YEARS OLD WHEN HE
STARTED.
STARTED. >>.
>>. MARIO, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> AND MAKE SURE YOU ALL TUNE IN
TONIGHT FOR CHRISTMAS AT
ROCKEFELLER CENTER, AT EIGHT,
SEVEN CENTRAL AND WATCH MARIO,
STEFAN HOLT, AND NATALIE