Photos: Mario Lopez celebrates his bachelor party at Tao Beach

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Mario Lopez celebrates his bachelor party at Tao Beach in the Venetian on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012.

By Don Chareunsy (contact)

Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 | 5:27 a.m.

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Mario Lopez celebrates his bachelor party at Tao Beach in the Venetian on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012.

Denise Truscello/WireImage/DeniseTruscello.net

Mario Lopez celebrates his bachelor party at Tao Beach in the Venetian on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012.

Actor, author, “Extra” host and heartthrob Mario Lopez kicked off his bachelor party weekend Friday afternoon hanging out with a group of friends in a cabana at Tao Beach in the Venetian.

The groom-to-be and forever “Saved by the Bell’s” A.C. Slater, who wore a blue v-neck T-shirt, light gray cargo shorts and sunglasses, enjoyed crispy rice, quesadillas, a fruit platter and sushi with his bro’s before (ho’s) toasting to the occasion.

A bottle of champagne was delivered to Lopez via a parade of blow-up animals, and he popped the bottle and toasted with his buddies. Lopez happily posed for photographs with fans and signed autographs.

The Las Vegas regular is marrying Courtney Mazza; they have one child, Gia, who was born in September 2010.

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