{"id":2170660,"date":"2026-09-29T16:27:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170660"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:27:28","slug":"mario-lopez-tiffani-thiessen-share-touching-tributes-to-saved-by-the-bell-co-star-dennis-haskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170660","title":{"rendered":"Mario Lopez, Tiffani Thiessen Share Touching Tributes to &#8216;Saved By the Bell&#8217; Co-Star Dennis Haskins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/10\/16by9\/2026\/09\/29\/1080e22706734f6bb73fb26bca2d6a50_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Mario Lopez, Tiffani Thiessen Share Touching Tributes to &#8216;Saved By the Bell&#8217; Co-Star Dennis Haskins<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Mario Lopez and Tiffani Thiessen<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Touching Tribute to Mr. Belding<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-29T09:27:28-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 29, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            9:27 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-929e0dfa08d7eb6b17f03323f8022d3f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_1080e22706734f6bb73fb26bca2d6a50\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:be779652-2299-4186-b6a8-2a13eaa0d504\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/10\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/1080e22706734f6bb73fb26bca2d6a50_md.jpg\" alt=\"mario lopez Tiffani Thiessen and dennis haskins getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-29f55f943d616760623b55e8bc9e7744\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mario-lopez\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Mario Lopez<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tiffani-thiessen\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tiffani Thiessen<\/strong><\/a> are remembering their on-screen principal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dennis-haskins\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Dennis Haskins<\/strong><\/a>, with touching tributes after the &#8220;Saved By The Bell&#8221; star&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dece9bb12ea507562ada594fa7d5b261\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Mario &#8212; who played A.C. Slater on &#8220;Saved By The Bell&#8221; &#8212; says he&#8217;s &#8220;heartbroken to hear about my old friend Dennis Haskins.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eee903f82f9b722d19239d6ec187dda7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_7626f5dfa05243abbe99962254b1c0ef\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:be779652-2299-4186-b6a8-2a13eaa0d504\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/76\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/7626f5dfa05243abbe99962254b1c0ef_md.jpg\" alt=\"mario lopez and dennis haskins x\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a49464035c04e555599857cc6cf8a551\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He continued &#8230; &#8220;If you knew him, you loved him &#8212; and if there was karaoke, you knew Dennis was getting on that mic!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a56769d60e734d320f2a441caae80143\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Mario added &#8230; &#8220;I&#8217;m grateful for the laughs, the memories, and the friendship we shared all these years. Rest easy, my friend. You&#8217;ll always be part of our Bayside family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4430b22a7f8ed28273681ddcaf85509d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_25fd7d793afb409795c281f37b88bf02\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:be779652-2299-4186-b6a8-2a13eaa0d504\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/25\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/25fd7d793afb409795c281f37b88bf02_md.jpg\" alt=\"tiffany thiessen instagram\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-10d2aa8ebc1fff859a7f227e34dd51aa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tiffani &#8212; who played Kelly Kapowski alongside Dennis&#8217; Mr. B &#8212; said he was a steady presence in her teenage years &#8230; and &#8220;will always remember his kindness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-23be61d2003aa6b6f901517684402924\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Mario and Dennis were both featured in all 86 episodes of the show &#8230; with Tiffani joining then in 76 of those episodes across all 4 seasons from 1989-1992.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f6e0cf65baf68d1762d89e2e5d3625a3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The 75-year-old was known for playing Mr. Belding on the popular sitcom, trying to keep the Bayside High kids out of trouble with his catchphrase &#8230; &#8220;Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2a31ce84120a428f07b7ad8a816453d3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Dennis&#8217; agent announced his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/28\/saved-by-the-bell-star-dennis-haskins-dead-at-75\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>death<\/strong><\/a> Monday night, and while the cause of death is unclear, we&#8217;ve learned he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/29\/dennis-haskins-quietly-battled-parkinsons-disease\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>quietly battling<\/strong><\/a> Parkinson&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/29\/mario-lopez-tiffani-thiessen-tribute-to-dennis-haskins\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:be779652-2299-4186-b6a8-2a13eaa0d504\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" 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