Show Saved aye by Mr f. f Belding In e Stacie Peart Campus Editor The Student Life and Leadership invited actor Dennis Haskins known to many as Mr Belding from the television show Saved by the Bell to Haskins entertained students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents and others during lunch at the Student Events Center on the Redwood Campus on Wednesday September 2004 The Events Center was crowded with students and others who await- await J 1 r ff r. r r Cl c a s I ft II J Actor Dennis Haskins spoke to students about his experience on Saved by the Bell ed stories about Saved by the Bell Haskins talked to the audience about his career on the popular show and gave advice on how he learned lifes life's lessons I learned as much out of the classroom as I did in the classroom Haskins said He encouraged the students to become more involved in inthe inthe inthe the activities clubs and other programs programs programs pro pro- grams available on campus The charismatic actor also talked of his own college experience where he tried out for the basketball team Then Haskins accounted his own struggles at achieving his dream of becoming an actor He stated that he was from Tennessee and that the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents dont don't have to be from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York or Los Angeles to become an actor Haskins first decided that he enjoyed acting in the sixth grade when a college production cast him himin himin himin in Pinocchio It was magical Haskins reminisced During his journey of accomplishing accomplish accomplish- ing his dream Haskins figured out that acting was about being moved affected and challenged by the mate mate- rial It also took him a long time to get up the courage to move to California and pursue acting Haskins move to the west coast and began to search for work After seven auditions Haskins was finally cast as the likable Mr Belding in the television show Good Morning Ms Bliss the name of the show during the middle school years Ms Bliss was played by Hayley Mills known for her work in Disney classics such as the original original original nal Parent Trap movies and That Dam Darn Cat According to Haskins Mr Belding and his students were not a hit then the show moved into high school and was named Saved by the Bell Haskins recalled many moments while working on Saved by the Bell Some moments were the practical practical practical jokes actor Paul Mark-Paul Gosslar Zack would devise One prank in particular was when Screech played by Dustin Diamond was stuffed in a locker and Gosslar and the crew pretended pretended pretended pre pre- tended to leave the set after the scene was finished Diamonds pleas for help soon immersed from the locker Amidst the pranks and hard work Haskins said that he learned as much from his stars co-stars as they did from me While filming the last Saved by bythe bythe bythe the Bell show called the The New Class Haskins and Diamond found themselves touring the White house during Clinton's administration They were with NBC to promote more family and children program program- ming During their visit they were able to see the Oval Office Haskins remembered thinking that hed he'd lost Screech in the White House Minutes later Diamond re-appeared re telling Haskins that he wanted to see seemore seemore seemore more of the White House and told the guard that he needed to use the restroom The guard then took him to the presidents president's private bathroom Fine Arts and Lectures Chair David Martin asked Haskins obvious obvious obvious ous questions about his favorite and least favorite stars co-stars Haskins didn't didn't didn't did did- nt have a favorite star co-star to work with but he had the most scenes with Gosslar As for the least favorite Haskins kept quiet Martin also inquired about what Haskins thought of the Saved by bythe bythe bythe the Bell stars co-stars and their careers following the show Haskins quickly quick quick- ly picked on the innuendo o in this question and told the audience that Elisabeth Berkley Jessie on Saved by the Bell didn't ask him whether or not she should be in the controversial controversial controversial contro contro- NC 17 film Show Girls He said that while he doesn't keep in close contact with his stars co-stars they are all doing very well Since his stint on Saved by the Bell Haskins has worked in Capetown with Lou Diamond Phillips and on another pro pro- He recently filmed a horror film with friend Dee Wallace Stone ET and also a family film After the Q and A six audience members were chosen to battle for prizes in a Saved by the Bell trivia game During the trivia game Haskins led the contestants and the audience in a sing long of the shows show's theme song Haskins ended by signing autographs autographs autographs auto auto- graphs and posing for pictures with fans of Saved by the Bell He left the audience with a sincere declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion that everyone can 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