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Oh No! You Missed Mario Lopez!

Updated 11:08 AM EDT, Tue, Feb 24, 2009

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You could be this close to Mario Lopez! But you have to know the secret password to get in.

Hundreds of you crashed our underground party - and we loved having you! Check out the pictures.

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Mario Lopez was in Connecticut Tuesday - saying hi to some of his biggest fans.

Behind the Scenes With Mario Lopez

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Mario Lopez was the center of attention at our first ever "Locals Only" event. Here's the behind the scenes video

NBCCONNECTICUT.COM Party With Mario Lopez

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Mario Lopez drops in the nbcconnecticut.com party at Grant's in West Hartford.

Mario Lopez Stops By

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Hear Mario's take on mullets, see an old-school dance clip and listen on in what he thinks of his new Extra show format.

Special thanks to Grant's Bar and Restaurant, our friends at the hit show Extra, our bud Mario -- and of course, YOU!

For a full wrap up click here.

Don't worry. There will be more events soon! Stay tuned...

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You can watch Mario everynight at 7 p.m. on "Extra", only on NBC30.

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First Published: Dec 29, 2008 12:42 PM EDT

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ann Thursday, Jan 8 at 1:25 AM FLAG COMMENT i was sooo jealous i didnt get to see mario, but with the weather and all, i guess it wasnt quite meant to be (unless you lived in hartford, then good luck getting down there). loved the pics that were posted (especially ones of our favorite anchors and you know who are lol) and thanks to Andrew as always he's a total genius :D :D :) :)
Janet Wednesday, Jan 7 at 11:49 AM FLAG COMMENT It was awesome seeing Mario Lopez in person!!! He's def. gorgeous inside out. Thanks to NBC- glad you hosted a local event like this! : )
Erin Wednesday, Jan 7 at 9:39 AM FLAG COMMENT We had such a good time...wish we got a picture with Mario though....if you see this mario, the smiles in picture 76 are for you erinmharmon@hotmail.com
Embarassed To Be Human Wednesday, Jan 7 at 9:23 AM FLAG COMMENT It is moments like this when it is embarrasing to be human...good lord get a grip PEOPLE
Ellen's dream came true! Tuesday, Jan 6 at 10:18 PM FLAG COMMENT WELL ELLEN GOT TO SEE 'HER MARIO, HE WAS SO SWEET TO HER, TOOK THE TIME TO TALK TO HER, GET PICS AND A VIDEO ON MY CAMERA, IT MADE HER DREAMS COME TRUE, SHE NEVER BELIEVED SHE WOULD MEET HIM, THANK YOU TO THE NEWS CAMERA MEN AND THE REPORTER LAUREN PENNY, THEY HELPED KEEP THE SECRET FROM ELLEN AND LAUREN TOOK THE TIME TO INTERVIEW HER. THIS WAS TRULY ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF HER LIFE. THANK YOU MARIO FOR TAKING THE TI ... MORE >