Mario Lopez reigns over Orpheus tonight.
His TV credits include:
a.k.a. PabloSaved by the BellPacific BlueNip / TuckBold and the Beautiful
And there are dozens more during a more than 30 year career.
"I fee very blessed for the opportunities," he said. "I've gotten pretty lucky."
Lopez has also been in film and on the radio.
He's come to New Orleans in the past to work and to play.
"I love the people, the food, the culture... everything that it's about, the music. So, a real treat to be here."
But this is his first time here for Mardi Gras festivities, and Lopez says he struggles to imagine how it could be even more fun.
"It's already always kicked up anytime I come. I was just here for Wrestlemania," he said. "I'm looking forward to being a monarch on the Orpheus parade. It's a real treat, especially being Catholic and right before Ash Wednesday."
Harry Connick Jr., Trace Adkins and the cast of Impractical Jokers are also featured in Orpheus.