Mark Paul Gosselaar Mom Ethnicity, Mixed Race: Does He Have An Indonesian Mother?

What is Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s mom Paula Gosselaar’s ethnicity? Since he starred in ABC’s Mixed-ish, fans are wondering whether the actor is biracial or not.

The decision of casting Mark-Paul Gosselaar in the ABC series Mixed-ish has started a new topic of discussion about the actor, his ethnicity, especially of his mom, Paula Gosselaar.

Following the success of Balck-ish, two latest spinoffs of the series are out there now, Grown-ish and the most recent Mixed-ish.

In Mixed-ish, which is based on the backstory of Black-ish mom Rainbow”Bow” Johnson background, Mark plays the role of Paul Johnson, father of Rainbow.

Gosselaar is an American actor who rose to prominence as Zack Morris in Saved by the Bell, for which he won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor Starring in an Off-Primetime Series.

Besides that, the actor is known for portraying Detective Jr. in NYPD Blue, Peter Bash in Franklin ad Bash, and many other projects.

What Is Mark-Paul Gosselaar Mom Paula Gosselaar Ethnicity

Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s mom Paula Gosselaar is of Asian ethnicity.

Talking about his mother, Paula used to be an air hostess for the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a Netherland’s flag carried airline in Amstelveen.

The very first time, he revealed information about his mother’s ethnicity was in 2015 during the interview with Jimmy Fallon. Mark said,” Did you know that my mother — I’m saying this as if like, I’m excited, but my mother is Asian.”

Gosselaar’s mother was also his talent manager since he was a child. At a young age, he has appeared in commercials for Oreo cookies and Smurf merchandise.

However, later on, the mother and son duo relationship got a little soured, and the actor went on to fire his mother as his talent manager.

Despite that, their relationship seems to be melded as strong as before now.

Mixed Race: Does Mark-Paul Gosselaar Have An Indonesian Mother?

Yes, Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s mother, Paula Gosselaar, is Indonesian. And, yes, he is of mixed race.

The 47-year-old actor was born on March 1, 1974, in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, to parents Paula and Hans Gosselaar.

His father, Hans, is half Dutch-Jewish and half German, and his mother, Asian (Indonesian). Result of growing in a mixed family, Mark is bi-lingual and is fluent in Dutch.

According to distract, his parents are divorced.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar Family Details Explored

Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s family includes his beautiful wife, Catriona McGinn, and four children.

Mark was previously married to a woman named Lisa Ann Russell from 1996 to 2011, and from his first marriage, he had two children, Michael and Ava.

Gosselaar married Catriona in 2012 and has two children with her named Dekker and Lachlan.

As per his extended family, his parents are Hans and Paula Gosselaar. He also has three other siblings, Mike Gosselaar, Linda Gosselaar, Sylvia Gosselaar.