- Born
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Before pursuing a television career Dennis has worked as a music manager, agent and concert promoter. Among his customers were Tom Jones and Gregg Allman. He wrote a guide for actors called "Rating the Agents". On screen he had guest roles in series like The Twilight Zone (1985) or Magnum, P.I. (1980) and many more. His longest lasting employment is as principal "Mr. Belding" for the teen show Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987), and its derivations.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
- SpouseSarah Dianne Goins (divorced, 1 child)
- He was the only regular cast member of Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993) to remain with the series throughout its entire run.
- He has played the same character (Principal Richard Belding) in seven different series: Good Morning, Miss Bliss (1987), Saved by the Bell (1989), Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993), Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), The Rerun Show (2002), Robot Chicken (2001) and Victorious (2010).
- Grew a mustache to lose the appeal of his character Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell (1989).
- Member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the University of Tennessee/Chattanooga.
- Often puts seeming random references to Chattanooga or Tennessee in his dialogue during TV shows or movies, but the references are intentional: Haskins is from Chattanooga and says them as a shout-out to his beloved hometown.
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