Zachary " Zack " Mayo ( Richard Gere ) has been living in the Philippines with his father Byron ( Robert Loggia ), a U. S. Navy chief boatswain's mate, since early adolescence, after Zack's mother committed suicide.

* Robert Loggia as Boatswain's Mate 1st Class / Chief Boatswain's Mate Byron Mayo ( Zack's father )

Other important people in Miles ' life include his grubby ne ' er-do-well father, a rascal who can't resist a handout when it comes his way ; his reformed marijuana smoking brother, who is a talented Empire Grill cook ; his good-hearted ex-mother-in-law, who owns a bar ; the town's wealthiest woman, a condescending matron who owns the Empire Grill ; that woman's daughter, who has loved Miles for many years ; an attractive waitress, a retiring police chief and a dimwitted police officer, who is Zack's father and has known Miles since childhood.

In the late 1980s, Pine guest-starred as Peter Morris, Zack's father, in an episode of Good Morning, Miss Bliss.

* Daniel Greenburg ( played by Jeff Clarke ): Zack's father, divorced and kind of clueless.

: When Zack and his friends go on a camping trip, Zack's father decides to join them to give them tips.

# Dead Men Do Wear Plaid: The Horace Hyde-White's soccer team's losing streak angers a Scottish spirit who possesses Zack's father.

Despite Zack's playboy persona his main love interest is Kelly ; they have an on-again, off-again relationship throughout high school.

In exchange for doing Zack's homework and being roped into Zack's various stunts, Screech receives protection from school bullies and a general boost in his confidence ; but Zack's affection for Screech is evident in spite of this.

Like Lisa and Screech, Jessie is Zack's childhood friend ( despite the lack of continuity with Good Morning, Miss Bliss ).

* Zack's Hotdogs, a local restaurant opened by Zack Touloupas in 1928 is located in the revitalized downtown area.

When Zack's side business of selling pre-shined shoes and belt buckles is discovered, Foley hazes him for an entire weekend in an attempt to make him DOR (" Drop on Request ", AOCS term for requesting termination of one's training ), but Zack refuses to give in.

After the trial, Monica is able to help the citizens realize their mistake and to see that Zack's return to the town had helped them finally start living again.

Zack's job is being interfered with plenty, but only because Garibaldi is determined that nothing go wrong with the inauguration.

As a result of her new look and Zack's interest, Laney is nominated for Prom Queen and this begins an uneasy battle with Taylor for the crown.

* Anna Paquin as Mackenzie " Mac " Siler: Zack's little sister and an amateur fashion expert, who is responsible for Laney's makeover.

He is often the voice of reason in the group and has tried to stop the bet between Zack and Dean, as he believes Dean is taking advantage of Zack's vulnerable situation.

While Zack's and Cloud's flashback escape is optional in the North American and European releases of Final Fantasy VII and the Japanese International version, it was originally planned to be shown once Cloud discovered the results of Shinra's experiments.

Zack's character and backstory is expanded upon throughout the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII.

Zack is the protagonist of Crisis Core, a prequel to Final Fantasy VII, which deals primarily with Zack's backstory.

Set in a different continuity from the later series ( though later added to the syndication package ), the one season of the sitcom Good Morning, Miss Bliss took place during Zack's eighth grade year at John F. Kennedy Junior High School in Indianapolis, Indiana ( Saved by the Bell is set in California ).

Other friends that are regularly featured are Mikey Gonzalez, a close friend who is often tied up in Zack's scheming, and Nikki Coleman, who often butted heads with Zack on many issues.

In Crisis Core, Tseng is shown to be a close friend of Zack's.

When Zack is being hunted down by Shinra, Tseng deploys several Turks in an attempt to save Zack's life and give him the letters Aerith had sent him.

His degrading eventually stops, and he becomes a friend of Zack's, but he is soon taken aboard a helicopter by Nero and Weiss, who talk with him about joining them in Deepground.

# Crypt Seeker: A video game warrior woman named Tara Bond finds her way into the real world while Zack's friend, Spence, is sucked into Tara Bond's computer world.

Zack's best friends since grade school have been Lisa Turtle and next-door neighbor Jessie Spano ; Samuel " Screech " Powers has also been tagging along with Zack since they were little.

; Angela: The girl of Zack's affections, he was constantly attempting to impress and go out on a date with her, much to her annoyance, she would often demean Zack for his attempts.

In fact, these events did not occur as Cloud describes ; rather, they are an amalgamation of Cloud's actual past ( as a member of the Shinra army who failed to enter SOLDIER ) along with his friend Zack's own past, mixed with memories gleaned from Tifa's mind, created out of a combination of shame, Jenova cells and manipulation by Sephiroth.

Adam was selected to take Zack's place as the Black Power Ranger when he, along with Jason and Trini, left to attend a World Peace Conference as ambassadors in Switzerland.

Also, during this period, Security Chief Zack Allan began to fall in love with her, but nothing came of this save heartache, and a strong dislike for telepaths the following season, both on Zack's part.

While not part of the game itself, Zack's later Dead or Alive 4 ending shows the pair robbing an ancient tomb and escaping with a truck filled with gold, suggesting a possible financing source for a sequel.

In the meantime, Dean begins to show an interest in Laney as her popularity begins to soar and Zack's victory becomes more imminent, and tries to invite Laney as his prom partner in an attempt to ruin Zack's attempt to boost Laney's winning chance with his own popularity.

* Paul Walker as Dean Sampson, Jr .: Zack's closest pal ( together with Preston ) and soccer teammate in high school.

When Laney's ( and hence Zack's ) winning odds becomes prominent, he tries to ruin Zack and Laney's relationship by first revealing the bet in front of Laney, then by trying to seduce and advance on her after the prom, only to be deterred when the ever-vigilant Laney stuns him with her foghorn-loud personal alarm.

When she then wants to get back with Zack, she faces setback due to Zack's new-found chemistry with Laney.

Nomura stated that Zack's name was derived from ' fair weather ' and specifically chosen because it contrasted with Cloud Strife's name.

1UP. com's Jeremy Parish agreed with Clements, arguing that Zack's story contrasted with other RPG plots, calling it " the heart of the game.

On the other hand, PSXextreme's Ben Dutka, felt that Zack wasn't worthy of his own game, believing that only players with " halfway decent memories " and a " hardcore completionist mentality " will be able to remember Zack's appearances in the original Final Fantasy VII.

Slater was originally written as Zack's rival for Kelly's affection before becoming Zack's best friend in season two, and develops an attraction to the strong-willed feminist Jessie Spano.

After Zack's death, the inn stayed in the family and continued to operate until 1966, when it was sold to an investment group, who then converted it into the present-day Kirkwood Mountain Resort.

) Zack's moniker was a take-off on another comic strip, The Adventures of Smilin ' Jack by Zack Mosley.

A short while after, the duo met Zack de la Rocha, a rapper, and through de la Rocha met bassist Tim Commerford ( a childhood friend of Zack's ) and Rage Against the Machine was born.

Though he loved all the people close to him, Zack's best friend was clearly Jason.

Because of this, it can be assumed that Zack's fear of snakes deteriorated over time, especially after an encounter on Rita's Island of Illusion where his strength of will was tested against his fear of snakes.

In the Season 2 episode " Green No More, Part 1 ", Zack's cousin Curtis was introduced, who would have a small recurring role throughout the middle of the season.

Director Yoshinori Kitase was surprised by the revelation of Cloud's and Zack's connection, as until the later stages of development, even he did not know about Zack.

Zack's full name was first revealed in an article in Dengeki PlayStation.

When Zack was possibly not going to compete in a track meet, Mr. Belding and Zack's team members were downtrodden because they thought there was no way they could win without Zack.

While this band never achieved the success that it did in Zack's dreams, it was good enough to get paid to play at local events.

# But I'm Too Young to Be My Dad: Zack is visited by a boy who claims he's Zack's son in the future, who was played by Robert Clark's brother Daniel.

The Education department was also expanded in 1989 and a walk-through aviary ( Zack's Aerie, made possible by private donations ) was also opened.

When the rest of the rangers arrived, he hid underground but was forced out by Zack's power axe.