Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond has died

Dustin Diamond, the former child star who most notably played curly-haired geek Samuel Screech Powers on NBC’s wholesome 1990s sitcom Saved by the Bell and then became infamous for a number of post-show scandals, has died. He was 44.

Diamond, who revealed on Jan. 14 that he had Stage 4 cancer, died in a Florida hospital Monday morning as arrangements were being made to move him to hospice care, his talent agent, Roger Paul, told The Times. Diamond had small-cell carcinoma that metastasized in his lungs after originating elsewhere in his body.

 

“He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago,” Paul added in a statement. “In that time, it managed to spread rapidly throughout his system; the only mercy it exhibited was its sharp and swift execution. Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful.

The San Jose native was a fifth-grader when he was cast and debuted on the series when it was still airing as “Good Morning, Miss Bliss,” a precursor to the high-school comedy that aired on the Disney Channel after NBC passed on the series.

It starred Hayley Mills as the titular Miss Bliss and “Saved by the Bell’s” Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Dennis Haskins and Voorhies. Nineties’ TV stars Jaleel White of “Family Matters” and Brian Austin Green of “Beverly Hills, 90210″ also appeared in some of the show’s 14 episodes

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