Posted: Feb 01, 2021 2:49 PM ET | Last Updated: February 1
Actor Dustin Diamond, famous for his portrayal of Screech on the '90s sitcom Saved By The Bell, has died of carcinoma. He was 44.(Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo/The Associated Press)
Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer, according to his spokesperson. He was 44.
"Dustin did not suffer," Roger Paul said in a statement. "He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful."
Diamond — best known for playing Screech on the hit '90s sitcom — was hospitalized last month in Florida. His team disclosed later that he had carcinoma.