Dustin Diamond’s stabbing incident to controversy: How his successful career ended
Actor Dustin Diamond sadly passed away on Monday, February 1, 2021. He was 44 at the time of his death. Here’s a look at controversial life that started with a high but ended with a stabbing incident.
The news of Dustin’s death came weeks after it was revealed he was battling stage four cancer. The actor was best known for his role in ‘Save By The Bell.’ Unfortunately, his association with this show was the only one that was the high point of his career.
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Dustin Diamond as Screech in Saved By The Bell
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The bell has rung for Screech one last time. To a generation who grew up during the Nineties, actor Dustin Diamond will forever be Samuel Screech Powers from hit US high school sitcom Saved By The Bell, a fixture of Saturday morning TV. That same generation will have been saddened by news that Diamond - whose adult life proved eventful, even by Hollywood child star standards - has died from cancer, aged just 44.
Saved By The Bell followed a group of pupils at the fictional Bayside High School in suburban California. As the endearingly awkward sidekick to popular school heartthrob Zack Morris (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), this curly-haired nerd was the show’s scene-stealing comic relief. Screech became an instant fan favourite.
Dustin Diamond died on Monday aged 44 - just three weeks after being diagnosed with cancer
Diamond was diagnosed with stage 4 small-cell lung carcinoma last month
The actor reportedly had a large lump on his neck and was hesitant about having it seen by a doctor for fear of attracting public attention
His girlfriend, Tash Jules, eventually persuaded Diamond to go to hospital to have the lump inspected; she was by his side when he died on Monday
According to a pal, Diamond is set to be cremated and did not want a headstone because he was afraid it would be vandalized
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