Rolling Stone Menu Dustin Diamond, ‘Screech’ on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Dead at 44
“He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago,” actor’s agent says
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Dustin Diamond, the actor who portrayed lovable nerd Samuel “Screech” Powers across four incarnations of
Saved by the Bell, from 1988 to 2000, died Monday after a three-week battle with carcinoma. He was 44. Diamond’s agent, Roger Paul, confirmed the actor’s death to
Rolling Stone.
“He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago,” Paul said 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.