Mark-Paul Gosselaar Remembers Saved By The Bell Co-Star Dustin Diamond
Earlier today, news broke that
Saved By the Bell franchise star Dustin Diamond, who played Screech Powers in the original series and spinoffs, passed away at age 44 following a January cancer diagnosis. This afternoon, longtime co-star and onscreen straight man Mark-Paul Gosselaar shared some brief thoughts about Diamond, whom he called a comedic genius. Gosselaar recently reaturned to Bayside High in Peacock s
Saved By the Bell reboot, which did not bring back Diamond. Members of the long-running sitcom s cast have been weighing in on Diamond s health struggles, and now his death, to wish the actor and his friends and family well.