Dustin Diamond, who was best known for playing Samuel Screech Powers on the hit show
Saved by the Bell, died Monday, just weeks after being diagnosed with cancer. He was 44.
Representatives for Diamond confirmed his death in a statement to BuzzFeed News, saying he died from carcinoma. The actor was diagnosed just three weeks ago, they said. In that time, it managed to spread rapidly throughout his system; the only mercy it exhibited was its sharp and swift execution, his talent agency Roger Paul Inc. said. Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful.
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The actor was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell carcinoma cancer last month. His agent told Fox News that Diamond died on Monday due to carcinoma. It didn’t take long for his regular co-stars on the hit sitcom to speak out and eulogize the late star.
Among them was Spelling, who shared a lengthy caption about Diamond on Instagram along with a black-and-white photo of them as children on set. Spelling had a run on in 1990 as the girlfriend of Diamond’s Screech character, Violet Bickerstaff.
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HOLLYWOOD Stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and director, Dustin Neil Diamond, 44, known to the world as Samuel ‘Screech’ Powers from the TV series “Saved by the Bell” died on Monday, February 1 from stage 4 lung cancer.
According to the actor’s representative Roger Paul, Dustin was diagnosed with lung cancer just 3 weeks before his death. “Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful,” Paul said in a statement.
Diamond was hospitalized on January 15 in Florida and began chemotherapy, a high radiation treatment several weeks ago, and was scheduled to begin physical therapy, but the cancer spread quickly through his body.
Posted By: Staff February 2, 2021 @ 2:20 am Entertainment Daypop
Dustin Diamond, the actor best known for portraying Screech on
Saved by the Bell, has died at the age of 44. Diamond was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in January.
Diamond’s rep confirmed the news in a statement:
“We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, February 1st, 2021 due to carcinoma. He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago. 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.”
Always Left Us Shocked, But Never Left Us Bored : Dustin Diamond Of Saved By The Bell Has Died At 44
The troubled actor, known for playing Samuel Screech Powers on the 90s teen comedy, died after a battle with cancer, his manager confirmed to
Oxygen.com. Dustin Diamond visits Extra at Universal Studios Hollywood on May 16, 2016 in Universal City, California. Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images
Dustin Diamond, famous for playing the character of Screech on the hit comedy Saved by the Bell and its subsequent spinoff, has died after a three-week battle with cancer.
Diamond s manager, Roger Paul, confirmed to
Oxygen.com