Saved By The Bell star Dustin Diamond dies age 44 after lung cancer battle
Dustin Diamond, who played Screech in
Saved By The Bell, has died aged 44 after a short battle with lung cancer. Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful, the actor s spokesman, Roger Paul, said.
TMZ reported that he has been taken off breathing machines in an effort to move him to hospice care.
Diamond first revealed his cancer battle last month and his death comes shortly after he completed his first round of chemotherapy.
His diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer is understood to have come after cancer spread to his lungs from elsewhere in his body.
Dustin Diamond, Screech in Saved by the Bell, dead onenewspage.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from onenewspage.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Saved by the Bell aired from 1989 to 1993, and its spinoffs included
Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Good Morning, Miss Bell and Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which Diamond starred in.
Youtube
Saved by the Bell s Screech actor Dustin Diamond has died from cancer. A sequel was launched on Peacock in the US featuring many from the original cast, including Elizabeth Berkley, Mario Lopez, Tiffani Thiessen and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Diamond was not included. He starred in a handful of reality television series including the 5th season of
Celebrity Fit Club, The Weakest Link and Celebrity Boxing 2. In December 2013, Diamond appeared on an episode of OWN’s
Dustin Diamond Has Died of Stage 4 Lung Cancer Just Weeks After Starting Chemotherapy Here s What to Know Health.com 2/1/2021
Dustin Diamond best known for playing Samuel Screech Powers on the popular 1990s sitcom
Saved by the Bell has died at age 44, only a couple of weeks after completing his first round of chemo for stage 4 small cell carcinoma, a type of small cell lung cancer.
After being diagnosed with cancer last month, Diamond s health had deteriorated over the last week, revealed
TMZ. He was taken off a ventilator to try to get him to a hospice, and his father was with him when he died.
“Saved by the Bell” aired from 1989 to 1993, and its spinoffs included “Saved by the Bell: The College Years,” “Good Morning, Miss Bell” and “Saved by the Bell: The New Class,” which Diamond starred in. A sequel was launched on Peacock last fall featuring many from the original cast, including Elizabeth Berkley, Mario Lopez, Tiffani Thiessen and Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Diamond was not included.
He starred in a handful of reality television series including the 5th season of Celebrity Fit Club, The Weakest Link and Celebrity Boxing 2. In December 2013, Diamond appeared on an episode of OWN’s “Where Are They Now?” and became a house member in the 12th season of Celebrity Big Brother.