Canyon News
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.