Dustin Diamond, who played the role of Screech on the popular 1990s high school comedy "Saved by the Bell," died Monday after a recent cancer diagnosis, according to Diamond's manager, Roger Paul.
He was 44.
Diamond first shared news of his cancer diagnosis last month.
At the time, his manager said his client's health was "serious" and that Diamond was undergoing further testing at a Florida hospital. He underwent his first round of chemotherapy days later.
An actor and stand-up comedian, Diamond found fame playing Samuel "Screech" Powers for more than a decade on the "Saved by the Bell" franchise.
The teen series was recently reimagined by the Peacock streaming service with some of the original stars, though not Diamond.
He stirred controversy with his 2009 book "Behind the Bell," in which Diamond shared backstage stories about shooting the series with some of his accounts being less than flattering to his costars.
He also faced some legal troubles, serving three months in jail for stabbing a man during a 2014 altercation at a bar in Wisconsin.
The actor has appeared in a number of reality shows over the years, including "Celebrity Fit Club," "Celebrity Boxing 2" and "Celebrity Championship Wrestling." In 2018, he appeared as his "Saved by the Bell" character in the Funny or Die series, "Zack Morris Is Trash."
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‘Saved by the Bell’ star Dustin Diamond dies at age 44
He passed. Is highlighting his mishaps at a time like this necessary? Nobody is perfect R.I.P
@Zman44444 because times were totally opposite then and umm it wasn’t as easy as it is today … I mean duh? But I’m almost positive your trolling..
Well, they started off highlighting his career as a beloved geek on saved by the bell.
@Cockjugglingthundercunt III Accountdeletedbyyoutube rbg was a glowing beacon of humanity 🙃🏆🥳🤡
@DeathFX nah, no troll.
@Zman44444 I’m so sorry brother I believe I @ the wrong person and yes I know your reapoce was genuine and sorry again
Rip to a man that sacrificed his childhood so others could enjoy theirs .
“Sacrificed his childhood” 🤣
Screech, the great Messiah. 🙏
@miss 2000. You sleep …
@Reality ! Thank You for this comment 🥰
@miss 2000 life is built up of a lot of little things. I’m grown and still love the muppets. Maybe some people feel that way about this show.
Right 🙏
The saddest part is his life was just getting better. He was redeeming himself from all the negativity. So, sad. Make you sure you tell your loves ones you love them and make the best out of life because you never know. Rip 😔
Well said.
I feel like if he were alive and heard this summary of his life, he’d be devastated. Kind of a depressing way to summarize his life. Rest in peace, man.
jPnewpic88.men
Did the man just a commit a crime or past away? Shame on you CNN. R.I.P. Dustin Diamond.
@Haidi Cheng right?!?! They acted like this was a man hunt and they finally caught him. Horrible horrible coverage.
@redwine641 😂😂😂Sure thing, watch a “Reality” tv show to really know someone.
Very much so
The guy dies and they tell us everything he did wrong in life smh.
Ty
That’s the SJW world we live in. When you die only the negative is spoken of…
@SilentStrike117 swing and a miss … Sorry to dis appoint but I don’t watch much news period and just view what I chose to want to know about so don’t judge so fast when you know nothing about me 😉 have a good night now and pls let’s move on
This is so heartbreaking, he was such a sweet boy.
@Jordi7174 So what
@Sunset Captiva Go back to the swamp, troll. 💛
@Marco ChavezJR “so what”!
Read about him first and then put yourself into his shoes and ask yourself how you’d respond.
jPnewpic88.men
@Jordi7174 How’s life in mommy’s basement?
He sure wasn’t perfect, but may God give rest to his soul. The demons he faced in this life, may they now be at his feet! Good ol’ Screech!
no one is
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This is a nice comment
Showing his, as he himself said, “biggest regrets” doesn’t seem to be the best way to honor him, CNN. Very insensitive and just plain rude.
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@Pr3ssPl4y he didnt write the book. It’s not a “ghost book” it was a book done by a “ghost writer” which literally means it wasn’t written by him. Yeah, not his best decision to be involved with that but get your facts straight. Don’t disrespect the dude.
@bobbycone2 Oh please, that’s exactly what I meant. He had a ghostwriter make up a bunch of bull crap and he signed on to it. It’s ‘just as bad’ you tard. He’s a terrible guy according to everyone who meets him. Just watch his stint on those reality shows. A total jack~ss.
@bobbycone2 agreed
Talk about a series of unfortunate events 🤧 may his soul find peace now
Sad that he apologized to his cast mates a few years back and they weren’t trying to hear it only Mario was cool with him. RIP Dustin
@candi0826 and so did Zack
@Neville Nicol you don’t know that either, and pbly he didn’t. It’s a 50/50 situation, as easy as that.
@Eretzyś E watch the Mario Lopez interview, all of it,
@Neville Nicol Nah! I have better things to do than invest my time on this minutia.
@Eretzyś E because you can’t read then I guess im understand, your dyslexic
so that’s how you cover someone’s passing? Class acts.
NAZISM IS THE RULE OF THE DEMONCRACKS/GOPTRATORS/FACISM/COMM[/SOCIALISM IS THE RULES OF THE CCP and their Dominion AI Master/fake news…FBI/CIA/NSA/FEMA New Death camps/THE CONGRESS/THE SENATE LIES/DO NOT BELIEVE THE FAKE/ STAND BY … WE THE FEW GOT THIS // WE BELIEVE IN G’D HIS WORD RULES ALL . THEY ARE AFFAID ….YEAAAAAA QQQRAH
@Msgt D Oorah dude, did your dog eat your schizo meds?
@Setzer Gabbiani
Just a marine corps idiot. Dime a dozen!!
They reported his life. Stfu.
The moral of the story is If you don’t want to be called out as a POS after you die, then don’t be one in life.
“Don’t speak ill of the dead”. Words to ‘live’ by……RIP, Dustin.
@Pete Mercurio Also, not when there’s a political agenda to push. And right now, the agenda is white man bad.. Dustin Diamond was a “rich and famous” white male, thus, they must tear him down, like so many other institutions during the CNN endorsed BLM race riots for example..
However, for contrast, observe their coverage of Chadwick Boseman’s similarly sudden cancer related death. Nothing but good things to say. A stark contrast indeed. I’d say CNN even goes beyond political bias at this point. It’s bordering on racist propaganda.
@bliglum you are white man? You bad.
Why not? Does being dead changed who they were? How about be nice?
@Erica Shady Does it make a difference, really?
CNN cares about nothing but feeding the corrupt minds of their blind audience. This video was straight disrespectful and should be taken down.
Holy crap, what a hostile tribute to a man who struggled throughout his life. Would you like to take a swing at his casket too?
Right!?!?! Like w t f ..
@Tristan I’ve never heard someone say they love cnn in my life
Its cnn what do you expect
* hides baseball bat *
Is…..is that not what we’re doing here?
@Landon Letterman hahahahahah , love it 🙂
CNN: “Dustin Diamond was a kid in some show, but he was in a controversial porn, was arrested for pulling a knife, had a drug problem, sued for a book he wrote………”
I bet your real fun at parties………….
They didn’t need to mention every mistake in his life. RIP
Islam considers doing such a thing a sin.
@wade stanton So do Christians
@wade stanton No offense, but are we supposed to follow everything Islam does? I agree this isn’t the time for it, but still not the best example.
@John Dozier This video doesn’t prove it.
@Daniel LaDue Why do you ask?
Doesn’t matter about his down falls we lost a character today…
Right, and all the bum chums at the Communist News Network are perfect??? Yah friggin NOT!!!
When I die, I hope CNN doesn’t get wind of it. Damn, straight ruthless.
That’s odd. JNN usually treats jews well.
Mmm..but you gotta be famous first. Be nice to those around you so that they will not talk I’ll of you
The Elite sure knows how to put him in a bad spotlight shm.
Hey guys let’s just say everything negative that happened in his life 😀. Classic CNN…
Was there anything positive to say about his later life? It doesn’t seem that way to me Don’t blame CNN because this guy apparently refused to take responsibility and try to change his life. There are so many things he probably could have done, such as teaching acting classes.
Not cool CNN, Not everybody has lived a perfect life. He has just died is that not enough. Shame on you