RIP Dustin "Screech" Diamond

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Mario Lopez Pays Tribute to 'Saved By the Bell' Co-Star Dustin Diamond

https://popculture.com/celebrity/new...-bell-co-star/

[MrCleveland]

I wonder how season 2 of the revival SBTB will tribute Screech?

[TVShowAddict]

I am shocked how quickly he went downhill and passed away, Screech was my favorite on the show, very sad news, Rest In Peace Dustin

[Svenfan1234]

[Fallon97]

So sad. Prayers to the love ones. RIP

[TMC]

tiffanithiessen

I am deeply saddened by the news of my old co-star @realdustindiamond passing. Life is extremely fragile and it’s something we should never take for granted. God speed Dustin. 💔

elizberkley

🤍✨🙏🏼

elizberkley

I’m grateful to have gotten to create with Dustin when we were at the beginning of our dreams coming true. I will hold onto those sweet memories and the laughs we shared. Rest In Peace 🙏🏼🤍✨

torispelling

My 1st onscreen love Dustin Diamond got his Angel wings today...
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Before there was David and Donna there was Screech and Violet. Dustin was my first on-screen kiss. He welcomed me with open arms onto the set of Saved By the Bell. As one can imagine being the newbie on a hit show was overwhelming for a 14-year-old girl. He not only showed me around but made sure I was always ok. Such a young gentleman. He was kind, smart, and always making everyone laugh. He was a great scene partner. He was a really good guy. I’m sad after the show we never had much contact aside from occasionally running into each other at events. I’m glad he’s out of pain. He’s an icon to me professionally and personally. RIP Samuel love, your Violet ❤️

Dustin Diamond, Saved by the Bell's Screech, dies at 44

Diamond, who played the iconic teen TV character Samuel "Screech" Powers on Saved by the Bell and a number of related shows, died this morning, three weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at a Florida hospital. He had just turned 44 on Jan. 7. Diamond's rep tells TMZ his condition had greatly declined since last week, and he was taken off of breathing machines in an attempt to get him to hospice care. His girlfriend was with him when he died. Entertainment Tonight reports: "Back in October, Diamond notified a member of his team about a lump on his throat, assuming it could be thyroid cancer, but he was hesitant to visit the hospital due to COVID." As an 11-year-old 5th grader, Diamond beat out 5,000 other hopefuls to land the screech role on the Disney Channel comedy Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which premiered in 1988. After one season, the show was retooled as the NBC Saturday morning sitcom Saved by the Bell in 1989. Diamond went on to star in spinoff series Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class. He also guest-starred as Screech on the NBC teen sitcom Hang Time. "The hardest thing about being a child star is giving up your childhood. You don't get a childhood, really," Diamond said in a Where Are They Now? interview for OWN in 2013. "You're a performer, you have to know your lines and rehearse and practice, making sure you are the funniest and the best you can be. Because if you weren't funny, you could be replaced." Over the past two decades, Diamond tried his hand at standup comedy and in 2006 he released a sex tape called Screeched — Saved by the Smell. He later said he had a "stunt person" stand in for him. Also in 2006, he visited The Howard Stern Show to plead for money to save his house from foreclosure. In 2009, he released a salacious behind-the-scenes book on Saved by the Bell titled Behind the Bell, which was the inspiration for the 2014 Lifetime movie The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story. Diamond spent three months in jail in 2016 after he was convicted of disorderly conduct after he stabbed another bar patron in the armpit with a switchblade on Christmas Day 2014. Diamond reunited with his Saved co-star Mario Lopez on Extra in 2016. "I'm proud of the work that I've done when I've done it. It's just, how to you come off such a phenom role of this Screech character and break out of that mold and do something different?" he asked Lopez. "I'd audition, and every single time they'd say, 'Hey, we loved it, but we saw too much Screech in it.' Well, I can't change my bone structure, what do you want me to do?" Lopez tweeted in response to Diamond's death: "Dustin, you will be missed my man. The fragility of this life is something never to be taken for granted. Prayers for your family will continue on..." Tiffani Thiessen wrote on Instagram: "I am deeply saddened by I the news of my old co-star @realdustindiamond passing. Life is extremely fragile and it’s something we should never take for granted. God speed Dustin." In a statement, Mark-Paul Gosselaar said: "I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dustin Diamond, a true comedic genius. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. Looking back at our time working together, I will miss those raw, brilliant sparks that only he was able to produce. A pie in your face, my comrade."

[TVShowAddict]

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Dustin Diamond, Saved by the Bell's Screech, dies at 44

Diamond, who played the iconic teen TV character Samuel "Screech" Powers on Saved by the Bell and a number of related shows, died this morning, three weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at a Florida hospital. He had just turned 44 on Jan. 7. Diamond's rep tells TMZ his condition had greatly declined since last week, and he was taken off of breathing machines in an attempt to get him to hospice care. His girlfriend was with him when he died. Entertainment Tonight reports: "Back in October, Diamond notified a member of his team about a lump on his throat, assuming it could be thyroid cancer, but he was hesitant to visit the hospital due to COVID." As an 11-year-old 5th grader, Diamond beat out 5,000 other hopefuls to land the screech role on the Disney Channel comedy Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which premiered in 1988. After one season, the show was retooled as the NBC Saturday morning sitcom Saved by the Bell in 1989. Diamond went on to star in spinoff series Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class. He also guest-starred as Screech on the NBC teen sitcom Hang Time. "The hardest thing about being a child star is giving up your childhood. You don't get a childhood, really," Diamond said in a Where Are They Now? interview for OWN in 2013. "You're a performer, you have to know your lines and rehearse and practice, making sure you are the funniest and the best you can be. Because if you weren't funny, you could be replaced." Over the past two decades, Diamond tried his hand at standup comedy and in 2006 he released a sex tape called Screeched — Saved by the Smell. He later said he had a "stunt person" stand in for him. Also in 2006, he visited The Howard Stern Show to plead for money to save his house from foreclosure. In 2009, he released a salacious behind-the-scenes book on Saved by the Bell titled Behind the Bell, which was the inspiration for the 2014 Lifetime movie The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story. Diamond spent three months in jail in 2016 after he was convicted of disorderly conduct after he stabbed another bar patron in the armpit with a switchblade on Christmas Day 2014. Diamond reunited with his Saved co-star Mario Lopez on Extra in 2016. "I'm proud of the work that I've done when I've done it. It's just, how to you come off such a phenom role of this Screech character and break out of that mold and do something different?" he asked Lopez. "I'd audition, and every single time they'd say, 'Hey, we loved it, but we saw too much Screech in it.' Well, I can't change my bone structure, what do you want me to do?" Lopez tweeted in response to Diamond's death: "Dustin, you will be missed my man. The fragility of this life is something never to be taken for granted. Prayers for your family will continue on..." Tiffani Thiessen wrote on Instagram: "I am deeply saddened by I the news of my old co-star @realdustindiamond passing. Life is extremely fragile and it’s something we should never take for granted. God speed Dustin." In a statement, Mark-Paul Gosselaar said: "I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dustin Diamond, a true comedic genius. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. Looking back at our time working together, I will miss those raw, brilliant sparks that only he was able to produce. A pie in your face, my comrade."

No comment from Lark yet but she did comment on Dustin when he was in declining health

[80s Dude]

RIP.

[JO Sweet Heart]

I hate 2021 already.

God bless you and Dustin's family always!!!

Holly (one of his many Saved By The Bell fans)

[RetroGuy2000]

That was shockingly fast. I'm glad he didn't suffer long. RIP, Dustin.

[irehtman]

It looks like both Dustin and his Screech role will be officially replace by both Leanna Creel and her Tori Scott role.

[80sTrivia]

I hadn't heard about his cancer diagnosis and was surprised to hear of his sudden passing at such a young age.

[AB]

Cancer strikes so many people, young or old. It's so sad they can't find a cure to rid the world of all the varieties of it. May he rest in peace.

[TVShowAddict]

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Dustin Diamond, Saved by the Bell's Screech, dies at 44

Diamond, who played the iconic teen TV character Samuel "Screech" Powers on Saved by the Bell and a number of related shows, died this morning, three weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer at a Florida hospital. He had just turned 44 on Jan. 7. Diamond's rep tells TMZ his condition had greatly declined since last week, and he was taken off of breathing machines in an attempt to get him to hospice care. His girlfriend was with him when he died. Entertainment Tonight reports: "Back in October, Diamond notified a member of his team about a lump on his throat, assuming it could be thyroid cancer, but he was hesitant to visit the hospital due to COVID." As an 11-year-old 5th grader, Diamond beat out 5,000 other hopefuls to land the screech role on the Disney Channel comedy Good Morning, Miss Bliss, which premiered in 1988. After one season, the show was retooled as the NBC Saturday morning sitcom Saved by the Bell in 1989. Diamond went on to star in spinoff series Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Saved by the Bell: The New Class. He also guest-starred as Screech on the NBC teen sitcom Hang Time. "The hardest thing about being a child star is giving up your childhood. You don't get a childhood, really," Diamond said in a Where Are They Now? interview for OWN in 2013. "You're a performer, you have to know your lines and rehearse and practice, making sure you are the funniest and the best you can be. Because if you weren't funny, you could be replaced." Over the past two decades, Diamond tried his hand at standup comedy and in 2006 he released a sex tape called Screeched — Saved by the Smell. He later said he had a "stunt person" stand in for him. Also in 2006, he visited The Howard Stern Show to plead for money to save his house from foreclosure. In 2009, he released a salacious behind-the-scenes book on Saved by the Bell titled Behind the Bell, which was the inspiration for the 2014 Lifetime movie The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story. Diamond spent three months in jail in 2016 after he was convicted of disorderly conduct after he stabbed another bar patron in the armpit with a switchblade on Christmas Day 2014. Diamond reunited with his Saved co-star Mario Lopez on Extra in 2016. "I'm proud of the work that I've done when I've done it. It's just, how to you come off such a phenom role of this Screech character and break out of that mold and do something different?" he asked Lopez. "I'd audition, and every single time they'd say, 'Hey, we loved it, but we saw too much Screech in it.' Well, I can't change my bone structure, what do you want me to do?" Lopez tweeted in response to Diamond's death: "Dustin, you will be missed my man. The fragility of this life is something never to be taken for granted. Prayers for your family will continue on..." Tiffani Thiessen wrote on Instagram: "I am deeply saddened by I the news of my old co-star @realdustindiamond passing. Life is extremely fragile and it’s something we should never take for granted. God speed Dustin." In a statement, Mark-Paul Gosselaar said: "I’m deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dustin Diamond, a true comedic genius. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. Looking back at our time working together, I will miss those raw, brilliant sparks that only he was able to produce. A pie in your face, my comrade."

Lark commented on Dustin's passing:

Lark Voorhies, who portrayed Lisa Turtle, Screech’s long-time crush, on the show, remember Diamond to Entertainment Weekly. “Words cannot express the grief that I am feeling right now. Dustin and I had a warm and special friendship, he was a caring gentleman, and my memories of him will always be cherished,” she wrote. “I am so very sorry he is gone. But it’s exceptionally sad for his close loved ones who have do deal with his tragic death and their own great loss. My heart goes out to them at this trying time.”

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Saved by the Bell vet Tori Spelling pays tribute to Dustin Diamond, "my 1st onscreen love"

Spelling and Saved by the Bell stars Elizabeth Berkley and Lark Voorhies offered their condolences to Diamond, who died today at age 44 less than a month after a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. "My 1st onscreen love Dustin Diamond got his Angel wings today...," Spelling wrote on Instagram. "Before there was David and Donna there was Screech and Violet. Dustin was my first on-screen kiss. He welcomed me with open arms onto the set of Saved By the Bell. As one can imagine being the newbie on a hit show was overwhelming for a 14-year-old girl. He not only showed me around but made sure I was always ok. Such a young gentleman. He was kind, smart, and always making everyone laugh. He was a great scene partner. He was a really good guy. I'm sad after the show we never had much contact aside from occasionally running into each other at events. I'm glad he's out of pain. He's an icon to me professionally and personally. RIP Samuel love, your Violet. Lark Voorhies told EW: "Words cannot express the grief that I am feeling right now. Dustin and I had a warm and special friendship, he was a caring gentleman, and my memories of him will always be cherished," she writes. "I am so very sorry he is gone. But it's exceptionally sad for his close loved ones who have do deal with his tragic death and their own great loss. My heart goes out to them at this trying time." Meanwhile, Elizabeth Berkley wrote on Instagram: "I’m grateful to have gotten to create with Dustin when we were at the beginning of our dreams coming true. I will hold onto those sweet memories and the laughs we shared. Rest In Peace."

ALSO:

• Diamond "was afraid of the public attention if he went into the hospital": The actor's longtime manager, Roger Paul, tells People Diamond had been "feeling out of sorts and he'd had a lump on his neck that he was ignoring" before he was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell carcinoma. "He was afraid of the public attention if he went into the hospital. But finally, his girlfriend took him and the doctors confirmed it was cancer," Paul says. Paul adds that Diamond tried to remain positive while undergoing treatment. "Of course he was scared, but he tried to find the humor in it. He did chemo — he tried everything possible. But it didn't work," the manager says. "Dustin tried to be as positive as he could throughout everything — that's who he was — but he was scared."
• Mario Lopez got emotional while talking about Diamond on Access Hollywood: "He was like a little brother to me, we always remained in contact over the years," Lopez said. "I actually just spoke with him a couple of weeks ago after he got his diagnosis. Even then, he was full of energy and he was so optimistic. Life is just so fragile and not to be taken for granted. Our prayers are with Dustin’s family and his friends.”
• Here are Diamond's 15 best Saved by the Bell moments