Dustin Diamond, best known for his role as Screech in the 1990s TV show "Saved by the Bell," appears during a preliminary hearing in Ozaukee County Circuit Court on charges he was involved in a stabbing at a Port Washington, Wis., bar last month. A trial was ordered in the case. (Photo by Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/TNS/Sipa USA)
Obit: Dustin Diamond
(AP) – “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with carcinoma. His spokesman confirmed Diamond’s death. He was 44.
Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit ’90s sitcom, was hospitalized last month in Florida and his team disclosed later he had cancer.
“Saved by the Bell” aired from 1989 to 1993, and its related shows included “Saved by the Bell: The College Years,” “Good Morning, Miss Bliss” and “Saved by the Bell: The New Class,” which Diamond starred in.
He starred in a handful of reality television series including the 5th season of “Celebrity Fit Club,” “The Weakest Link” and “Celebrity Boxing 2.”
