Dustin Diamond, the actor finest recognized for his portrayal of Samuel (Screech) Powers on the unique Saved By the Bell collection, has died at age 44 from lung most cancers.
“We’re saddened to substantiate Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, February 1st, 2021 attributable to carcinoma,” learn a press release from his representatives to ET Canada.
“He was identified with this brutal, relentless type of malignant most cancers solely three weeks in the past. In that point, it managed to unfold quickly all through his system; the one mercy it exhibited was its sharp and swift execution. Dustin didn’t undergo. He didn’t should lie submerged in ache. For that, we’re grateful.”
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“We’ve been working alongside Dustin over the past twenty-one years,” the assertion continued. “It goes with out saying that our relationship can’t be categorized solely as enterprise. He has turn into a bigger a part of our on a regular basis life: Part of our household and buddy circle. We’re conscious that Dustin isn’t thought-about respected by most.
He’s had a historical past of mishaps, of unlucky occasions. We wish the general public to grasp that he was not deliberately malevolent. He — very like the remainder of those that act out and behave poorly — had undergone an excessive amount of turmoil and heartache. His actions, although rebukeable (sic), stemmed from loss and the lack of know-how on how you can course of that ache correctly. In truth, Dustin was a humorous and high-spirited particular person whose best ardour was to make others snort. He was capable of sense and really feel different peoples’ feelings to such a size that he was capable of really feel them too — a energy and a flaw, multi functional.”
“Dustin Diamond was a personality in and of himself: an unpredictable spitfire who all the time left us shocked, however by no means left us bored. We’re grateful he trusted us sufficient to share his real, genuine self with our staff. We want you knew him in the best way that we did. We please ask that you just give room for privateness to our staff and Mr. Diamond’s household throughout this tragic time, as we grieve and bear in mind the recollections spent collectively. This loss is as a lot stinging as it’s sudden.”
Diamond was admitted to a Florida hospital in mid-January after he started experiencing ache throughout his physique.
“We will verify that Dustin does have most cancers,” his rep confirmed on the time. “It’s very critical, although we’re nonetheless ready for extra particulars, which we can have shortly. He’s in a whole lot of ache.”
Diamond is best-known for his character Samuel “Screech” Powers, one of many core forged members of the unique Saved By the Bell collection that ran from 1989 to 1992. He additionally appeared in follow-up collection The Faculty Years and The New Class, in addition to Good Morning, Miss Bliss, Saved By the Bell‘s predecessor.
He was the one authentic forged member to not seem within the current reboot of the collection.
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Diamond appeared on Superstar Huge Brother in 2013.
Former castmate Mario Lopez mentioned he reached out to Diamond upon listening to concerning the most cancers analysis, and posted a throwback photograph of the pair to his social media when Diamond first went to hospital.
Diamond was married to longtime girlfriend Jennifer Misner from 2009 till they separated in 2013.
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