Saved By The Bell actor Dustin Diamond passes away

American actor Dustin Diamond widely known for playing Samuel Screech Powers on the popular sitcom Saved by the Bell passed away after a battle with cancer He was 44 when he breathed his lastThe actor died due to carcinoma on Monday morning in a Florida hospital reported People magazine He was diagnosed with cancer and hospitalised just three weeks agoDiamonds representative confirmed the news to the publication in a statement We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamonds passing on Monday February 1st 2021 due to carcinoma The rep added He was diagnosed with this brutal relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago In that time it managed to spread rapidly throughout his system the only mercy it exhibited was its sharp and swift execution Dustin did not suffer He did not have to lie submerged in pain For that we are gratefulDiamonds representative had confirmed the actors cancer diagnosis to People magazine last month A week later on January 21 the rep said that the actor had started chemotherapy for stage 4 small cell carcinoma cancer that commonly occurs in the lungs but can also manifest in the prostate or gastrointestinal tract The second round of chemotherapy was being scheduled and Diamond was also set to begin physical therapy in the near futureDiamond got his start in the industry with roles in the TV movie Yogis Great Escape and an episode of Its a Living in 1987 He bagged his breakout role just one year later Cast in Good Morning Miss Bliss the actor portrayed Screech for 13 episodes The show would go on to be the basis for Saved by the Bell which Diamond acted in until 1992 Diamond continued to reprise his role for the franchise in various spinoffs including Saved by the Bell The College Years and Saved by the Bell The New Class the latter of which he starred in for nearly six yearsAlthough Diamond is synonymous with the Saved by the Bell franchise he was the only original core cast member to not appear in Peacocks revival series that launched in November 2020 Diamond also wrote a memoir about his time with the Saved by the Bell franchise Titled Behind the Bell the book recounts alleged controversies related to the cast members including himselfHe also appeared on a variety of reality shows including Celebrity Fit Club Celebrity Big Brother The Weakest Link and Celebrity Boxing 2 The star featured as himself in a variety of shows and films following his stint as Screech among these being Made Dickie Roberts Former Child Star Four Corners Road and American Pie Presents The Book of Love Diamond also showed up on the big screen in Made 2001 Pauly Shore Is Dead 2003 Dickie Roberts Former Child Star 2003 Tetherball The Movie 2010 All Wifed Out 2012 and College Fright Night 2014Diamond was married to Jennifer Misner from 2009 to 2013 Diamond was arrested in 2014 and served three months in prison in 2015 for stabbing a man during a bar fight He was arrested again in May 2016 for violating the terms of his probationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever