Dustin Diamond, the actor best known for portraying Samuel "Screech" Powers on beloved NBC sitcom Saved By the Bell, has died, his rep confirms.
He was 44. Diamond was diagnosed with Stage 4 small cell carcinoma in early January. His rep confirmed to TMZ that the actor died on Monday morning (1 February) following hospitalisation in Florida on 12 January.
The actor had been complaining of severe body pain and was given a diagnosis two days later. He was reportedly taken off respiratory machines as his medical team planned to move him to hospice care. “He’s undergoing chemo so he will be there at least another week and then we will figure out when he gets to come home,” his rep told Entertainment Weekly on 14 January. “By next week, we’ll.
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