Mario Lopez is looking back on Dustin Diamond, his late "Saved by the Bell" co-star. Diamond died at the age of 44 on Monday "due to carcinoma," his rep told Fox News.
His death came not long after he was diagnosed with stage four cancer. The actor appeared as Samuel "Screech" Powers alongside Lopez, 47, in all four seasons of the coming-of-age sitcom, though he was not involved with the 2020 reboot.
Now the "Recipe for Seduction" star has opened up "Access Hollywood" about his late friend. "I remember the first time I met Dustin.
He was two years younger than the rest of the cast and he looked like a real-life cartoon character," recalled Lopez. "He was just this sweet, goofy, funny kid and I've always been pretty immature so we got along.
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