Gone too soon. Dustin Diamond died at the age of 44 on February 1, 2021, after battling stage IV small-cell carcinoma for less than a month.The Saved by the Bell alum was diagnosed with cancer three weeks prior, with his rep, Roger Paul, telling Us Weekly it was a “brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer” that spread “rapidly” through 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 grateful,” Paul confirmed to Us after his passing. “Dustin Diamond was a character in and of himself: an unpredictable spitfire who always left us shocked, but never left us bored.
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