Shortly after the news broke that Dustin Diamond died at 44 from cancer, his Saved By The Bell co-stars hopped on social media to pay their respects and honor the late actor.
As we previously reported, Diamond, who was best known for his role as Samuel “Screech” Powers on the NBC sitcom, passed away Monday after a very short battle with stage four single-cell carcinoma, which is a cancer that materializes in the lungs.
He had been diagnosed just three weeks ago and was hospitalized. Related: Celebs React To Larry King’s Death: ‘A Giant Of Broadcasting’ In a lengthy statement announcing his death, the late director’s representative acknowledged his troubled past but wished everyone got to see his “authentic self” in the end, saying: So sad.
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