Dustin Diamond, who starred as Screech on the ‘90s sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” died Monday just three weeks after a cancer diagnosis, his representative confirmed.
“Saved by the Bell” aired from 1989 to 1993, and its related shows included “Saved by the Bell: The College Years,” “Good Morning, Miss Bliss” and “Saved by the Bell: The New Class,” which Diamond starred in as Samuel “Screech” Powers.
AdA sequel was launched on Peacock this fall featuring many from the original cast, including Elizabeth Berkley, Mario Lopez, Tiffani Thiessen and Mark-Paul Gosselaar.
Former co-star Mario Lopez took to Twitter to say farewell: “Dustin, you will be missed, my man.
“Dustin Diamond was a character in and of himself: an unpredictable spitfire who always left us shocked, but never left us bored.”FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011 file photo, Dustin Diamond attends the SYFY premiere of "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid" at The Ziegfeld Theater in New York.