Original “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond has died at age 44, Entertainment Tonight and CNN report.
BREAKING: Dustin Diamond has died at age 44. https://t.co/BWYN3PjGJk — Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 1, 2021“We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, February 1st, 2021 due to carcinoma,” the statement shared with Entertainment Tonight reads.
Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit ’90s sitcom, was hospitalized earlier this month in Florida.
Ad“Saved by the Bell” aired from 1989 to 1993, and its spinoffs included “Saved by the Bell: The College Years” and “Saved by the Bell: The New Class,” both of which Diamond starred in.
Diamond has been sued several times for delinquent taxes and in foreclosure proceedings for missing mortgage payments.