Celebrities, ‘Saved by the Bell’ castmates react to Dustin Diamond’s death

Saved By The Bell has officially been renewed for Season 2 at NBC’s streaming service, Peacock. The reboot featured looks at the lives of all of the original cast members, except for Dustin Diamond’s Screech Powers.There had been talks of bringing Diamond in for a cameo during Season 2 of the series.

A devastating loss. Dustin Diamond‘s close friend Dan Block is opening up about what the late actor was looking forward to before losing his battle with stage IV small-cell carcinoma.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar has paid tribute to his late Saved by the Bell co-star Dustin Diamond, admitting his death has left the cast of the show in a state of shock. The 44-year-old, famed for his role as lovable Screech Powers on the high school comedy, succumbed to cancer on Monday - just weeks after he was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell carcinoma.

The news of Dustin Diamond’s death has sent shockwaves around the entertainment industry — and the cast of "Saved by the Bell" is still reeling from it, according to Mark-Paul Gosselaar. Appearing on Tamron Hall’s self-titled talk show, Gosselaar spoke on his late co-star’s death and noted that "it’s always tough" when someone close passes away.

He was best known for playing the lovable nerd Samuel “Screech” Powers on the hit NBC sitcom Saved by the Bell in the ’90s, but sadly, Dustin Diamond died at the age of 44 after a battle with stage 4 small cell carcinoma, also known as lung cancer. Shortly after the news broke, his fellow Saved By The Bell co-stars came forward with their dedications to Dustin, which you can see below.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar is still processing the death of his co-star, Dustin Diamond. Gosselaar made an appearance on, airing on Feb.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar is still processing the sudden and tragic death of his “Saved By The Bell” co-star Dustin Diamond.

Diamond had reportedly been ignoring a lump in his throat for a whileSaved By The Bell actor Dustin Diamond has died aged 44 three weeks after being diagnosed with cancer, his representative said. Diamond, who played Samuel “Screech” Powers on the popular comedy, was taken to hospital in Florida last month after feeling pain all over his body and “a general sense of unease”.

Tributes have poured in for Dustin Diamond on social media following news of the Saved By the Bell actor’s death. Co-star Mario Lopez, who played AC Slater on the beloved teen sitcom, wrote, “Dustin, you will be missed my man. The fragility of this life is something never to be taken for granted.

The cast of classic teen comedySaved by the Bellexpressed their sadness on Monday over the death ofDustin Diamond, best known for his work as the lovable, bombastic and eccentricSamuel "Screech" Powers on numerous iterations of the NBC sitcom Diamond died Monday morning of carcinoma. He was 44.

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.

Dustin Diamond has unfortunately succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 44. The actor’s representative has confirmed the news while stating that he was fighting with carcinoma for the past three weeks.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVMario Lopez and Dustin Diamond first met on the set of Saturday morning sitcom “Saved by the Bell” in the late 1980s and worked together for four years on that show, plus another on the “College Years” spinoff. Lopez was a cool jock named A.C.

Dustin Diamond tragically passed away at the age of 44 after a very brief battle with terminal, stage four cancer.

Dustin Diamond is being remembered by a lot of his fans on social media.

We are in absolute shock. Screech is gone…