Dustin Diamond’s sudden death has left ‘Saved by the Bell’ cast ‘shocked,’ Mark-Paul Gosselaar says

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.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar expressed his grief at the sudden passing of his "Saved by the Bell" co-star Dustin Diamond from cancer in an interview with Tamron Hall on Tuesday. Gosselaar, who played the heartthrob Zack Morris on the show opposite Diamond's nerdy Screech, admitted that his co-star's death took him by surprise.

Friends drift apart sometimes. That’s the sad, unfortunate truth we all face.

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”.

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 is being remembered following his death. actor died on Monday, weeks after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, a member of his team confirmed to ET. He was 44. «Dustin Diamond was a character in and of himself: an unpredictable spitfire who always left us shocked, but never left us bored,» his team's statement said in part.

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’s death at the age of 44 traveled quickly Monday, with celebrities and friends from the actor’s career offering memories and eulogies for the “Saved by the Bell” star. “Dustin, you will be missed my man,” Diamond’s “Saved by the Bell” co-star Mario Lopez wrote on Twitter.

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

Saying goodbye. Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Samuel “Screech” Powers on Saved by the Bell, died on Monday, February 1, after a battle with stage IV lung cancer. The actor was 44.