Dustin Diamond, the actor best known for portraying Samuel "Screech" Powers on beloved NBC sitcom Saved By the Bell, has died, his rep confirms. He was 44.
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Dustin Diamond, who is best remembered as the nerdy sidekick “Screech” from Saved By The Bell, is battling stage 4 cancer, according to reports.
Diamond checked into a Florida hospital this weekend after enduring pain throughout his body from shingles and a general feeling of unease. The cancer was then discovered and he is now undergoing his first round of chemotherapy in hopes of beating it back.
The actor has had a spotty career after Saved By The Bell ended in 2000. He appeared in several
Dustin Diamond, the actor best known for portraying Samuel "Screech" Powers on beloved NBC sitcom Saved By the Bell, has died, his rep confirms. He was 44.
Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Samuel ‘Screech’ Powers in Saved by the Bell, has completed his first round of chemotherapy for stage 4 lung cancer, a representative for the star has said. The 44-year-old actor was hospitalised in Florida earlier this month and announced that he was diagnosed with cancer.
In the weeks since it was revealed that “Saved By The Bell” star Dustin Diamond received a stage four cancer diagnosis, the actor’s rep is sharing an update.
TMZ was first to report the news.Earlier this month, the 44-year-old star's team shared that he had been diagnosed with cancer on his Facebook page, two days after they confirmed to ET that he was hospitalized in Florida due to him feeling pain all over his body and a general sense of unease.Back in October, Diamond notified a member of his team about a lump on his throat, assuming it could be thyroid cancer, but he was hesitant to visit the hospital due to COVID, his team also shared with ET.
“Saved By The Bell” star Dustin Diamond has received a stage four cancer diagnosis.
direct to your inboxSaved By The Bell actor Dustin Diamond has been diagnosed with cancer.The star, who played Samuel “Screech” Powers on the iconic 90s teen show, was taken to hospital last week in Florida after becoming ill.Roger Paul, the 44-year-old’s representative, said the actor has cancer and is awaiting further details.“We will know the severity of it when the tests are done,” he said, adding that the actor is expecting an update next week.It is understood the actor will release a
Dustin Diamond, the beloved actor who played Screech in Saved by the Bell, has been diagnosed with stage four cancer.The 44-year-old star of the 1990s popular show is reportedly undergoing his first round of chemotherapy, following a health scare that forced him to be hospitalized this past weekend.The manager of the actor revealed that they are taking it very seriously, as he is currently in Florida, and doctors are trying to find out more information about the severity of the cancer.It was
Dustin Diamond is receiving some well wishes from his former Saved By The Bell co-stars Mario Lopez and Tiffani Thiessen.
Thoughts and prayers. Mario Lopez and Tiffani Thiessen sent former Saved by the Bell costar Dustin Diamond well wishes shortly after it was confirmed that he has cancer.
Former Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond has been diagnosed with cancer following recent hospitalization and medical tests in Florida. Diamond's personal appearance booking manager, Pink Daisy Entertainment, directed The Hollywood Reporterto a statement on the actor's official Facebook page that read, "At this time we can confirm that Dustin does have cancer.
Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond has been diagnosed with cancer.The actor, who played Screech in the hit 90s sitcom, was hospitalised earlier in the week after complaining of pains across his body Dustin, 44, was scared to get a lump on his neck checked out prior to being admitted, it is claimed. After being taken to the hospital in Florida, US, he was diagnosed with having cancer, according to a statement on Dustin's Facebook page.
Today show on Thursday that "it's serious, but we don't know how serious yet. " They added on the show: "He’s going for testing.
Dustin Diamond, 44, has officially been diagnosed with cancer. The Saved by the Bell alum’s team confirmed the sad news in a Facebook announcement on Jan. 14, five days after he was hospitalized in Florida over the weekend of Jan. 9, which his rep confirmed with HollywoodLife. “At this time we can confirm that Dustin does have cancer,” the new statement read, which added, “Dustin Will disclose more information once it is available and a plan moving forward is made.”