The Sun today of his passing: We thought he had five months or something. He was getting ready to go into the hospice today. I was there, by his bed. He didn t say anything. He wasn t in a position to talk. He was labouring to breathe really bad. We re all so shocked. Diamond s team announced via Facebook he passed away on Monday morning, local time. It is understood he was being treated in a hospital in Florida. We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond s passing on Monday, February 1, 2021 due to carcinoma, Diamond s official social media page read. He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago.
File photo taken in 2007 of actor Dustin Diamond during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. Diamond, best known for playing the nerdy Screech on the hit TV series Saved By The Bell , died February 1, 2021, his agent said. Photo: AFP
Saved By The Bell star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with carcinoma, according to his representative. He was 44. Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. For that, we are grateful, ” the actor’s spokesman, Roger Paul, said in a statement.
Diamond, best known for playing Screech on the hit ’90s sitcom, was hospitalised last month in Florida and his team disclosed later that he had cancer.
Dustin Diamond, who essayed the role of the quirky, nerdy Screech on Saved by the Bell, was hospitalised last month in Florida. His team later disclosed later that he had cancer.