Dustin Diamond, 'Saved by the Bell' actor often embroiled in scandal, dies at 44
Dustin Diamond, ‘Saved by the Bell’ actor often embroiled in scandal, dies at 44 Dustin Diamond in Celebrity Big Brother house at Elstree Studios on September 6, 2013 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images/TNS) Dustin Diamond, the former child star who most notably played curly-haired geek Samuel “Screech” Powers on NBC’s wholesome 1990s sitcom “Saved by the Bell” and then became infamous for a number of post-show scandals, has died. He was 44. Diamond, who revealed on Jan. 14 that he had Stage 4 cancer, died in a Florida hospital Monday morning as arran...