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Dustin Diamond, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star, dead at 44

Dustin Diamond, American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers throughout the Saved by the Bell franchise., Photo Date: May 19, 2016
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Dustin Diamond, American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers throughout the Saved by the Bell franchise., Photo Date: May 19, 2016

Dustin Diamond, who played the role of Screech on the popular 1990s high school comedy “Saved by the Bell,” died Monday after a recent cancer diagnosis, according to Diamond’s manager, Roger Paul.

He was 44.

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