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Dustin Diamond, the former child actor who found fame on the enduring NBC Saturday morning sitcom “Saved by the Bell” but struggled to find work in later years, died on Monday in Florida. He was 44.
The cause was small-cell carcinoma, said Mr. Diamond’s father, Mark Diamond, who was his only immediate survivor. Dustin Diamond learned he had cancer in January
Mr. Diamond was born on Jan. 7, 1977, in San Jose, Calif., according to IMDB.com, and he said he began acting when he was 8. Other series he appeared in included “The Wonder Years.
He originated the role of Screech in 1988 when he was cast in “Good Morning, Miss Bliss,” the Disney Channel series that was the forerunner to “Saved by the Bell” and introduced many of its characters.
