Some will remember the curly hair of young Samuel "Screech" Powers, a brilliant student fascinated by science (and insects), secretly in love with Linda, and never resistant to the idea of following his friend Zack in his nonsense.
Dustin Diamond, who played the character in the series "Saved by the Bell", launched at the end of the 80s, died on Monday in hospital, the sites TMZ and Variety announce today.
Aged 44, he had, according to the Entertainment Weekly site, been hospitalized last month because of a generalized cancer, called "stage 4", in the grip of metastases.
“It's serious, but we don't know how much yet.
We just want him to be well, ”confided a member of his entourage.
However, the results of the autopsies carried out on the remains have not yet been made public.
The actor's agent confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Monday.
The latter is sorry for the rapidity of the disease, adding that Dustin Diamond died without suffering.
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