Dustin Diamond, who played Scratch in "The Redeemer's Ring," battled cancer for three weeks • His agent said: "Fighting a brutal tumor, we're grateful he did not suffer"
Dustin Diamond
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Actor Dustin Diamond, who played Scratch in the youth series "The Redeemer's Ring," passed away today (Monday), after a brief battle with lung cancer.
He was 44 at the time of his death.
His agent, Roger Paul, confirmed the allegations, telling Rolling Stone magazine: "He was diagnosed with a violent and ruthless strain of malignant cancer just three weeks ago. By that time the tumor had metastasized and spread through his body. The only pity he had was executed. "The sharp and fast. Dustin did not suffer. He did not have to lie down when he was in pain. For that, we are grateful."
As mentioned, Diamond burst into consciousness as part of the iconic cast of the popular American television series "Saved by The Bell", which earned the country the name "The Redeemer's Ring".
From the age of 11, he played the character of Samuel Powers, known as Scratch - a kind of good-natured nerd, but awkward and devoid of self-awareness.
Dustin played the character between 1988 and 2000, in four different versions of the series.
"Dustin Diamond was a character in his own right," Paul added.
"A fighter jet that has always left us in shock, but never left us bored. We seek to allow his family privacy in these tragic times, while we mourn and remember the time we spent together. Death is just as painful as it is."
Although in the series, Scrich interacts with the variety of characters in it, Diamond said in interviews that due to the fact that he was younger than the other cast members, he hardly socialized with them in real life.
In an interview with presenter Oprah Winfrey in 2013, he said: "The hardest thing about being a young star is the loss of childhood. You are a professional and you are expected to learn your lines and memorize them. You had to make sure you were at your best and that you were the funniest.
With the series' demise, Diamond found it difficult to find roles in the game world.
This is due to the fact that he was tagged in the industry as a character he played in the series for many years.
"I did not know what to do," he said in an interview eight years ago.
He said, "It was difficult to get a role that was not an imitation of Scratch."
In order to make a living, he participated in several reality shows and also released a sex tape in 2006.
He admitted that he regrets it and that it is something that embarrasses him most of all.
In 2009 the actor published a biography in which he presented his friends to the series in a negative light, but later claimed that it was written by a shadow writer and that the most scandalous stories written in it were completely false.
A few years ago Diamond was serving a three-month prison sentence after being involved in a brawl at a bar during which he pulled out a knife.
He has not been invited to participate in the new versions of the series in recent years, including the recently released remake for "Peacock," NBC's streaming service.
Despite the slanders and charged relationships, Diamond reconciled a few years ago with one of the stars of the series, Mario Lopez.