18 Facts About Dustin Diamond

Dustin Neil Diamond was an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role as Samuel "Screech" Powers throughout the Saved by the Bell franchise.

Dustin Diamond was born in San Jose, California, the son of Jaimee and Mark Dustin Diamond.

Dustin Diamond'sfather taught digital electronics for a computer processing firm, and his mother was a computer operator for Pacific Bell.

Dustin Diamond returned to Bayside High as Principal Belding's assistant in The New Class episodes, remaining with the show until its cancellation.

Dustin Diamond began doing stand-up comedy after the end of Saved by the Bell and toured on and off after that.

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Dustin Diamond made several cameo appearances in films, including appearances in Made and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star .

In 2007, Dustin Diamond was a cast member of the fifth season of Celebrity Fit Club.

In 2009, Dustin Diamond published an inside story of the show's cast and crew, from his point of view, titled Behind the Bell.

Dustin Diamond was a musician and formed an alternative metal band called Salty The Pocketknife.

Dustin Diamond appeared on truTV's The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest.

Dustin Diamond was a spokesperson for the Rockford, Illinois-based insurance company Insurance King.

In 2008, Dustin Diamond was a contestant on Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling, broadcast on CMT.

Dustin Diamond was a special guest referee for a match at Celebrity Big Bang Wrestling, Mistress Devon James vs Susan Finkelstein on July 22,2010.

On February 11,2011, Dustin Diamond teamed with Jordan McEntrye and Knight Wagner, losing to MsChif, Marion Fontaine and Krotch in an intergender match at AAW in Merrionette Park, Illinois.

Dustin Diamond moved to Florida in 2018, and put his house in Port Washington up for sale the following year.

On December 26,2014, Dustin Diamond was arrested in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, for possession of a switchblade knife, which he was alleged to have pulled during a bar altercation in which a man was stabbed.

In early January 2021, Dustin Diamond was diagnosed with extensive stage four small cell carcinoma of the lungs.

Block and Dustin Diamond were close friends, and Block would say of Dustin Diamond "Everyone he was surrounded with was because of who he was, " Block said.