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Dustin Diamond.
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Dustin Diamond, best-known for his starring role as Screech in teen sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has reportedly died at age 44. 

TMZ was first to report the news, saying Diamond’s representative had confirmed the actor’s death.

Diamond was hospitalized in January following a stage-four cancer diagnosis.

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