A new documentary about Saved by the Bell usweekly — and Dustin Diamond – revealed the former child star’s financial affairs before his untimely death.
During a new episode of Investigation Discovery’s Hollywood Demons, which aired on Monday, May 4, Diamond’s friend Dan Block he looked at his remaining checks, saying, “Here’s one for $12.74 and this one is from 2002.”
Dr. Drew Pinskyon the other hand, he touched on Diamond’s departure from Wisconsin in the background Maintained by Steel it ended. Child star manager Denise Simon noted that for many stars, success comes in the form of “residues and mergers.”
Saved by Bell, who played four seasons from 1989 to 1993, followed by a youth team Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth BerkleyDiamond and Lark Voorhies as they navigate the ups and downs of high school.
After the show made them household names, some actors found continued success in Hollywood while others – including Diamond – struggled with life in the public eye. In the new press release, Diamond’s loved ones remember the difficult years in the actor’s life which led to his diagnosis of cancer.
Diamond was diagnosed in 2021 with stage IV small-cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of lung cancer. At the time, a source told Us Weekly that Diamond was “in a lot of pain,” adding, “She’s gotten all the well wishes from her Saved by the Bell costars, and she’s really happy to hear that. It’s great that people have been trying to help.”
In Hollywood Demons, Block suspects that Diamond only heard from his partner Maintained by Steel costars.
“[Lark Voorhies] He was a really nice person and he left a voicemail for us before he died. He enjoyed it,” he recalled.[Lark] he is the only one who reaches out to him and is truly from the heart. I know they had a connection.”
Before Diamond’s death in February 2021, Lopez and Thiessen, now 52, spoke publicly about their previous health battle.
“I contacted Dustin earlier this evening and although the news of his adoption is heartbreaking, we remain hopeful that he will overcome this. Praying for him and his family,” Lopez wrote on Instagram at the time while Thiessen told fans she was “thinking” of Diamond.
It went quickly. Dustin Diamond died at the age of 44 on February 1, 2021, after battling stage IV small-cell carcinoma for less than a month. The Saved by the Bell alum was diagnosed with cancer three weeks ago, and his attorney, Roger Paul, told Us Weekly that it was “a brutal, unrelenting form of injury.” […]
Meanwhile, Gosselaar, 52, issued a statement after Diamond’s death.
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Dustin Diamond, a true comic master. My condolences to his family and friends,” Gosselaar, 52, said in a statement sent to us at the time. “When I look back on our time working together, I will remember those raw, bright sparks that only he was able to express. Pie in your face, my comrade.”
Voorhies, 52, also shared a heartbreaking tribute, writing on Instagram, “Words cannot express the sadness I feel right now. Dustin and I had a warm and special friendship, he was a caring man, and my memories of him will always be precious. I am so sorry he is gone.”
He added: “But it is very sad for his close loved ones who have to deal with his tragic death and their great loss.
Hollywood demons airs on Investigation Discovery Mondays at 9 pm ET before airing on HBO Max.
