Former Saved By the Bell star Dustin Diamond has been admitted to hospital with an undiagnosed illness, TheWrap has confirmed.
TMZ reported for the first time on Tuesday that Diamond was admitted to the hospital in Florida over the weekend “after feeling pain in his body and a general feeling of discomfort.” Representatives for the actor later told E! News that doctors believe a cancer diagnosis is likely, but that tests are still being done to determine the cause.
A spokesman for the actor confirmed to TheWrap that Diamond was admitted to the hospital but that he could not provide any information about his condition.
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Diamond gained notoriety in the 90s as one of the stars of the original “Saved By the Bell.” He has starred Samuel “Screech” Powers in all four seasons of NBC comedy alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Lark Voorhies, Dennis Haskins, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez. He also returned for both the spin-off series “Saved by the Bell: The College Years” and “The New Class”.
Diamond was the only original cast not invited back for the recent rerun “Saved by the Bell” by Peacock. His absence is explained by one of the characters referring to the fact that Screech lives on the International Space Station with a robotic partner.