RIP Dustin Diamond (Screech)

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...z-mark-paul-gosselar-others-react/4344226001/

He was kind of a dick later in life, but, I enjoyed him in Saved by the Bell when I was a lad.
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Yeah, he was a funny part of Saved By The Bell, but as he got older he turned into an egomaniac and a total asshole. I can understand why the cast wanted nothing to do with him, especially after all the shit he said. What I dont get is why they choose to blacklist Lark Voorhees who played Lisa Turtle, she didnt seem high maintenance and seemed to be genuinely sweet. As for Dustin, even having been a jerk it's sad that someone I grew up watching died so young from Cancer. It's pretty crazy since he was diagnosed just weeks ago. He must have been in late stages, as I know he had lost too much weight. He was a human being and that type of suffering is sad regardless. R.I.P. Dustin.
 
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Gen-Xers and early Millenials are now reaching the age where we're going to sadly see more and more people keeling over that we fondly remember as pop culture cornerstones of our childhood.

He had his flaws in adulthood, but he wasn't really a bad guy. Just another victim of the typecast, child Hollywood actor machine who got chewed up and spit out after SBTB ended, and went down a dark path.

If there's any consolation, whatever suffering he had to endure didn't last long.
 
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I met Dustin about ten years ago. He came to my city doing standup at a hotel. After his set he went to the hotel bar where I often went for karaoke. I was singing Rio by Duran Duran and he came up and started singing with me. Afterwards I bought him a drink and we talked a bit.

He admitted that he was playing the bad guy on reality TV to make it more interesting and that's not who he really is. I'll take his word for it. Doesn't matter anymore since he's dead. His stand up was pretty good though, he could work an audience.
 
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LoneSage said:
I met Dustin about ten years ago. He came to my city doing standup at a hotel. After his set he went to the hotel bar where I often went for karaoke. I was singing Rio by Duran Duran and he came up and started singing with me. Afterwards I bought him a drink and we talked a bit.

He admitted that he was playing the bad guy on reality TV to make it more interesting and that's not who he really is. I'll take his word for it. Doesn't matter anymore since he's dead. His stand up was pretty good though, he could work an audience.
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You should write a book some day.
 
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LoneSage said:
You are way out of the loop. She lost her mind a long time ago. Just look up the books she wrote or pictures of her. It is downright tragic.

https://www.realrealitygossip.com/2020/03/the-sad-truth-about-lark-voorhies-life-story.html
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Awhile back i remember everyone was making fun of how she looked, then came out that she had Lupus, then i found out it was all a lie, just her mental illness made her look like a clown...It's so sad, she was my biggest crush out of all the girls in Save By the Bell. I watch 1 or 2 episodes of the new Save By the Bell, and it looks like she will be making a guest appearance...Would have been nice to have Screech made an appearance before he died. Maybe they can pay a small tribute.
 
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I had the hots for Jessie. Lisa was pretty mean to Screech, but, I like to believe that he hit it in the end.
 
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His second name was Neil, I bet his parents thought they were super clever.
 
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LoneSage said:
I met Dustin about ten years ago. He came to my city doing standup at a hotel. After his set he went to the hotel bar where I often went for karaoke. I was singing Rio by Duran Duran and he came up and started singing with me. Afterwards I bought him a drink and we talked a bit.

He admitted that he was playing the bad guy on reality TV to make it more interesting and that's not who he really is. I'll take his word for it. Doesn't matter anymore since he's dead. His stand up was pretty good though, he could work an audience.
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Please tell me you kept your hand in your pocket while you sang. :cool:
 
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The lady do on 99.7 said she was sad and had met him several times today...then they played a bit of audio of him and he didn't sound like the count that you see him portrayed as anyhow?

Hope you aren't stuck with a screech(heman/mastersoftheuniverse_ref)
 
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Karou said:
The lady do on 99.7 said she was sad and had met him several times today...then they played a bit of audio of him and he didn't sound like the count that you see him portrayed as anyhow?

Hope you aren't stuck with a screech(heman/mastersoftheuniverse_ref)
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Karou lives!

RIP to Dustin. Another gone too young.
 
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Screech scored some sweet G.I.JOE swag when he was a kid!

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Mofo had the USS Flagg for chrissakes!
 
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