Attended Zion Lutheran School in Anaheim, California. While in fifth grade, he portrayed 8th-grader Samuel "Screech" Powers in the television series "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" (1987), which evolved into "Saved by the Bell" (1989) and its various television movies and spin-offs. Also appeared in the television series "The Wonder Years" (1988).
When Dustin was younger, he was a live mannequin for a store.He likes chess and computers.Son of Mark Diamond , who also appeared in an episode of "Saved by the Bell" (1989) in 1989.Defeated Ron Palillo (Horshack on "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975)) on Fox's Celebrity Boxing 2 (2002) (TV).Noted fan of professional wrestling and he has a side gig as a professional wrestler for an independent promotion in Wisconsin. Has also made televised appearances as a fan on WWE programming.Has a black belt in karate.Plays bass in the band Salty the Pocketknife.Ranked #16 in VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Kid StarsThe only "Saved by the Bell" (1989) cast member with whom he still speaks is Dennis Haskins . The cast disliked Diamond so intensely that not only was he not invited to the photo shoot and cover story that PEOPLE magazine did for the show's 20-year anniversary in 2009, but Diamond's picture was cropped out of an 1989 group photo of the cast; ironically, Haskins was not invited to join the 2009 group either.His girlfriend Jennifer suffered a miscarriage of their first child in December 2004 due to an ectopic pregnancy. They later created the Dustin Diamond foundation, which supports organizations that specialize in child care.In the May 2006 issue of Stuff magazine, readers voted Diamond the third most annoying former child actor that they would like to punch in the face.On BBC Three he was listed in their Top 100 Annoying People List of 2006.Isolated himself from the rest of the teenage cast of "Saved by the Bell" (1989).Started to work as a stand-up comedian after "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" (1993).He has played the same character (Samuel "Screech" Powers) in five different series: "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" (1987), "Saved by the Bell" (1989), "Saved by the Bell: The College Years" (1993), "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" (1993) and "Robot Chicken" (2005).
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A new group of students are now making their way through the halls of Bayside High School. Mr. Belding is still the principal, and Screech is now his assistant.
After his girlfriend asks him to move in with her, a guy's two best friends plan an epic night out in New York City to help him decide if he wants to stay in his relationship or not.