Saved By The Bell star Dustin 'Screech' Diamond has cancer

Saved By The Bell star Dustin Diamond has been diagnosed with cancer, a representative for the actor said (Ian West/PA)

Saved By The Bell star Dustin Diamond has been diagnosed with cancer, a representative for the actor said.

Diamond, who played  Samuel “Screech” Powers on the popular comedy, had been taken to hospital last week after falling ill.