What was Dustin Diamond’s net worth and salary?
Dustin Diamond was an American actor, musician, director, and comedian who had a net worth of $300 thousand at the time of his death in 2021. Dustin Diamond is best known for his role as Screech on the beloved 1990s television show. “Saved by the Bell” and its spin-off series. After various “Saved by the Bell” programs ended, Dustin worked primarily as a stand-up comedian and reality TV star. Tragically, Dustin Diamond died on February 1, 2021 at the age of 44. He was suffering from stage 4 small cell carcinoma.
Youth
Dustin Neil Diamond was born on January 7, 1977, in San Jose, California. His family had a technological bent – his father taught at a computer processing firm and his mother was a computer operator for the Pacific Bell telephone company. Dustin started acting at a young age and was 11 years old when he was cast in the first season of “Saved by the Bell” in the fall of 1988.
Career
Diamond is, of course, best known for his role as Samuel “Screech” Powers on “Saved by the Bell” and several related spin-offs, including “Saved by the Bell: The College Years” and “Saved by the bell: the new class”. “. The series ran for 13 episodes under its original title “Good Morning Miss Bliss” from 1988 to 1989. It then ran for 82 episodes from 1989 to 1993 as “Saved by the Bell”. “The College Years” aired 19 “The New Class” aired 143 episodes, with Dustin appearing in 67. Diamond played Bayside High’s assistant principal Belding in the last iteration of the show.
After “Saved By the Bell” ended, Diamond found work as a stand-up comedian and on a number of reality shows, including: “The Weakest Link,” “Celebrity Boxing 2,” “Celebrity Fit Club “. “, “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity”. Championship Wrestling’ and ‘Celebrity Big Brother’. During “Celebrity Fit Club,” he battled fellow “American Idol” cast members Kimberley Locke, country singer Cledus T. Judd, rapper Da Brat, the show’s host, and the show’s personal trainer, former USMC Sergeant Harvey Walden IV.
Diamond has also appeared in a number of films, including 2001’s Made, 2009’s Dickie Roberts: Foster Child Star, 2009’s American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, 2009’s Tetherball: The Movie 2010 and 2014’s Hamlet ADD.
Diamond published the inside story of the “Saved By the Bell” cast and crew called “Behind the Bell” in 2009. The book painted an unflattering picture of Diamond’s castmates and their alleged sordid behavior behind the scenes. Mark-Paul Gosselaar spoke out against the book, saying that his experience with “Saved by the Bell” was positive and that he never witnessed the so-called incidents described by Diamond in his book. In the book, Diamond also claims to have had sex with 2,000 women, including NBC’s vice president of children’s programming, Linda Mancuso, who is 18 years Dustin’s senior. During a December 2013 interview on an episode of “Where Are They Now”, Dustin claimed that the author of the book lied and was made up or exaggerated by the ghostwriter.
Diamond started the alternative metal band Salty The Pocketknife for which he played bass and wrote most of the music. They broke up due to infighting shortly after recording their first album.
Personal life
Diamond married longtime girlfriend Jennifer Misner in 2009. They later split.
He was engaged to professional clown Amanda Schutz some time before their arrest in 2014. As a clown, he goes by the name Loli Pop the Clown and provides entertainment for children’s parties. In her role as a clown, Schutz appeared on an episode of “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
He hosted the 12th annual Gathering of the Juggalos, the fan fest for the band Insane Clown Posse.
Legal issues
In December 2014, Diamond was arrested after a bar fight incident in Port Washington, Wisconsin, after allegedly stabbing another patron with a blade in an altercation involving his fiancee. Both Diamond and his fiancee are dealing with a messy pipeline.
Over the years, the state of Wisconsin has filed tax liens against Diamond totaling $82,156, and in 2014 found that he owed $40,000 to the Wisconsin Electrical Construction Industry Council.
Sex tape
“Screeched – Saved By the Smell”, a sex tape was released which allegedly starred Diamond. However, in an interview with “Where Are Now They” on OWN, he claimed that the film was a stunt and his face was added in post-production.
immobility
He had a string of failed real estate projects after his stint with the “Saved by the Bell” franchise. In 2001, Diamond filed for bankruptcy in California. On June 13, 2006, Diamond appeared on “The Howard Stern Show” and asked listeners to visit the website and buy a t-shirt that read “I paid $15.00 to save Screech’s house. ” to raise $250,000 and avoid foreclosure on his home. . It turned out to be just a publicity scheme.
Diamond’s home is in the Spinnaker West subdivision in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His home, built in 2003, is a two-story Cape Cod-style home with 2,700 square feet, four bedrooms and three bathrooms. It is on a 0.55 acre lot. The value of the house is approximately $312,000. In July 2020, Diamond’s home faces foreclosure. The home was sold “as is” and was described as a rehab project. In the winter of 2019, a pipe burst and caused extensive damage to the main floor and basement. The house sold for $280,000. Diamond bought the house for $272,000. The house had been vacant for more than a year since Diamond moved to Florida.
