“Saved By The Bell’s” Screech Asks Fans For Help
“Screech” from NBC’s 1989-1993 teen hit comedy “Saved By The Bell” is politely screeching out to fans via the Internet and satellite radio to help him save his house.
Firstly, NO…this is NOT a case of yet another child or teen actor who has hit the skids and is appealing for money due to unsavory problems.
In fact, Dustin Diamond is doing comedy clubs, which means he has transitioned his young actor career into another aspect of show business (one that could be lucrative and keep him busy if he stays with it).
He is apparently caught in a series of unfortunate circumstances — but he’s hoping fans will help him and get a nice t-shirt that will also help him out:
More than a bell is needed to save Dustin Diamond this time around. Diamond, best known as geeky Screech Powers on the 1989-1993 teen comedy series “Saved by the Bell,” is selling T-shirts with his photo on them to try to raise $250,000 so he doesn’t lose his gray two-story house under a foreclosure order.“If the public didn’t care, I as an entertainer wouldn’t have been a success,” he said.
Diamond, 29, is trying to sell nearly 30,000 shirts — at $15 or $20 (autographed) each — to supplement the income he makes as a standup comic so he doesn’t have to move from his Port Washington home, about 25 miles north of Milwaukee.
The T-shirt has a photo of Diamond holding a sign that says, “Save My House.” The back of the shirt reads, “I paid $15.00 to save Screeech’s house.” The third “e” was added to get around copyright laws, he said.
He’s selling the shirts on his Web site: http://www.getdshirts.com.
The foreclosure order was filed last month in Ozaukee County Circuit Court.
Diamond appeared on Howard Stern’s satellite radio show Tuesday to plead his case. “I’m doing great with my comedy, but this is definitely a low point,” he said. “Real life comes in and affects you.”
He offers more details on his website and he begins it this way:
I’m Dustin Diamond and you probably remember me from the hit TV show Saved By The Bell. After the show ended I decided to leave Sunny Cailfornia for the midwest. My s—– credit meant that getting a loan for a house would be tough. I began looking and finally purchased one on a land contract. I was thrilled! Now I call Wisconsin my home.During the past years the land around me has developed for the better and my property value went way up. Now that the house is worth a lot more they want it back. Knowing my credit is bad, getting a straight mortgage would take some time. I received a letter stating that I had 30 days to pay $250,000.00 or get out. I was not thrilled.
Read his account of what happened to him, on his website. Whether you liked the show or not, and whether he was your favorite actor or not, it’ll probably motivate you to invest the money to buy one of his t-shirts.
15 Responses to ““Saved By The Bell’s” Screech Asks Fans For Help”
i don’t get this… Why doesn’t he have that ammount of money? Where did his money go?
Tough. No Hollywood actor is helping me out of my problems. Hell they don’t even know I exist.
Read the documents; parents managed (mis-managed) his taxes and finances as well as stole from him (he was a child) and lost everything he earned.
Well boo hoo. Salmineo is right. Average Joe’s wouldn’t get any help. I’ve had to struggle year after year to make my mortgage with lack of raises at work.
chuck
Damn, his Parents stole from him?! Friggen capitalism screws up people’s minds. Anything for money. Its just disgusting.
@Salmineo
Capitalism doesn’t screw up people’s minds. Some people are just greedy bastards. Happens in any economic or political structure. Evil people are everywhere.
Back on topic, I hope the guy gets his problems worked out.
Wow! You people don’t get it do you. His parents put him in show business when he was a kid. Then they stole the money he earned. Now he’s trying to make a living the only way he knows how &w/out the benefit of traditional upbringing. Unfortunatley he wasn’t blessed w/good looks so his film career didn’t take off. He &his wife lost a baby &did you know he was WORKING at the time his wife was undergoing the surgery to save her life &lost the baby. He admits he’s not good w/money and he had bad credit when he bought this house. It’s not his choice that he’s in a bad spot. If you were in his place you’d do the same thing.
So before you bad mouth him consider his situation he’s doing what he can to save his home.
Hmmm… I need $300,000 for a down payment on a California home… and donations? My need? I just want to buy a house, that I’ll never be able to afford.
Salmineo is defo right, how about all them homeless people?
Get a Cheaper house then if you cant afford it!
Think of all the laughs this man has given you in Saved by the bell. I remember coming home in the evenings and laughing hard at that guy on my television screen. Do a Google image search for ‘Screech.’ Feel the warmth you get when you look at him. Especially those pics from saved by the bell. When you feel that, you really should go and give him some support in return. Buy one of his signed T-shirts. It does’nt cost much and Dustin Diamond deserves it. He is so underrated. The man is a legend. Help him!!! I am going to go get my shirt now.
I don’t think he’d help you with your mortgage if you asked. He’s a piece of shit. Did you see him on the celebrity boxing, dudes an arrogant asshole. Does suck about Giraldo however. I’d pay the $20 the have that fucker go down.
Dont blame Dustin because his parents took all his money. He isn’t a jerk and your purposely being arrogant and obnoxious.
I bought 4 of the shirts. They are funny and people will wear them
i must say i love saved by the bell.. i own all of the dvds.. i think screech and his gang helped us.. we should all chip in and help him too
hey john… i agree with you… you rock.. u get it …. i wish the rest of these losers would too.. i am with john and i am gonna help him out and get a shirt as well..
ps john… will you marry me??
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