The Lifetime unauthorized Saved By The Bell movie is on its way and now Dustin Diamond is opening up about life after Screech Powers. Diamond recently revealed that he faked his way on the (scripted) reality, weight loss show, Celebrity Fit Club in order to change his image. Diamond was hoping to land roles on shows like Law and Order and Breaking Bad.
Dustin Diamond recently spoke to The Daily Beast about life after Screech:
“There’s a period where I rebelled against Screech. I was like, ‘Man, I’m an actor.’ After giving off the Screech role I wanted to do other things, and people would say, ‘I like you but we see too much Screech in it.’ I’m like, ‘Well, I can’t change my bone structure.’ So I kind of had a love/hate relationship with the character for a while. I thought that it held me back a lot, even though I was so proud of it. I matured later in life. I’ve had a job since I was 8, you realize, so I never grew up with everyone else. So instead of having rebellious teens, I had my rebellious 20s. So now in my 30s I’m full circle and back in the embrace mode.”
His rebellious years included a porn film and even worse a reality TV show:
“During that rebellious time I did that Celebrity Fit Club, where I played the bad guy. That was all scripted. None of that was real.”
After dropping the “shocking” revelation the reality shows are scripted, Diamond went on to explain his motive for the ruse:
“I had to gain weight to even be on the show. I had to keep it between me and producers. I couldn’t tell the other cast members about it. And, like, I’m not mean at all. I’m the most approachable, laid-back guy in the world. I like to laugh more than anything else. But I thought that being the bad guy on TV would show me in a believable light to convince casting directors to put me in Breaking Bad, or Dexter, or Law & Order.”
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