Dustin Diamond, best known as Screech on the 80’s teen comedy “Saved By The Bell, may not have made any fans during his recent tenure as a reality star on VH1’s “Celebrity Fit Club,” but the actor isn’t dead. The actor was the subject of a death hoax that hit over the weekend.

The report read:

“Actor Dustin Diamond died while filming a movie in New Zealand early this morning – May 23, 2007. Preliminary reports from New Zealand Police officials indicate that the actor fell more than 60 feet to his death on the Kauri Cliffs while on-set. Specific details are not yet available.”

According to Wikipedia, the news story was generated on the www.fakeawish.com, a site that allows users to generate news stories formatted to appear as if they originated on Yahoo news.