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."

--I know Iceman has already purchased a shirt. Who else is in?

Source: IndyStar

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Posted by Lawren at June 19, 2006 07:49 AM | Trackbacks (0)

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I'm in. I still can't get the image of him being born "all nose and all hose" though....

Says: hizzo at June 19, 2006 08:37 AM

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It's true - I've ordered my shirt already - and it's the autographed version for an extra $5. Can't wait!

Says: Iceman at June 19, 2006 11:02 AM

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why can't he be like any normal american who has to pay a house payment? get a job.

Says: at June 20, 2006 10:10 AM

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