Screech sells tshirts to save his house (Wizbang Pop!)

There's nothing more disapointing than seeing hollywood royalty forced to shill their image just to keep up with the boondocks. Do Screetch a solid and go buy a shirt.

Dustin Diamond, forever known to children of the '80s as Saved by the Bell's Samuel "Screech" Powers, has taken to hawking autographed T-shirts of himself in a bid to raise $250,000 and stop a bank from foreclosing on his Milwaukee-area home.

The TV nerd turned stand-up comic is selling shirts through his Website, www.getDshirts.com.

"First we rallied to Free Winona. The next time we Voted for Pedro. This time we'll Save Screeech's House!" Diamond writes on the site. (While the former TV star is apparently confident he'll raise enough to save his home, he clearly doesn't anticipate making enough to pay off a lawsuit, adding a third "e" to "Screeech" to avoid violating copyright laws.)

Last Tuesday, Diamond appeared on the Howard Stern Show to relay how his once-vast fortune had whittled away to nothing, putting him in his current near-homeless predicament. And no, Zack Morris had nothing to do with it.

Diamond claimed to have made nearly $2 million for 10-season run on the Saturday morning show, but told Stern that his parents took all but 25 percent of his earnings, leaving him with next to nothing as well as "sh--ty credit."

As a result, after moving to Wisconsin four years ago, he was forced to get a land contract rather than a typical loan to buy a house. He enlisted the help of Arthur Giraldo, a man vilified in Diamond's online rambling, whom the TV star claims now wants the house for himself.

According to Diamond, the land around his home has since been developed, increasing the property value and causing the state to demand the property back. He claims Giraldo, whom he hired to assist in saving his home, has failed to help him solidify ownership, mostly due to the alleged ulterior motives of wanting the property himself.

Yahoonews

Comments (6)

Why doesn't he get the mone... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Imhotep | June 21, 2006 6:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Imhotep:

Why doesn't he get the money from Mike D. - the guy from the Beastie Boys, I heard that's his brother.

Posted on June 21, 2006 18:05

Wasn't he in a celeb boxing... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Tim | June 21, 2006 6:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Tim:

Wasn't he in a celeb boxing event a few years back? That guy from Welcome back Kotter kicked his ass. Let Screech get a job like the rest of humanity.

Posted on June 21, 2006 18:56

1. Mike D. is NOT Dustin's... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by faxtual | June 21, 2006 9:18 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

faxtual:

1. Mike D. is NOT Dustin's brother. Not even his brother from another mother. If Mike D. WERE his brother, you can rest assured Mike D. would also be broke as hell since the parents would have taken everything from him.

2. Dustin DOES have a job. But, his job isn't going to generate 250k in the next 30 days. He left LA, went to Wisconsin. Yes, he did Celeb Boxing (for money) but otherwise is a normal guy who doesn't yada yada about his days on tv. Think about how many times a day you see saved by the bell on TV. Does it not suck that he gets piss ass residuals from that because his dad bogarted all the money?

Posted on June 21, 2006 21:18

hollywood royalty? LOL... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by don surber | June 22, 2006 8:48 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

don surber:

hollywood royalty? LOL

Posted on June 22, 2006 08:48

FYI--- he is a COMEDIAN (st... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by tAZOtACKO | June 22, 2006 10:04 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

tAZOtACKO:

FYI--- he is a COMEDIAN (stand up) and the Hollywood Royalty thing is a joke......

Posted on June 22, 2006 10:04

DONT FUCK WITH AC SLATER. <... (Below threshold)