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Celebrity Alert: Happy Birthday, Dustin Diamond

The former Screech from Saved by the Bell celebrates his 36th birthday on Monday; the actor owns a home in Port Washington.

Most famously known for his nerdy role as Screech in Saved by the Bell, Dustin Diamond — who owns a home in Port Washington — is far from those high school days, turning 36 on Monday.

Born Jan. 7, 1977, in San Jose, CA, according to Biography.com, the celebrity later appearead on TV shows such as Celebrity Boxing, The Weakest Link and Hollywood Squares, as well as doing standup comedy.

Diamond owns a home at 124 Grandview Drive, Port Washington, the Ozaukee County Register of Deeds confirmed; a pin on CelebrityHousePictures.com gives an aerial view of that home.

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In this YouTube video, user rjake904 takes a drive into Port Washington to find his house, commenting on the landscaping and noticing an extremely full mailbox.

Diamond hasn't had the cleanest record since leaving Saved by the Bell: court records in 2009 showed a lawsuit from We Energies for $2,079.40 in unpaid utility bills, according to JSOnline.com. In 2006, Diamond nearly lost his home in foreclosure, but was able to come up with the needed funds in part by selling T-shirts that read, "I paid $15.00 to save Screech's house."

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