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“Saved by the Bell,” which ran from 1989 to 1993, centered on
the antics of a group of students at the fictitious Bayside High
in Southern California. Taking a page from the comedy movie
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the school often appeared to be run
more by the teens than their hapless principal. The show was
both ridiculed and embraced for its zany plots.
Lark Voorhies, who played Lisa Turtle on the show, paid tribute
to Haskins in an Instagram post, saying she was heartbroken.
“Knowing Dennis Haskins for almost 40 years has been one of the
truest blessings of my life, which makes losing him hurt so
deeply,” she wrote. “We shared so much history together from our
earliest days, and through it all, he remained a fabulous
person, a loyal friend, and someone with such a kind, gentle
heart.”
Haskins was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According
to a biography posted by the University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga, he was active in the school's drama club and helped
found a community theater group.
Before his television career, he was a music manager, agent and
concert promoter, and his clients included Tom Jones and Gregg
Allman, according to his biography on IMDb.
Haskins later went on to have guest roles in “The Twilight Zone”
and “Magnum, P.I.” in the 1980s.
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