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| birth_date=August 23, 1943
| birth_date=August 23, 1943
| birth_place=[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
| birth_place=[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]
| religion=[[Jewish]]
| death_date=May 15, 2019 (aged 75)
| death_date=May 15, 2019 (aged 75)
| death_place=Thousand Oaks,<br>
| death_place=Thousand Oaks,<br>
==Attempted entry into films==
==Attempted entry into films==
Guided by his mother, Pearl, a Los Angeles homemaker, Diamond made his way into such films as ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952), ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953), ''3 Ring Circus'' (1954), and ,,To Hell and Back,, (1955). He was cast in the lead role in the 1962 film ''Airborne,'' as Eddie Slocom, a naive, country boy who wants to join the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. ''Airborne'' follows the course of his training to become a paratrooper. The film was was moderately well-received by the public, but critics considered it contrived with a highly predictable story line, and it remains today almost unknown. ''Airborne'' was his only lead role in a film, his only other film appearances were in supporting roles in the 1965 Patty Duke (1946-2016) comedy film, ''Billie,'' and the 1981 slasher film, ''Scream.''<ref name=hreporter/>
Guided by his mother, Pearl Diamond (1924-2010),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142130351/pearl-diamond#view-photo=196137022|title=Pearl Diamond|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 29, 2020}}</ref> a Los Angeles homemaker, Diamond made his way into such films as ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952), ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953), ''3 Ring Circus'' (1954), and ,,To Hell and Back,, (1955). He was cast in the lead role in the 1962 film ''Airborne,'' as Eddie Slocom, a naive, country boy who wants to join the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. ''Airborne'' follows the course of his training to become a paratrooper. The film was was moderately well-received by the public, but critics considered it contrived with a highly predictable story line, and it remains today almost unknown. ''Airborne'' was his only lead role in a film, his only other film appearances were in supporting roles in the 1965 Patty Duke (1946-2016) comedy film, ''Billie,'' and the 1981 slasher film, ''Scream.''<ref name=hreporter/>
==Later television career==
==Later television career==