Michael Newman, ‘Baywatch’ Actor and a Real Lifeguard, Too, Dies at 67

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

Michael Newman, ‘Baywatch’ Actor and a Real Lifeguard, Too, Dies at 67

He started out on the David Hasselhoff series as a stuntman and technical adviser and stuck around for 10 seasons.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Michael “Newmie” Newman, the real-life lifeguard who appeared for 10 seasons on Baywatch as one of action show’s most popular characters, has died after his long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 67.


Newman died Sunday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Matthew Felker, the writer, director and producer behind the new Hulu docuseries After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was diagnosed in 2006.


“This terminal disease has allowed me a lot of thinking time, which I maybe didn’t want, but it’s brought me wisdom,” Newman told People magazine two months ago.

 

[AlNYC]

Should any TV networks will show Michael Newman marathon tribute from Baywatch?

 

[Weiserguy]

Maybe a streamer, if they currently hold the streaming rights to Baywatch.

AFAIK, Weigel holds the over-the-air/diginet rights these days. Baywatch used to be on their H&I channel, but these days they air a pair of episodes on MeTV+, Monday-Friday overnights. (The listings for my area show the episodes starting at 1AM and 2AM on Monday mornings, and at 2 AM and 3 AM Tues-Fri, ET/PT. Check your own listings to confirm.)