- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- Newmie
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Michael Newman was born on April 26, 1957 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Baywatch (1989), Baywatch Nights (1995) and Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998). He was married to Sarah Newman. He died on October 20, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseSarah Newman(1988 - October 20, 2024) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenEmily Ana NewmanChristopher Heath Newman
- ParentsMichaelJoan
- Was the only cast-member of Baywatch (1989) who actually worked as an L.A. County lifeguard, having entered this profession at the age of 10 (he was a Santa Monica Junior Lifeguard).
- Worked as a Los Angeles County public lifeguard for more than 20 years. His elder brother was also an L.A. County lifeguard.
- A former Iron Man competitor.
- Initially, he was paid the legal minimum of $350 a day for his role on Baywatch.
- In 2011, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
- [About the quality of writing on Baywatch Nights (1995)] You thought the writing was bad on Baywatch. Now Baywatch Nights, that was new lows. It was trying to take Baywatch even lower than it could ever go. It was beyond my wildest dreams.
- [About his personal battle with Parkinson's disease] Everything changes. All those things that you thought you were going to do with your children and grandchildren, pictures we were going to take, all the plans I had... stopped.
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