Michael Newman, beloved Baywatch actor and real-life lifeguard, passed away on October 30, 2024, after a courageous 18-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was 67 years old. Newman's death was confirmed by his close friend,

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

Michael Newman, who played a lifeguard of the same name on “Baywatch,” died Oct. 20, nearly two decades after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Newman was 67 years old. His friend Matt Felker said Newman died “from heart complications” but was surrounded by friends and family at the time he passed, People magazine reported.