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,

David Hasselhoff is remembering his late Baywatch costar, Michael Newman. “Newman was a warrior ... he literally saved my life at least 4 times,” the Mitch Buchanan actor wrote alongside a photo of him and Newman on the Baywatch set via Instagram late Tuesday2.

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.