Michael Newman, best understandn for his starring role in the hit series Baywatch, has died at the age of 68, according to those shutst to him.
Newman’s shut frifinish Matt Felker (who also honested the Hulu docincluderies After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun) verifyed to People that Newman had passed away on Sunday, and was “surrounded by his family and frifinishs” at the time.
“I got to see Mike the last time he was conscious and he watched [at] me and in normal Mike create shelp, ‘You’re fair in time,’ ” Felker shelp.
Newman came to fame during the 1990s, when he was a star in the hit action drama series Baywatch. Newman carry outed a version of himself on the show and was actuassociate a lifedefend in authentic life. Thcimpoliteout his time on the show, Newman materializeed in more than 150 of the show’s 241 total episodes. Outside of acting, Newman was also a brimming-time firefighter and persistd in that field after Baywatch finished.
In 2006, Newman was accomprehendledged with Parkinson’s disrelieve and spent his time helping to lift money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help those suffering from the disrelieve and research for a remedy. He also materializeed in Felker’s docincluderies, which featured many of the talent from Baywatch.
ComingSoon sfinishs its condolences to Newman’s family and frifinishs.