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‘Baywatch’ Alum Michael Newman Dead at 68 After Parkinson’s Battle

Michael Newman, who appeared on ‘Baywatch’ before retiring from acting, died following a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease

He was not initially a featured actor on the NBC action drama, but after he began performing stunts and offering guidance to the writers about rescue scenes, he became invaluable. Since then, his blockbusters continue to delight audiences, bringing new generations under the spell of the ruggedly handsome leading man who was equally at home kicking ass in an action flick or melting hearts in a rom-com. The red bathing suits, tan bodies and slow-motion running makes Baywatch impossible to forget — even decades after it originally aired.

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