He actor <a href="https://www.world-today-news.com/jeremy-jacksons-controversial-confessions-about-his-days-on-baywatch/" title="Jeremy Jackson's controversial confessions about his days on 'Baywatch'”>Michael Newmanremembered for his leading role in the series Baywatcho Baywatchdied at 67 years of age, after having lived with Parkinson during his last 20 years of life, according to the magazine People.
Matt Felkerclose friend to Michael Newmanconfirmed that the actor died on October 20, due to heart complications. According to the person close to him, the actor was surrounded by his loved ones.
I saw Mike the last time he was conscious, he looked at me and, in his typical style, said, ‘You’re just in time.’
Who was Michael Newman?
Michael Newman He rose to prominence during the 1990s, when he was introduced as the series’ main guard Baywatchand according to the same magazine Peoplewas actually the only person in the cast who was a lifeguard in real life.
He participated in 150 episodes of the successful series that aired between 1989 and 2001, being the second cast member with the most appearances, behind David Hasselhoff.
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As if that were not enough, Newman He was also a full-time firefighter, and despite this he managed to maintain a balance between this job and his work as an actor in the series. After the conclusion of the seriecontinued working for 25 years until he retired.
Newman was diagnosed with Parkinson at 50 years of age, and repeatedly spoke about what it was like to live with this condition. For this reason, he spent his last years raising money for the foundation of Michael J. Foxprotagonist of Back to the Futurededicated to research to find a cure for this disease.
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