Michael Newman, best known for his starring role as Mike “Newmie” Newman on the original Baywatch series, has died aged 68.
In recent years, he had spent his time helping raise money with the Michael J Fox Foundation to find a cure for Parkinson’s.
Newman is survived by his wife of 36 years, Sarah, his now-adult children – Chris and Emily – and his one-year-old granddaughter, Charlie.
“This terminal disease has allowed me a lot of thinking time, which I maybe didn’t want, but it’s brought me wisdom.”
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