Michael Newman

Michael Newman (April 26, 1957 – October 20, 2024) was an American lifeguard, firefighter and actor. He was best known for playing a fictionalized version of himself, Michael "Newmie" Newman, on the long-running television series Baywatch.

Newman was born in San Francisco, California, on April 26, 1957.

Both during and after working on Baywatch, he advocated for education around water safety and first aid, including times that people credited him and Baywatch for giving them the knowledge of how to act in an emergency. After leaving the show, he worked with environmental groups to improve the water quality at beaches.

He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2006, when he was 50 and publicly spoke about the disease when promoting the documentary series After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun.

He died from heart failure at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on October 20, 2024, at the age of 67.