Michael Newman

• Name — Michael Newman • Birth Name — Michael Newman • Born — 26 April 1957 • Birthplace — San Francisco, California, U.S. • Died — 20 October 2024 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor, firefighter, lifeguard • Years Active — 1990–2001

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.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989–2000 — Baywatch — Michael 'Newmie' Newman — 150 episodes; recurring role: seasons 1–6; main: 7–10 • 1999 — Enemy Action — Casey • 1998 — L. A. Lifeguards — Narrator — TBS documentary • Welcome to Hollywood — Baywatch Lifeguard • Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay — Michael 'Newmie' Newman • 1996 — Baywatch Nights — 3 episodes • 1996 — Zig and Zag's Dirty Deeds — Michael Newman — 1 episode • 1989 — Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier — Michael 'Newmie' Newman — Credited as "Newmie" • 1989 — Code Red: Moment of Survival — Host — 2 episodes