David Hasselhoff has paid tribute to his Baywatch co-star Michael Newman, after he died aged 68.
Newman performed himself, as a lifeguard, within the well-known present, and was the third most common actor after Hasselhoff, who starred as Mitch Buchannon, and Jeremy Jackson, who performed Hasselhoff’s on-screen son Hobie Buchannon.
In 2006, Newman was identified with Parkinson’s illness.
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Michael Newman seen at an occasion for After Baywatch: Second In The Solar in August of this 12 months. Pic: AP
Posting on social media, Hasselhoff shared an image of himself and Newman on set, saying: “Newman was a warrior….he actually saved my life no less than 4 occasions.
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“He did the switch from the scarab to jet skis a number of occasions completely. What an incredible man. He was by no means afraid of the water.
“I remember directing him in a few episodes and he was really good. He became a great actor. We will all miss him.”
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David Hasselhoff pictured in 2022. Pic: AP
In the meantime, Jackson stated he was “so fortunate to have watched you be a real man” and was “honoured to have crossed paths” with Newman.
He described Newman as a “true leader”, including “there [will] never be another warrior like this”.
Newman was additionally a full-time firefighter and continued to work whereas filming the hit US drama, which ran from 1989 to 1999.
He starred in quite a few spin-offs and appeared within the 1999 movie Enemy Motion with C Thomas Howell and Louis Mandylor.
His later years had been spent working with the Michael J Fox Basis to assist attempt to discover a treatment for Parkinson’s.
Newman’s demise was confirmed by his pal Matthew Felker who lately directed the documentary After Baywatch: Second In The Solar.
Days earlier than his demise, Felker stated Newman joked he had visited him “just in time”.
“That was Mike – he found humour all the way until the end,” he stated.
Felker continued: “Before I left him, we read him letters and played videos from friends from all walks of life, he knew he was loved.
“Earlier than I left him he grabbed my hand as tight as he may and regarded me lifeless within the eyes and simply nodded. I nodded and stated ‘We’ll see one another once more, I promise’.
“A few days later. I lost my friend. A hero, my hero. Thanks for coming into my life, Newmie, even if it was a brief time.”
