Michael Newman dies at 68 after an 18-year battle with Parkinson's disease

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The actor and trained lifeguard died Sunday "surrounded by his family and friends," said Matt Felker, who directed the recent Hulu docuseries After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun, which featured interviews with Newman. The actor played Michael "Newmie" for the first 10 seasons of Baywatch, appearing in 150 episodes — more than any other cast member except David Hasselhoff. "I got to see Mike the last time he was conscious and he looked (at) me and in typical Mike fashion said, 'You’re just in time,'" Felker tells People. When Baywatch ended its run, Newman — the show's only trained lifeguard — he continued firefighting until he retired after 25 years. Newman, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2006, spent recent years raising money with the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help find a cure for the disease.

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Rest In Peace.