David Hasselhoff has paid tribute to "amazing" Michael Newman. The 72-year-old actor told how his late co-star - who died on Sunday (20.10.
24) from heart complications after battling Parkinson's Disease - "saved [his] life" four times during their time working on 'Baywatch' together and said he will "miss" his friend. He wrote on Instagram: "Newman was a warrior..
..he literally saved my life at least 4 times.
He did the transfer from the scarab to jet skis several times perfectly. What an amazing man. He was never 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.
#MichaelNewman #Baywatch (sic)" Co-star Jeremy Jackson, 44, commented on his on-screen dad's tribute to their late co-star. He wrote: "RIP to the one and only @newmiefish (sic)" Michael's passing was announced by his friend Matt Felker on Tuesday (22.10.
24). He told People magazine: “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.'" Michael opened up about living with the progressive neurological condition - which affects a person’s mobility and causes stiffness and tremors - and how he lost out on experiences with his loved ones.
He told the outlet in January: “Everything changes. “All those things that you thought you were going to do with your children and grandchildren, pictures we were going to take, all the plans I had ..
. stopped.” H.