David Hasselhoff said his Baywatch co-star Michael Newman “saved my life at least four times” while filming the TV series, following Newman’s death aged 68. Newman played himself as a lifeguard and was the third most regular actor on Baywatch after Hasselhoff, who played Mitch Buchannon, and Jeremy Jackson, who starred as Hasselhoff’s on-screen son Hobie Buchannon. Advertisement His death comes after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006.
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.he literally saved my life at least four times,” US actor Hasselhoff said in a post on Instagram, sharing a picture of the pair on set. “He did the transfer from the scarab to jet skis several times perfectly.
What an amazing man. Advertisement “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.” Meanwhile Jackson said he was “so fortunate to have watched you be a real man” and he was “honoured to have crossed paths” with Newman in several posts on his Instagram story.
He described him as a “true leader”, adding “there (will) never ever be another warrior like this”. Advertisement Newman’s death was confirmed by his friend, filmmaker Matthew Felker, who recently directed the documentary After Baywatch: Moment In The Sun. Advertisement “Few of us are lucky enough to have some.