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'Baywatch' actor dies aged 68 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Michael Newman, who played lifeguard Mike “Newmie” Newman on “Baywatch,” has died. He was 68. Newman died 18 years after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Michael Newman. Getty Images The news was confirmed Tuesday by Newman's close friend Matt Felker, who recently directed the Hulu docuseries about “Baywatch.” The late actor died “of heart complications” […]