{"id":86316,"date":"2024-10-24T08:53:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T01:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=86316"},"modified":"2024-10-24T08:53:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T01:53:04","slug":"baywatch-star-michael-newman-passed-away-surrounded-by-his-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/baywatch-star-michael-newman-passed-away-surrounded-by-his-family\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Baywatch’ Star Michael Newman Passed Away ‘Surrounded by His Family’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Newman passed away on October 20, 2024, due to heart complications. He had been battling Parkinson’s disease since 2006. Furthermore, his close friend, Matt Felker, confirmed that Newman was surrounded by family and friends during his final moments.\n

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Felker also shared a heartfelt tribute on social media. He recounted a touching moment during their last encounter, where the actor, with his characteristic humor,\u00a0said, “You’re just in time.”\n

The heartbroken man went on to describe how Newman gripped his hand tightly and looked him in the eye, giving a nod. Felker nodded back and assured his friend they would meet again. Sadly, just days later, Newman was gone. “Thanks for coming into my life Newmie [sic]. Even if it was a brief time,” his friend\u00a0finished.Los\n

Angeles-born Newman rose to fame in the ’90s as the only real lifeguard in the “Baywatch” cast, playing Mike “Newmie” Newman in 150 episodes from 1989 to 2001.\n\n

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