"Baywatch" actor Michael Newman has died on Sunday after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2006, his director and friend confirmed. He also said that before Newman died, he read him letters and played videos from friends of all walks of life, so "he knew he was loved." Felker told People magazine that Newman died on Sunday night of "heart complications," surrounded by friends and family. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 50, Newman revealed what life with the disease was like in the docuseries, which profiled cast members' lives after starring in "Baywatch." He reprised his role as "Newmie" in three episodes of the 1995 spinoff series "Baywatch Nights."

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