‘Baywatch’ Alum Mike Newman Discusses 16-Year Battle With Parkinson’s

Baywatch alum Mike Newman, the actor who played lifeguard Mike “Newmie” Newman on the ‘90s syndicated series, is opening up with a long-term health saga: He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2006.

“Everything changes,” Newman, 66, tells People in a new interview. “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.”