Before taking on the role of "Newmie," Michael Newman served as a technical consultant on "Baywatch." His expertise was needed for movie set equipment, actors' radio commands, and much more. As a trained lifeguard who'd even secured the 1996 National Lifeguard Ironman Championship, Newman was still heavily sought after to assist with other projects even after "Baywatch" ended. He worked alongside Ashton Kutcher and Kevin Costner, prepping them for their roles as Coast Guard rescue swimmers in the 2006 flick, "The Guardian."
In addition to his stellar skills on the waves, Newman also dove into real estate, something he wishes he would have pursued more instead of his years on "Baywatch." While other stars of the show brought in decent salaries, Newman revealed he made only a fraction of those earnings despite appearing in over 100 episodes
"To give you an idea of the kind of money I made, I bought a property next door to my house and renovated it, and sold it. I made more money building that one spec house than I made in all the years that I worked on 'Baywatch.' If I hadn't been wasting my time on 'Baywatch' and had been building spec houses instead, I would have made some real money," Newman told the Daily Mail in 2014.
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