Here’s what our favorite lifeguards have been up to since running (in slow motion) down that beach.

Baywatch cast, then and now: See where Pamela Anderson, David Hasselhoff, and their costars are today

Here's what our favorite lifeguards have been up to since running (in slow motion) down that beach.

By Kathleen Perricone

and Kevin Jacobsen

March 10, 2026 8:00 a.m. ET

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David Chokachi as Cody Madison, Kelly Packard as April Giminski, David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon, Mitzi Kapture as Alex Ryker, Michael Bergin as J.D. Darius, and Brooke Burns as Jessie Owens on 'Baywatch'. Credit:

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Considering its pop culture reputation, you would be forgiven for forgetting that *Baywatch* was cancelled by NBC after its first season. It was soon picked up in syndication, enabling creators Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann to produce 10 more seasons, and at one point became the world's most-watched TV show.

*Baywatch*, about a team of attractive lifeguards working together on the beaches of Los Angeles, made stars of its many cast members, particularly David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, and Carmen Electra, each of whom has gone on to great success following the show's conclusion in 2001.

With the series slated to return with a reboot on Fox in the 2026–2027 TV season, we thought it would be a good time to look at the many stars of *Baywatch* and find out where they are now.

David Hasselhoff (Mitch Buchannon)

David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon on 'Baywatch'; David Hasselhoff attends the 'Ze Network' photocall on Oct. 24, 2022, in Cologne, Germany.

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David Hasselhoff — the longest-running cast member with 220 episodes under his belt — portrayed lifeguard captain Mitch Buchannon across *Baywatch*, spinoffs *Baywatch: Hawaii* and *Baywatch Nights*, and several made-for-TV movies. When NBC canceled the original series after just one season, Hasselhoff personally invested in its syndication, securing royalties from reruns in his contract. A decade later, Hasselhoff had reportedly earned $100 million.

“I think the favorite thing about *Baywatch* was the fact that it was all run by us,” Hasselhoff told PEOPLE in 2017. “The show was canceled, we brought it back, and there [were] four of us. So one of us was a writer, one of us was a director, one of us was the lifeguard, and David Hasselhoff was the PR guy, the star, keeping up the morale."

Hasselhoff has since infiltrated every corner of entertainment: Broadway, reality TV, and music. But it’s the role of himself that he’s played the most, making cameos everywhere from *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie *(2004) to *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2* (2017).

Following his 2006 divorce from actress Pamela Bach — with whom he shares two daughters — Hasselhoff married Hayley Roberts in 2018.**

Pamela Anderson (C.J. Parker)

Pamela Anderson as C.J. Parker on 'Baywatch'; Pamela Anderson attends the Fashion awards 2023 presented by Pandora at the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 4, 2023, in London.

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Pamela Anderson joined the cast in season 3 to play the bubbly and brave C.J. Parker. When she first signed on, Anderson's salary inflated to $300,000 by the end of her five-year run, making her one of the highest-paid actresses on TV at the time.

However, in 2023, it came to light that Anderson's post-show earnings were surprisingly low, given her impact. "My kids are obviously very protective of me and they think 'How could this happen?'" she said on *The Howard Stern Show* in 2023. "I mean, [my son] Brandon was just looking at my *Baywatch* residuals and, you know, he was like, 'You make $1,000 a year on *Baywatch* residuals in total. How is that possible?'"

On the tail-end of her *Baywatch* career, Anderson capitalized on her blonde bombshell image with sexy roles, including the titular bounty hunter in *Barb Wire* (1996). Decades later, Anderson starred in the 2024 indie drama *The Last Showgirl*, which earned her nominations from the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild awards, and costarred in 2025's *The Naked Gun*.

Following five publicized divorces, the mother of two adult sons — whom she shares with Tommy Lee — has concentrated on passion projects, particularly animal activism.**

Jeremy Jackson (Hobie Buchannon)

Jeremy Jackson as Hobie Buchannon on 'Baywatch'; Jeremy Jackson attends the Rock to Recovery 5 benefit concert at the Fonda Theatre on July 9, 2022, in Los Angeles.

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In 1990, when Brandon Call left the show after one season, the role of Mitch’s surf-loving son Hobie was up for grabs — and it was the SoCal-born Jeremy Jackson who got the gig. Jackson's 159-episode arc was the second-longest after Hasselhoff.

“What I loved most about playing Hobie was getting to do what I always wanted to do and was already doing. I was a child of a single parent. I lived at the beach,” Jackson told Digital Journal in April 2023. “I looked up to the lifeguards, being on the beach as a kid, and I really liked their lifestyle.... It was like showing up for my dream life every day."

When *Baywatch* ended in 1999, Jackson dove headfirst into rough waters. That year, the then-19-year-old was arrested for possession of crystal meth, served 90 days in jail, and entered rehab a fifth time. Jackson was later kicked off *Celebrity Big Brother* for exposing a female contestant's breast and was later arrested for two separate stabbing incidents, resulting in a 270-day jail sentence and five years' probation. After his release, he became a personal trainer.

Alexandra Paul (Lt. Stephanie Holden)

Alexandra Paul as Lt. Stephanie Holden on 'Baywatch'; Alexandra Paul attends the 30th anniversary of 'Baywatch' at the Viceroy Hotel on Sept. 24, 2019, in Santa Monica, Calif.

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On her podcast, *Switch4Good*, Alexandra Paul reflected on playing lieutenant lifeguard Stephanie Holden on *Baywatch*. "[Stephanie] was the smart one because I didn't have implants and I didn't have blonde hair, so they just assumed I was smart," she joked. "But I was also very comfortable as a lifeguard. They actually first interviewed me for that part because they knew I was a good swimmer... The producer swam at the same pool as I did."

Paul followed up her five-season stint by playing Terry O'Brien in the last eight episodes of *Melrose Place*.

Since wearing one of the iconic red swimsuits, she has competed in global swimming races and run the 2000 Boston Marathon. Paul has also dedicated much of her life to animal rights and environmental activism.

Paul has been married to former actor Ian Murray since 2000.

Carmen Electra (Lani McKenzie)

Carmen Electra as Lani McKenzie on 'Baywatch'; Carmen Electra attends the Jam for Janie Grammy Awards viewing party presented by Live Nation at the Hollywood Palladium on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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Modeling for *Playboy* magazine a year prior, Carmen Electra made her breakthrough as dancing lifeguard Lani McKenzie in season 8 of *Baywatch* in 1997.

“My favorite memory from *Baywatch* would have to be seeing myself in the opening credits for the very first time,” the actress told Fox News 20 years later. "And then seeing myself! I had to pinch myself because I was a true fan before, and getting that job meant the world to me."

After 22 episodes of the beach drama series, the model went on to embrace her sex symbol status: She posed several more times for *Playboy*, hosted MTV’s dating show *Singled Out*, and wrote the 2007 book *How to Be Sexy*. In between, the actress also padded her résumé with various parody films*.*

Since then, Electra has popped up all over TV, from scripted shows to streaming films to a wide variety of reality series like *Dance Moms*, *Hell’s Kitchen*, and *The Celebrity Dating Game*.**

Yasmine Bleeth (Caroline Holden)

Yasmine Bleeth as Caroline Holden on 'Baywatch'.

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Making her first appearance at 10 months old in a Johnson & Johnson baby shampoo commercial, Yasmine Bleeth was no stranger to the screen when playing the role of Caroline Holden on *Baywatch*.

"I actually didn't audition for the show," she revealed on *Late Night With Conan O'Brien* in 1995. "I did a guest spot and I actually did my audition in full dress — I had jeans on and [a] T-shirt. And then they called about five or six months later and offered me the part. So I never actually had to show my wares, so to speak."

After landing at the top of “most beautiful” and “sexiest” lists thanks to *Baywatch*, Bleeth appeared in the 1998 film *BASEketball*. She then pivoted to solving crimes on the CBS police procedural *Nash Bridges*.

As her career later stalled, Bleeth’s personal life was spinning out due to cocaine abuse that resulted in gangrene in her nose. After several arrests and rehab stints, she got clean and got married. In 2002, she wed strip club owner Paul Cerrito, whom she met in treatment.

David Charvet (Matt Brody)

David Charvet as Matt Brody on 'Baywatch'; David Charvet attends the 30th anniversary of 'Baywatch' at the Viceroy Hotel on Sept. 24, 2019, in Santa Monica, Calif.

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Catching his first wave of success on *Baywatch, *David Charvet spent three seasons as Matt Brody before diving into the other popular TV show of the '90s: *Melrose Place*.

When he was written off that series in 1998, the actor returned to his roots: music. Charvet's debut single, “Should I Leave,” nearly topped the charts at No. 3, paving the way for several more bilingual hits.

With a final onscreen credit for *Prisoners of the Sun* in 2013, Charvet stepped away from Hollywood to help raise his two children, whom he shares with ex-wife Brooke Burke.

“I miss the camaraderie that I had with the people on the sets. I had old-school producers and old-school people that worked as a unit, and it was a real family,” Charvet told PEOPLE in 2025. “I don't miss the fame. I don't miss the workload that we had because we used to work a lot, and it's very hard to raise a family that way. I commend all of the actors who have families that are able to balance that.”

Charvet dated *Baywatch* costar Pamela Anderson from 1992 to 1994, and later married Burke. The couple divorced in 2018 after seven years together.

Gena Lee Nolin (Neely Capshaw)

Gena Lee Nolin as Neely Capshaw on 'Baywatch'; Gena Lee Nolin attends Celebrity Fight Night XXIV on March 10, 2018, in Phoenix, Ariz.

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When Geena Lee Nolin quit *Baywatch* in 1998, she went from part of an ensemble cast to her own starring role as the title character in the syndicated action-adventure series *Sheena*, based on the comic-book character. She also appeared in *The Underground Comedy Movie *in 1999.

Nolin described the *Baywatch* set as having "a family atmosphere," noting in a 2017 *Cosmopolitan *interview: "Everyone helped each other. Right down to the makeup artist, to hair, to wardrobe, everyone tried to encourage each other. There wasn’t a lot of fighting, and certainly nothing that I got involved in."**

In the years since, the former actress wrote about her journey to wellness following nearly 20 years with undiagnosed Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in her 2013 book, *Beautiful Inside and Out*. In 2004, Nolin married NHL hockey star Cale Hulse and shifted her focus to being a mom to their two children.

Nicole Eggert (Summer Quinn)

Nicole Eggert as Summer Quinn on 'Baywatch'; Nicole Eggert attends the Hollywood Show held at Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport on April 16, 2022, in Burbank, Calif.

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While on a break from filming *Baywatch*, then-18-year-old Nicole Eggert (who played Summer Quinn) felt compelled to get breast implants — a decision she reportedly now regrets — due to the show's exploitation of her body. “All the girls worked out and were super tiny and fit and I was like ‘Whoops.’ And the one-piece bathing suits were not flattering. I didn’t want to wear it at all," she told PEOPLE in 2024. “It just wasn’t what I signed up for. It was a totally different show and ballgame and not where I wanted to be."

In 2018, Eggert accused Scott Baio of sexual abuse while costarring on *Charles in Charge*, beginning when she was 14 (and he was in his late 20s) and occurring “probably once a week” for two years, which he denied. (Due to the statute of limitations, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to press charges.)

Since March 2023, Eggert has hosted her podcast, *Perfectly Twisted*, about everything from her wild Hollywood upbringing to life as a suburban mom. In January 2024, it was reported that Eggert had stage 2 cribriform carcinoma breast cancer. The actress has two daughters from previous relationships: one with an unnamed father and another with actor Justin Herwick.**

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Donna D’Errico (Donna Marco)

Donna D'Errico as Donna Marco on 'Baywatch'; Donna D'Errico attends the 2023 Last Chance for Animals Gala at the Beverly Hilton on Oct. 14, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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After getting her own centerfold in *Playboy* in September 1995, Donna D’Errico landed the starring role of Donna Marco on *Baywatch* the following year.

"It was a very fun, relaxing atmosphere.... And I look back on those memories very fondly because everyone was so welcoming," she told Fox News in 2021.

Since leaving the *Baywatch* universe in 1998, D'Errico has done a little bit of everything. In addition to acting in independent films and action thrillers, she has appeared in a handful of TV shows (including *9-1-1* and *Roadies*). She owned a day spa in Los Angeles and even climbed Turkey's Mount Ararat in 2012 to search for the frozen remains of Noah’s Ark.

From 1996 to 2007, D'Errico was married to Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx, with whom she shares a daughter. She welcomed a son from a previous relationship in 1993.

David Chokachi (Cody Madison)

David Chokachi as Cody Madison on 'Baywatch'; David Chokachi attends the 30th anniversary of 'Baywatch' at the Viceroy Hotel on Sept. 24, 2019, in Santa Monica, Calif.

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Replacing David Charvet as a main cast member in 1995, David Chokachi made his acting debut as Olympic swimmer–turned–lifeguard Cody Madison on *Baywatch*, staying on the series for 89 episodes.

“When I walked into the casting, I didn’t even say a word, and they were like, ‘You’re the guy! You’re the guy we’ve been looking for for months, you have no idea.’ I hadn’t even said a word yet,” he told MEL Magazine in 2020. “I think that happens a lot with TV shows: The creators have someone in mind — a very strong idea in their heads — and you either fit the bill or you don’t. So yeah, it worked out.”

Since leaving *Baywatch* in 1999, Chokachi has stayed booked and busy, mostly on the small screen and in countless made-for-TV movies, including 2008’s *Murder.com* with former *Baywatch* costar Alexandra Paul.

Chokachi married Susan Brubaker in 2004. Together, they have a daughter.

Jaason Simmons (Logan Fowler)

Jaason Simmons as Logan Fowler on 'Baywatch'; Jaason Simmons attend the 23rd anniversary Mercy for Animals Gala at the Skirball Cultural Center on Sept. 16, 2022, in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Jaason Simmons landed his breakout role in 1994 as Logan Fowler on *Baywatch*.

Simmons recalls his first day on set came with some blows. "I had to drive into the headquarters. I swiped the side of the truck going in because I was driving on the opposite side of the road," he told *The Morning Show** *in 2022*. *"I had to have a little scuffle with David Charvet, [and] accidentally ending up clipping his lip cause I wasn't that good of a fighter.... That was my first day and I thought, 'You know what? I just have to suck it up and believe I'm this character and go for it.'"

Following his departure after three seasons, the Tasmanian actor crossed the pond to appear in several London theater productions, but ultimately returned to onscreen acting — securing a gig in the cult flick *Sharknado *(2013).

Simmons, an animal activist who came out as gay in 2008, is still tight with the *Baywatch* cast. In 2021, he grabbed a vegan lunch with “my two besties” Paul and Chokachi in Los Angeles.

Kelly Packard (April Giminski)

Kelly Packard as April Giminski on 'Baywatch'; Kelly Packard attends the 30th anniversary of 'Baywatch' at the Viceroy Hotel on Sept. 24, 2019 in Santa Monica, Calif.

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During Kelly Packard's four-season stint as lifeguard April Giminski, she also starred as Tiffani Smith on the teen sitcom *California Dreams*.

Leaving *Baywatch* in 1999, Packard held a few cohosting gigs on *Ripley’s Believe It or Not!* and *GSN Live*, and earned further TV credits for the series *The Wild Thornberrys* and *Better Things*.

However, Packard packed it in and moved away from Hollywood with her physician husband, Darrin Privett, and four children. In 2014, the family appeared on ABC’s *Celebrity Wife Swap*, switching places with actress Tichina Arnold.

Erika Eleniak (Shauni McClain)

Erika Eleniak as Shauni McClain on 'Baywatch'; Erika Eleniak attends the 30th anniversary of 'Baywatch' at the Viceroy Hotel on Sept. 24, 2019, in Santa Monica, Calif.

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“It really was just like a big family, honestly,” Erika Eleniak, who played Shauni McClain, said of the *Baywatch* cast to Fox News in 2018. “Brothers and sisters. There was this big camaraderie and we had a lot of lifeguards and paramedics [on set] that were real because one of the main creators was a real lifeguard.… And there was a real brotherhood among all the lifeguards.… The cast and crew were just really amazing.”

After leaving *Baywatch* in 1992, Eleniak had starring roles in *Under Siege* (1992) and *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993). On TV, Eleniak appeared on the reality shows *The Real Gilligan’s Island* and *Celebrity Fit Club*.

After her short engagement with *Baywatch* costar Billy Warlock fell through and her six-month marriage with bodybuilder Philip Goglia ended in 1998, Eleniak met key grip Roch Daigle while filming *Snowbound* (2001) and married him in 2005. They welcomed daughter Indyanna the following year before divorcing in 2007.

Brooke Burns (Jessie Owens)

Brooke Burns as Jessie Owens on 'Baywatch'; Brooke Burns arrives at the premiere of 'The Accountant' at TCL Chinese Theatre on Oct. 10, 2016, in Hollywood, Calif.

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After starring on the teen sitcom *Out of the Blue*, model Brooke Burns portrayed the bubbly and athletic Jessie on both *Baywatch* and spinoff *Baywatch: Hawaii* before going on maternity leave in 2000.

"[I was] working on *Baywatch* as a baby. I was only 19," she told Fox News in 2020. "So in my mind, I was getting paid to go to the beach and really just get my hands wet for lack of a better term."

When Burns returned to television, she hosted several game shows, including *The Chase*, which earned her a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2016. Since 2020, she's been the host of GSN’s trivia game show *Master Mind*.

More than a decade after divorcing actor Julian McMahon in 2001 — with whom she shares daughter Madison — Burns tied the knot with film director Gavin O'Connor in 2013. They welcomed their daughter, Declan, four years later.

Traci Bingham (Jordan Tate)

Traci Bingham as Jordan Tate on 'Baywatch'; Traci Bingham at the premiere of 'Battle of the Network Stars' in 2017.

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Traci Bingham, the first Black female main cast member on *Baywatch, *told PEOPLE in 2024 that she kept her iconic wardrobe from the show.

“I do still have my one-piece. I think I was the first one to frame it, and I stole a few, and I didn't just snag the red ones. I snagged the black ones too,” she said. “I try them on. I wear them for Halloween. I wear them for friends. I wear them for photo shoots.”

Since leaving the show after season 8, Bingham has popped up all over TV, including reality competitions like *Celebrity Big Brother* and *The Surreal Life: Fame Games*.

Bingham has been married twice; first to Finnian Lozada, and later to musician Robb Vallier.

Parker Stevenson (Craig Pomeroy)

Parker Stevenson as Craig Pomeroy on 'Baywatch'; Parker Stevenson attends the Hollywood Show held at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel on Oct. 5, 2013, in Los Angeles, Calif.

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In between his appearances as lawyer/lifeguard Craig Pomeroy in seasons 1 and 8 of *Baywatch*, Stevenson had guest appearances on *Blossom* and *Melrose Place*.

"From the autograph shows I've been to, or if I'm out walking on the beach, people kind of know me from two things, and that's *Hardy Boys* and* Baywatch*," he told EW in 2023. "And even though I've done a few other things over 55 years — those things didn't shift anything."

Stevenson has since added a handful of roles to his résumé, including *Mistrust* (2018) and *Greenhouse Academy*. He also reunited with former costar David Chokachi in *Last Call in the Dog House *(2021).

From 1983 to 1997, Stevenson was married to his first wife, Kirstie Alley, with whom he shares two children, William and Lillie. He remarried in 2018 to celebrity chef Lisa Schoen.

Kelly Slater (Jimmy Slade)

Kelly Slater as Jimmy Slade on 'Baywatch'; Kelly Slater at the Corona Open Mexico on Aug. 10, 2021, in Barra de la Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico.

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The role of a professional surfer wasn’t much of a stretch for 11-time world champion Kelly Slater — and neither was his character’s name, Jimmy Slade.

Before, during, and after his seven-episode arc over two seasons of *Baywatch*, Slater was ranked No. 1 in his sport. To this date, Slater holds 56 Championship Tour victories and is the oldest surfer still active in the World Surf League. "I don't ever envision that time in my life where I'm not surfing," he told PEOPLE in 2023. "I want to surf until my final days."

His post-*Baywatch* career has included voiceover work in *Surf’s Up* (2007) and appearances on the Apple TV docuseries *Make or Break*.

Slater shares a daughter, Taylor, from a previous relationship with Tamara Mitchell. Since 2006, he has been in a long-term relationship with Kalani Miller, the cofounder of MIKOH.

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