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- Douglas Schwartz helped shape that aesthetic, both as a co-creator of the series and a director of 43 episodes and three made-for-TV "Baywatch" movies — and he's legally blind. When he was 20, Schwartz received a diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative condition that leads to extreme "tunnel vision."
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- Breast implants caused continuity errors. Yes, it's the kind of problem that would only come up on the set of Baywatch. According to producers, actress Nicole Eggert (who played Summer Quinn) was very "competitive" with co-star Pamela Anderson.
- A blind man directed 40 episodes of the show. Douglas Schwartz, one of Baywatch's producers, is also the only legally blind person in the Director's Guild of America.
- The spin-off was so bad, they paid networks to air it. A lot of ideas from the set of Baywatch rose from the question "How can David Hasselhoff make more money?"
- One of the stars was a real lifeguard. If you guessed that it was David Hasselhoff, thanks for playing. Michael Newman's character on the show was also named Michael Newman.
Douglas Schwartz, one of Baywatch's producers, is also the only legally blind person in the Director's Guild of America. A condition called retinitis pigmentosa left him with just 10% of his vision, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Schwartz.
- 14 Leonardo DiCaprio Was Nearly Cast as David Hasselhoff’s Son
- 12 The Cast Was Asked to Run in Slow Motion to Get The Right Shots
- 9 in The Beginning, Jeremy Jackson Was Paid More Than Pamela Anderson
- 7 They Made The Beach Set Look Sunny by Using Crane Lights
- 4 Around 40 Episodes of The Show Were Directed by Douglas Schwartz
- 2 When Pamela Anderson’s Sex Tape Came Out, The Show’S Ratings Doubled
- 1 The Show Had An Arrangement with Playboy
“We actually had DiCaprio ready to be cast,” Berk told The Hollywood Reporter. “But David thought he was too old to play his son.” Co-creator Douglas Schwartz added, “David thought it would make him look older. He had a lot of concerns of that type.” In the end, Jeremy Jackson was cast in the role.
“You had to really know how to run in slow-motion. You couldn't run really fast, otherwise your cheeks would go up and down too much.... You run slower — you have to have a look on your face that says, ‘Yay, you're a hero!’” Paul told Esquire. Erika Eleniak added, “Sometimes you had to do a more pronounced run.” Related: What Pamela Anderson And Th...
Jackson told Esquire, “When Pamela first came on the show, I was making more than her, but of course her fame skyrocketed pretty quick so she was getting a lot more money into her second and third year.” Berk told The Hollywood Reporter, “I think Pam got $5,000 or $7,500 an episode.”
“I’d be in the chair at 3:45 in the morning — there’s no glamour in that. And then you’re out on a freezing beach and they had huge crane lights to make it look like it’s sunny. And the water is 58 degrees,” Nolin told Cosmopolitan. “But at the same time, you didn’t complain either, because you’re like, ‘This is incredible.’”
While speaking with The New York Times, Schwartz revealed, “My vision is 10 degrees; most people see 180 degrees. But everything I could see was in-camera.” Meanwhile, during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Schwartz also pointed out, “I am the only legally blind member of the Directors Guild of America — ever.” Related: You’ll Never Guess...
The video was made public back in 1995. At that time, Berk recalled, “They came to us and said, 'What are we gonna do? Should we leave her out of the next episode?' We had to figure out how to deal with it. So we just kept going.” Then, Schwartz told The Hollywood Reporter, “The ratings doubled.”
Playboy’s Gary Cole told Esquire, “We quickly kind of formed an alliance with them so we worked back and forth: They hired girls that were playmates and put them in the show, and we approached girls that they had in the show to do pictorials. It was one of those lucky partnerships that was advantageous for both sides.” Next: Pamela Anderson Continu...
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He is most famous for creating co-producing, and writing The Wizard, as well as creating and writing the earlier scripts of Baywatch, [1][2] a series which exceeded a global audience of 1 billion people. He also developed Sheena, based on the comic book of the same name.
Baywatch is an American action drama television series about lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, and Hawaii, starring David Hasselhoff. It was created by Michael Berk, Douglas Schwartz, and Gregory J. Bonann, who produced the show throughout its 11–season run.
Douglas Schwartz is known for Baywatch (1989), Baywatch (2017) and Runaway Train (1985). He is married to Deborah Schwartz. They have one child.
