Here’s What These Former ‘Baywatch’ Lifeguards Are Up to Today
This article appeared in brain-sharper.com and has been published here with permission.We all remember tuning in on a weekly basis to watch the action and drama unfold on the popular ’90s series Baywatch. While the storylines drew us in, we were truly hooked on the big-time actors and actresses such as David Hasselhoff, Carmen Electra, and Pamela Anderson. For many of our favorite former Baywatch lifeguards, their personal problems and sobriety struggles were highly publicized on daytime talk shows and reality television shows like Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and Confessions of a Teen Idol. You definitely won’t want to miss out on knowing what the 20 greatest Baywatch lifeguards are doing today!
Donna D’errico – Then
Before becoming famous as Donna Marco on Baywatch, Donna D’Errico had a Las Vegas-based limousine company. In 1995, she got her first taste of fame when she was featured as a centerfold in the September issue of Playboy.
This would eventually lead to her breakout role on Baywatch. Before Baywatch, D’Ericco appeared in episodes of Unhappily Ever After, Married… with Children, and High Tide. D’Ericco stayed on Baywatch for two seasons in addition to 34 episodes of the spin-off series Baywatch Nights.
Donna D’errico – Now
After Baywatch, D’Errico did some work as a correspondent and host of Battlebots in the early 2000s. She also starred in the 1999 horror film Candyman: Day of the Dead and appeared in numerous independent films including Intervention, Inconceivable, and The Making of Plus One.
D’Errico also owned her own Zen Spa in Calabasas, California for a while. Recently, D’Errico spoke openly about her renewed Catholic faith and participated in an expedition to Mount Ararat in search of frozen remains of Noah’s ark.
Gena Lee Nolin – Then
Before patrolling the beaches of Los Angeles County, Gena Lee Nolin started as one of the famous Barker’s Beauties on the game show The Price in Right back in 1994.
Shortly following, Nolin acted in the soap opera The Young and the Restless as a model named Sandy. In 1995, Nolin took the part on Neely Capshaw on Baywatch. Nolin was a cast member from the sixth season through the eighth seasons and was featured in a total of 64 episodes.
Gena Lee Nolin – Now
In 1998, Gena Lee Nolin left Baywatch but quickly returned to acting in 2000 with her own TV show called Sheena. The show only lasted until 2002. In 2001, Nolin posed for the Christmas edition of Playboy, adding to her list of features in men’s magazines, including Maxim, Stuff, and FHM.
On top of her frequent television appearances, Nolin is also the author of a book titled Beautiful Inside and Out, Conquering Thyroid Disease with a Healthy, Happy, “Thyroid Sexy” Life.