With the look of a classic Australian surfer dude, it would be hard to imagine Jaason Simmons doing anything that’s not beach-related, which is how the first years of his career really looked. When he was 23, Simmons started acting on the Australian show “Paradise Beach”. He was cast as Logan Fowler on “Baywatch” the following year.
Much like Tasmania-Born Simmons, his character was also from Tasmania. Fowler’s character was known to have a big ego, which often resulted in him arguing with his fellow-lifeguards and managers.
Billy Warlock Then
With a stuntman for a father, you can say that Billy Warlock grew up on film sets. He was interested in acting from a young age and managed to score some Hollywood gigs fresh out of high school. Thanks to his dad, Warlock got a job as a stuntman on one episode of "Mork & Mindy".
This job is what made producer Garry Marshall notice him and cast him into "Happy Days". Other acting roles soon followed, and Warlock was seen on TV shows such as "21 Jump Street", "ABC Afterschool Special", and "Days of Our Lives". Before joining "Baywatch" as Eddie Kramer
Billy Warlock Today
Billy Warlock was cast as Eddie Kramer on "Baywatch" in 1989 and stayed on the show for three seasons (not including the film "Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding" from 2003). Warlock was briefly engaged to his "Baywatch" castmate Erika Eleniak, but the two broke up shortly after.
After "Baywatch", Warlock went on to have a prolific career as a soap opera actor, with roles in "General Hospital", "Days of Our Lives", "The Young and the Restless", "One Life to Live", and "As the World Turns". So basically, any soap known to man from the past two decades.
Jaason Simmons Today
After leaving "Baywatch" in 1997, Simmons moved London and went on to appear in theater and in independent films. He was seen acting in movies like "The Devil’s Tattoo", "Bloody Mary", "Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!", "Mad Cowgirl", and more.
Simmons came out of the closet in 2008. He is in a relationship with Irish actor John O'Callaghan, and the two were featured in New Idea Magazine's March issue of the same year.
José Solano Then
Unlike many actors, Jose Solano wasn't intent on becoming an actor as a kid. He joined the Navy after graduating high school and landed on "Baywatch" only a few years later at the age of 25. He played the role of Manny Gutierrez and made history as the first Hispanic regular on the show.
Gutierrez was one of the youngest characters on the lifeguard team, but by no means less professional. Mitch Buchannon saw the strength and potential in him, and Gutierrez did not let him down.