David Charvet calls ex-girlfriend Pamela Anderson the ‘most beautiful’ person as he reflects on helping her be cast on Baywatch
Charvet starred on ‘Baywatch’ from 1992 to 1996 and ‘Melrose Place’ from 1996 to 1998
NEED TO KNOW
- David Charvet says he suggested Pamela Anderson for Baywatch and they dated for two and a half years
- The actor played Matt Brody on the hit series from 1992 to 1996
- Charvet joined Fox’s Special Forces after stepping away from television to raise his two children
David Charvet is sharing how he played a part in Pamela Anderson being cast on Baywatch.
Charvet, 54, starred on Baywatch as Matt Brody from 1992 to 1996 and Melrose Place from 1996 to 1998. Anderson, 59, starred as C.J. Parker on the show from 1992 to 1997.
The actor is currently one of 15 celebrities appearing on the fifth season of Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.
In episode four of the current season, Charvet spoke about joining Baywatch in 1992, and his relationship with Anderson.
“I miss Baywatch. There was something very special about the show,” the actor said in a confessional.
“It was a real family,” he added. “It would be pretty incredible after 30 years to be able to put the red trunks back on again.”
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In another scene, while in the bunk room, he opened up to fellow contestant and former NBA player Matt Barnes about how Anderson joined the Baywatch cast.
“They needed another girl on the show and I told them, ‘You guys should meet Pamela,’ ” he recounted. “And they met Pamela and they hired her. She was my girlfriend for two and a half years. She was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
Charvet went on to marry actress and television host Brooke Burke in August 2011. The two separated in 2018, and their divorce was finalized in March 2020.
In a previous interview with PEOPLE, Charvet spoke about joining the cast of Special Forces and making a return to TV, saying he was drawn to the series.
“For me, it was really the show itself, the challenge aspect of it,” Charvet said at a Special Forces red carpet on Thursday, Sept. 17. “Also, my children have never seen me on television.”
Charvet shares daughter Rain, 19, and son Shaya, 18, with ex-wife Burke.
“I’ve been out of the game for 20 years. I kind of retired to be a dad, so they never saw that, and I thought it’d be kind of fun for them to see their dad go at it one more time,” he added of his kids.
