18 Stars You Forgot Were on 'Baywatch'

Mariska Hargitay picked up one of her first small screen credits with Baywatch. The future Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actress hit the beach in 1989, playing the risk-taking Lisa Peters in the first season.

Michelle Williams landed her very first credited role thanks to Baywatch. The future star played Bridget Bowers, a beachgoer who woos Hobie Buchannon, in the show’s fourth season.

Four years before he was singing "It Wasn’t Me," Shaggy was dropping by Baywatch. The singer had an uncredited performance in a 1996 episode of the show, singing on the beach in the seventh season.

Thirteen years before she debuted as Glee’s Santana Lopez, Naya Rivera was making a cameo on a 1996 episode of Baywatch. Just 12 years old at the time, the future star played a little girl named Willa, who is joined on the beach by her father.

Nearly 20 years before he starred in Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston popped up in one 1989 episode of Baywatch. The future star appeared in the first season as Tom Logan, the captain of a party boat.

David Spade found his way to Baywatch in 1989, earning his third on-screen credit. The actor joined the first season as a surfer named B.J.

Lisa Rinna landed one of her first credited roles on Baywatch. The future Days of Our Lives star joined the beachside show for one 1991 episode, playing Kelly, a woman Mitch Buchannon takes on a date.

A couple decades into his career, Erik Estrada joined Baywatch for one episode in 1997. The CHiPs actor played Captain Huntington in the seventh season, a member of the local fire department.

Shiri Appleby may be best known at the moment as UnREAL’s Rachel Goldberg, but in 1997, she was Baywatch’s Jennie, a love interest of Hobie’s.

Jay Leno joined the seventh season of Baywatch for one 1997 episode. He played himself, appearing as a guest on a talk show.

Mila Kunis made two appearances in Baywatch, landing her second on-screen credit in a 1994 episode and returning to the show in 1995. In the first installment, she played Annie, a student who visits the beach with her class. In her return, she played Bonnie, a little girl who is blind and gets lost near the beach.

Little Richard brought his star power to Baywatch in 1995. The singer dropped in on the fifth season as Maurice, a cook at the Sandy Cay Cafe.

The same year that he made his debut as Matt Camden on 7th Heaven, Barry Watson played a character named Thomas Edward O'Hara, aka "Cowboy," on Baywatch. The actor popped up in the sixth season, coming to an early demise as Cowboy drowned in a boating accident.

Following her run on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Denise Crosby popped up in a 1997 episode of Baywatch. The actress joined the seventh season as a woman named Emily Morgan.

Hulk Hogan made an appearance on Baywatch in 1996. The larger-than-life wrestler played himself in the sixth season, finding his way into the plot after he's rescued by C.J.

Carrie Anne Moss made an early small-screen turn on Baywatch in the show's fourth season. She played Gwen Brown and Mattie Brown, a set of twins who stop by the beach.

The multitalented Barbara Mandrell landed one of her first acting gigs with a 1997 episode of Baywatch. The performer played Cassie Cole, a talk show host, in the seventh season.

Matt Battaglia landed on Baywatch in 1997. The future producer and Thor star played a fireman named Terry McFarren in the seventh season.