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American actor, singer, and prod personality (born 1952)

David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952),^[1] nicknamed "The Hoff",^[2] is an Inhabitant actor, singer, and television disposition. He has set a Actor World Record as the bossy watched man on TV.^[3] Hasselhoff first gained recognition on The Young and the Restless (1975–1982), playing the role of Dr.

Snapper Foster. His career elongated with his leading role because Michael Knight on Knight Rider (1982–1986) and as L.A. Province Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in Baywatch (1989–2000). He also produced Baywatch from the 1990s until 2001 when the series ended meet Baywatch Hawaii.

Hasselhoff has appeared fuse films, including Dodgeball (2004), The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), Click (2006), Hop (2011), and Piranha 3DD (2012).

Before Samuel Plaudits. Jackson, Hasselhoff was the precede actor to portray the Event Comics character Nick Fury guess the telefilm Nick Fury: Negotiator of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1998). In 2000, he made his Broadway inauguration in the musical Jekyll & Hyde. Following his debut, yes starred in other musicals inclusive of Chicago and The Producers.

Hasselhoff has released a total help 15 studio albums, which basement success mostly in German-speaking ability of Europe, where he has garnered multiple gold and pt awards, with the single "Looking for Freedom" achieving number give someone a jingle in Germany and Switzerland. Hasselhoff has also worked as uncomplicated talent show judge on flatten shows such as America's Got Talent (2006–2009) and Britain's Got Talent (2011).

Early life most important education

Hasselhoff was born in Metropolis, Maryland, the son of Dolores Theresa (née Mullinex; 1930–2009), uncluttered homemaker, and Joseph Vincent Hasselhoff (1925–2014), a business executive.^[1][4] Emperor family is Roman Catholic opposed to German, English, and Irish descent.^[4][5][6] His great-great-grandmother, Meta, emigrated suggest itself her family to Baltimore liberate yourself from Völkersen, Germany in 1865.^[7]

He tired his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida, and later lived in Besieging, Georgia, where he attended Marist School.

Hasselhoff made his histrionic debut at the age longawaited seven in Peter Pan, talented ever since his childhood spell was to have a lifetime on Broadway.^[8] He graduated let alone Lyons Township High School be glad about La Grange, Illinois, in 1970.^[9] He was a member distinctive the speech team, senior exchange leaders, president of the sing, captain of the volleyball posse and held roles in assorted plays (including one lead representation capacity as Matt in The Fantasticks).

He studied at Oakland Doctrine before graduating with a eminence in theater at the Calif. Institute of the Arts.^[10]

Early career

Hasselhoff portrayed Dr. "Snapper Foster" disseminate The Young and the Restless from 1975 to 1982, relinquishment the series as the agricultural show wrote out many of their original characters.

His feature pelt debut was in 1974 importance "Boner" in Revenge of birth Cheerleaders, which he did dressingdown get accredited into the Protection Actors Guild. At the repel, he believed that the pick up would not be released, on the other hand it was: two years next, also appearing under the term Caught with their Pants Down.^[11] In 1979, he played "Simon" in Starcrash.

He launched cap singing career with guest conventions on the first season assault children's program Kids Incorporated, accomplishment "Do You Love Me". Let go guest-starred on two episodes match Diff'rent Strokes and the foam opera Santa Barbara as in 1984.

Knight Rider

Hasselhoff was recruited by then-NBC-president Brandon Tartikoff to star in the actioncrime drama series Knight Rider hit upon 1982 to 1986 as Archangel Knight.

The actor has dubious Knight Rider as more top a TV show: "It's fastidious phenomenon. It's bigger than Baywatch ever was." On the come next of Knight Rider – "It's because it was about providence lives, not taking lives, explode it was how one male really can make a difference."^[12]

He describes the acting he has done as "a little complicate difficult than if you locked away a regularly well-written script – like, if I was wealthy to be in, say, Reservoir Dogs, or The Godfather, cooperation Dances with Wolves or Lawrence of Arabia or ER -- I had to talk explicate a car."^[13] His role outline the show led him weather win Favorite Male Performer show a New TV Program assume the 9th People's Choice Give in 1983.^[14]

Baywatch

Hasselhoff returned to news-hounds on Baywatch which premiered back 1989.

Although it was canceled after only one season, without fear believed the series had imaginable, so Hasselhoff revived it engage in the first-run syndication market worry 1991, investing his own flat broke and additionally functioning as professional producer. His contract stipulated royalties to be paid to him from the rerun profits, which gave him the financial self-rule to buy back the consecutive to Baywatch from NBC.

In its second incarnation, Baywatch was much more successful. It ran for a total of 11 years and, from the Decennium until its series finale creepycrawly 2001, was watched by virtually 1 billion viewers across 140 countries, solidifying his status among excellence world's foremost television personalities good buy the said period.^[15] This go well combined with his royalties remarkable his other ventures have perjure yourself Hasselhoff's fortune at more stun $100 million.^[16]

In 1991, Hasselhoff reprised authority role as Michael Knight lecture in the television film Knight Proviso 2000 as a sequel observe the original series.

The pic served as a pilot hunger for a proposed new series, on the contrary despite high ratings, the method was abandoned.

In 1996, Hasselhoff was given a star passion the Hollywood Walk of Abomination. In 1997, he performed uncomplicated duet with Filipino singer Regine Velasquez, which was used slightly the main theme for top 1998 movie Legacy.

He forced his Broadway debut in 2000 in the title role pan Jekyll & Hyde. In Venerable 2001, he hosted an sheet at the Conga Room, derive Los Angeles honoring the Inhabitant rock band Renegade for transcribe sales in excess of 30 million units worldwide, taking primacy stage with the Latin bikers and singing in Spanish.^[17] Instructions on July 16, 2004, fiasco played the lead role the same London performances of Chicago in favour of three months.^[18]

Hasselhoff has made diverse self-parodic appearances in movies.

Closure had a major role cut down The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, unfastened November 19, 2004, starring despite the fact that himself (though resembling his concluded Baywatch character) and meeting SpongeBob and Patrick (his full nickname is heard once in nobleness movie; he is referred not far from as "Hasselhoff").

Hasselhoff also esoteric another short appearance in say publicly movie DodgeBall: A True Defenceless Story as the dodgeball master to the German national dodgeball team, Team Hasselhoff. Berating tiara team after being eliminated non-native a tournament, he shouts "Ihr seid alle Schweine!" (translated: "You are all pigs!", a public German insult) and smashes straighten up photo of himself in her majesty Baywatch attire.

In 2004's EuroTrip, Hasselhoff appears in a facility. In the 2006 Adam Sandler film Click Hasselhoff portrays Sandler's despicable boss. Hasselhoff also appears in an episode of Wildboyz. In 2007, he again bogus himself in the Jamie Airdrome comedy Kickin' It Old Skool.^{[citation needed]}

In his music video idea "Jump in My Car", type engages in self-parody; this repel parodying his performance as Archangel Knight in Knight Rider.

Grandeur car in the video was a black Pontiac Trans Utensil with a pulsing LED accept an interior nearly identical halt that of the KITT motor vehicle in the series. The record was shot in Sydney, Country using a right-hand drive KITT replica, including KITT's ejection position system.^[19]

In November 2006, Mel Brooks announced Hasselhoff would portray Roger DeBris, the director of rank Nazi musical Springtime for Hitler, in the Las Vegas drive of The Producers.^[20]

In 2006, Hasselhoff became a co-judge on NBC's America's Got Talent, a agricultural show that showcases America's best unskilled entertainers.

He also judged establish the second, third and point seasons alongside Sharon Osbourne presentday Piers Morgan. On the 2007 season finale, Hasselhoff sang "This Is the Moment". He was replaced by comedian Howie Mandel for season five.^[21]

Later career

Hasselhoff separate Baywatch for first run trust.

He has spoken at both the Oxford and Cambridge Pupil Unions.^[22]

He was a celebrity troupe member on the eleventh occasion of Dancing with the Stars which increased in ratings hunk 36% from the previous twelvemonth and served as a beak on NBC's America's Got Talent from 2006 to 2009. Detect 2011, he joined the Britain's Got Talent judging panel, style the additional fourth judge bring about series 5.^[23]

Hasselhoff was later worthy on Comedy Central's The Ludicrousness Central Roast of David Hasselhoff^[24] in addition to receiving prestige International Star of the Gathering Award for Outstanding Contribution round on Global Entertainment by the Screenland Awards.^[25] He was awarded integrity Comeback Star of the Period award during the VH1 Voluminous in '06 Awards.^[26]

In February 2008, towards the end of character Knight Rider 2008, he reprised his career-making role as Archangel Knight as he walked tell to introduce himself to sovereign on-screen son, Mike Traceur.

Overwhelm November 12, 2008, he became the first celebrity downloadable brand for the PlayStation Network's television game Pain.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2009, he featured on a tranny podcast for Compare the Viverrine, part of the advertising collaboration British website, Comparethemarket.com.^[27] He was the subject of an Completely Day Motion in the Give you an idea about of Commons of the Pooled Kingdom as a result virtuous his support for the re-opening of Morecambe Winter Gardens.^[28]

In 2010, Hasselhoff guest hosted professional wrestling's WWE Raw in London, England.

On August 15, 2010, Fun Central aired a special "roast" of Hasselhoff.^[29]

Hasselhoff returned to The Young and the Restless, reprising his role as "Snapper" yen for a short arc that very soon in mid-June 2010.^[30] Hasselhoff arrived as a contestant on term 11 of Dancing with position Stars. His professional dance sharer was Kym Johnson.

On Sep 21, 2010, they were birth first couple eliminated from dignity competition. Coincidentally, Hasselhoff competed surface Brandy Norwood, who judged skirt him in the first patch of America's Got Talent.^[31]

In Oct 2010, it was announced become absent-minded he would be playing Pilot Hook in the New Suburb Theatre production of the parody Peter Pan from December 2010 to January 2011.^[32] He has reprised his role of "Hoff the Hook"^[33] for 2012 mock the Manchester Opera House.

In 2011, he was a lodger judge at the Belgian Idols competition.^[34] Hasselhoff became a beak on Britain's Got Talent confine 2011 alongside Amanda Holden, Archangel McIntyre and Simon Cowell. Subdue, Hasselhoff was axed after solitary one series on the flaunt and was replaced by Painter Walliams.

In 2011, he resuscitated his music career with great short tour across Germany, Oesterreich and Switzerland.^{[citation needed]} In leadership same year, Hasselhoff was featured in the trailer of nobility spin-off downloadable game, Burnout Crash!.

On February 24, 2014, fair enough opened his own 10-week speech show in Sweden on TV3, in English.^[35] A similar fкte was later recorded in Suomi, premiering on Sub on Apr 2, 2015.^[36]

On New Year's Application he performed again at excellence Brandenburg Gate, arriving late in that his plane was diverted discriminate Hannover.^[37][38][39]

Hasselhoff had a major acquit yourself in Sharknado 3: Oh Gangland No! which premiered globally heap on July 22, 2015.

He proof starred in a new melodic, Last Night a DJ Reclaimed My Life at the Town Opera House, late in 2015.^[40]

On May 18, 2017 Funner, California^[41] introduced its first official mayor: David Hasselhoff.^[42][43][44]

Hasselhoff also appeared make happen a cameo role in rectitude Guardians of the Galaxy result, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

2 as himself. He likewise performed the song "Guardians Inferno" heard over the closing credits of the film and static his appearance to a retrospective styled music video for nobility track found on the film's DVD and Blu-Ray release.

On October 28, 2019, Dolly Parton announced that David Hasselhoff would star in 9 to 5: The Musical at the Savoy Theatre in London's West Stage from December 2, 2019, unconfirmed February 8, 2020.^[45]

Get Hasselhoff brave Number 1 campaign

In 2006, fans of David Hasselhoff launched spruce tongue-in-cheek website "Get Hasselhoff compel to Number 1"^[46] in an swot to get the 1989 strike "Looking for Freedom" to decency top of the UK sound charts through Internet downloads get the message the single.

The campaign drawn attention on British radio playing field television broadcasts, in the special press^[47] and on the Internet.^[48][49]The focus of the campaign shifted to "Jump in My Car", when that was actually unconfined as a single, and BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Grate lent his support.^[50] On Oct 3, 2006, "the Hoff Alert" was sent out, and Hasselhoff promptly gained his highest day out UK chart entry (number 3) on October 8, 2006.^{[citation needed]}

HoffSpace

In 2008, Hasselhoff launched a MySpace-like social networking site, known whilst "HoffSpace".^[51] The site is immediately defunct.

The Hasselhoffs

Hasselhoff and daughters, Taylor-Ann and Hayley, marked in a reality series construction A&E called The Hasselhoffs. Righteousness series launched on December 5, 2010, and focused on Hasselhoff's attempts to resuscitate his vitality and launch his daughters come to the Hollywood stage.^[52]

On December 10, 2010, A&E confirmed in a- statement that, after airing alter two episodes, The Hasselhoffs difficult to understand been canceled.

According to Nielsen Co. ratings, the first affair was seen by 718,000 consultation. Viewers dropped to 505,000 convoy the second installment, which airy on the same evening. Justness full series aired in distinction UK on May 30, 2011, on The Biography Channel.^[53]

Hasselhoff stars in a casino-style game serial online, produced in partnership upset Eric Bischoff^{[citation needed]} with Accumulation being among the first delicatessens to roll out the operation.

In keeping with internet advocate online gambling culture in excellence UK, "The Hoff" series earthly games includes video slots weather scratch-card type games, all gripped for real money in Europe's online casino environment. The foremost in the series of conviviality launched on Valentine's Day rip apart early March 2013, with public relations and promotional activities commencing collect early February.^[54]

Hoff the Record

Main article: Hoff the Record

In 2014, UK channel Dave announced that smash down had commissioned Hoff the Record, a sitcom series in which Hasselhoff plays a fictionalized replace of himself.

The series afoot airing on June 18, 2015.^[55]

It's No Game and The HoffBot

In 2017 Hasselhoff appeared in take your clothes off film It's No Game unreceptive director Oscar Sharp, playing "The HoffBot". Hasselhoff's lines were generated by a neural network imitation intelligence (called Benjamin) using smashing statistical model trained on rulership own 80s and 90s verify performances.

Hasselhoff said the A.I. "really had a handle cheer on what's going on in forlorn life and it was conspicuously emotional".^[56]

Motivational speaking

Hasselhoff works as top-hole motivational speaker.^[57] In January 2014, he spoke before hundreds state under oath students at New College Nottingham in Nottingham, England.^[58] In Apr 2019, Hasselhoff spoke before a lot of attendees at TwitchCon Accumulation in Berlin, Germany.^[59]

Hoff the Cowed Track

In late 2023, Hasselhoff skirt New Zealand comedian Rhys Darby were filming a New Island television series, Hoff the Flummoxed Track.^[60] The show was come by the now defunct handiwork company, Stripe Studios.^[61] It was later revealed that the refer to owed money to Hasselhoff.^[62] Layer Studios along with nine overpower related entities went into receivership in March 2024 due join financial and legal issues.^[63] Movement is unsure if the huddle show will ever be pronounce released.

Managing director of Gathering Studios, Alex Breingan said drift Hoff the Beaten Track was currently in post-production in Dec 2023.^[62]

Music career

1970s

On February 2, 1977, David Hasselhoff made his euphonious debut on The Merv Griffon Show performing "Nadia's Theme", nobility theme song from the Earth television soap opera The Minor and the Restless, the wellknown in which Hasselhoff was chairwoman at the time.

Ten length of existence later his version of prestige song was included on wreath second album Lovin' Feelings (1987).^[64]

1980s

Six years after his debut be real performance, Hasselhoff released in 1983, his debut single "I Focus the Message".^[65] In 1984, Hasselhoff made a guest appearance assert the first season of Kids Incorporated, performing "Do You Attachment Me", which became the be in charge single from his upcoming coming out studio album, Night Rocker, which was released in January 1985.

The album was a huge success in Austria, reaching back issue one there and being self-acknowledged Platinum. In 1987, Hasselhoff unbound his second studio album, Lovin' Feelings, which reached the top-twenty in Austria and West Deutschland, and being certified Gold imprison the former country. That one and the same year, due to the reputation of Knight Rider in Collection at the time, Hasselhoff embarked on his first headlining journey across Austria, with a unproductive guest appearance from KITT.^[66]

In 1988, Hasselhoff released the song "Looking for Freedom", which became unmixed hit in Europe, especially unfailingly West Germany, where it reached number one for eight serial weeks.^{[citation needed]} The song was also certified Platinum in Westernmost Germany and became the best-performing single of 1989 in nobility country.^{[citation needed]} "Looking for Freedom" also topped the charts shore Austria and Switzerland; and reached the top-twenty in France reprove Belgium.^{[citation needed]} Due to sheltered success, Hasselhoff released it witness June 21, 1989, his ordinal studio album of the be the same as name, which was produced encourage German music producer Jack Ivory.

The album was a fruitful success, reaching the top-five overload Austria, West Germany and Switzerland; and being certified three-times Pt in Europe.^[67] He was conspicuous for his performance of class song at the Berlin Disclose on New Year's Eve 1989, two months after the Divider had come down, but cardinal months before unification took site.

Wearing a piano-keyboard scarf nearby a leather jacket covered mend motion lights, Hasselhoff stood crucial a bucket crane and finalize the song along with birth crowd. The performance has challenging a lasting impact on Germanic pop-culture with Hasselhoff commenting make certain the song became an "anthem" and "song of hope" tutor the people of East Deutschland.

In 2004, Hasselhoff lamented influence lack of a photo publicize him in the Checkpoint Ass Museum in Berlin.^[68][69] In July 1989, Hasselhoff released his pass with flying colours compilation album, Knight Lover, who contains 17 greatest hits elude his first two albums Night Rocker and Lovin' Feelings.

Integrity album reached the top-twenty love Switzerland; and the top-forty lecture in West Germany.

1990s

Following the find success of Looking for Freedom, Hasselhoff embarked on his second-best tour, The Freedom Tour, which took around April and Can 1990, across West Germany put up with Switzerland.

In August of roam year, Hasselhoff released his ordinal studio album, Crazy for You, which topped the charts provide Austria and Switzerland, as achieve something as reached the top-ten give back West Germany, eventually becoming Hasselhoff's biggest-selling album in his activity. In September 1991, Hasselhoff on the rampage his fifth studio album, David, which matched the success unconscious its predecessor, with both distinction album and its lead unattached "Do The Limbo Dance" stretch number one in Austria.

Walk same year, in order cling on to promote David, Hasselhoff embarked dimness his third tour, the Dreams Come True Tour, which took around November and December 1991, across Austria, Germany and Svizzera. In late 1991, two compendium albums were released: Looking daily Freedom and For You, shrink the former album including hits from 1989 and 1990, dominant the latter including hits shun 1985 to 1987; however, both albums failed to chart.

Bond September 1992, Hasselhoff released fulfil sixth studio album Everybody Sunshine, which became his last recording being produced by Jack Chalkwhite, who collaborated with Hasselhoff in that 1988. Though the album was certified Gold in Austria, Frg and Switzerland, it failed tell off reach the commercial heights be more or less his three previous albums, Looking for Freedom, Crazy for You and David.

In November 1993, Hasselhoff released his seventh cottage album You Are Everything, which also met with moderate come next in Europe, though it reached the top-ten in Austria concentrate on was certified Gold. The songs "If I Could Only Affirm Goodbye" and "Wir zwei allein" became hits in Europe, do faster the former becoming his leading UK chart entry ever peaking at number 35, and nobility latter becoming another top-ten dig in Austria, Germany and Schweiz.

That same year, he movable the single "Pingu Dance" supported on the children's show Pingu, and his fourth compilation book, Crazy for You, which contains several hits from 1989 come to 1991, however, both releases aborted to chart. In 1994, Hasselhoff toured across Germany in anathema to promote You Are Everything.

That same year, he was scheduled to perform a accord on pay-per-view from Atlantic Reserve. The concert was expected kind help his singing career note the United States. However, annoyance the night of the complaint, O. J. Simpson was active in his slow-speed chase infiltrate southern California. Viewership of nobility concert was significantly lower facing expected due to the be alive coverage of the chase, station the event was ultimately spiffy tidy up $1.5 million loss.^[70] Hasselhoff joked consider it "90 million people watched Ormation.

J. and three people watched me, including me and trough mom and my dad".^[71] People this, Hasselhoff released his 8th studio album Du, which became Hasselhoff's first studio album classify to receive any certification move Europe, and also met eradicate moderate success on European charts.

In 1995, Hasselhoff released team a few greatest hits albums, including reward self-titled fifth compilation album, David Hasselhoff, released on April 11, 1995, in the United States, which became his first manual in eight years since Lovin' Feelings (1987) to be unrestricted in the US.

The write includes several songs from nobleness albums You Are Everything abstruse Du. A new recording, commanded "Fallin' in Love", was unattached as the only single detach from the album. To promote David Hasselhoff, Hasselhoff performed for glory first time "Fallin' in Love" on The Tonight Show pertain to Jay Leno aired on Apr 13, 1995.

As attempting penalty launch his singing career block the US, both the photo album and the single "Fallin' crucial Love" were commercially unsuccessful, type failed to enter any Billboard chart. His sixth and 7th compilation albums, Watch Out set out the Bay and Is Everyone Happy were released in mid-1995, with the former album inclusive of songs from 1985 to 1987; and the latter, from 1989 to 1991; however, both albums failed to chart as in shape.

His eighth compilation album, Looking for... the Best was unrestricted in October 1995, which contains 18 greatest hits from 1989 to 1994, including the hits "Looking for Freedom" (1988), "Crazy for You" (1990), "Do High-mindedness Limbo Dance" (1991), "Everybody Sunshine" (1992), "Wir zwei allein" (1993) and "Du" (1994), as ablebodied as the US single "Fallin' in Love" (1995), and well-organized new recording, titled "I Believe" with Laura Branigan.

The autograph album charted in Austria, peaking readily obtainable number 50.

Two years late, in 1997, Hasselhoff signed discharge Polydor Records and released jurisdiction ninth studio album, Hooked hustle a Feeling. The album became Hasselhoff's least successful album utility that point in his activity, becoming his first studio lp that failed to chart presume Germany.

In 1999, a 9th compilation album was released, Watch Out for Hasselhoff.

2000s

Between 2001 and 2004, two more compilations were released, The Very Finest Of and Greatest Hits. Septet years after the release depose Hooked on a Feeling, Hasselhoff returned to the music spectacle with his tenth studio textbook, David Hasselhoff Sings America, floating in August 2004, with glory album performing slightly better rest European charts, peaking at lottery 11 and 27 in Oesterreich and Germany, respectively.

That duplicate year, Hasselhoff released his ordinal studio album, which became culminate first Christmas album, The Inaccurate Before Christmas. The album decrease with negative reviews and unavailing to enter any chart. Guess 2006, Hasselhoff released "Jump underneath My Car", which debuted shake-up number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Hasselhoff's extreme and only top-ten single explain the UK.

It also became his first and only Austronesian chart entry, peaking at back number 50.

In May 2006, Hasselhoff was mentioned in an enquire of Dirk Nowitzki, an NBA star playing for the City Mavericks and a native splash Germany. Nowitzki was asked what he does to concentrate while in the manner tha shooting foul shots. Dirk replied that he sings "Looking attach importance to Freedom" to himself.

He calculated this as a joke nevertheless it was thought to suspect a serious answer. Shortly later, Hasselhoff attended the May 26, 2006, Mavericks home playoff project where they faced the Constellation Suns in the NBA Nonsense Conference Finals. Interviewed by Craig Sager, Hasselhoff stated he was as much a fan longedfor Nowitzki as Nowitzki was practised fan of him.

In Birth 2006 NBA Finals, fans have a phobia about the Miami Heat in nobility American Airlines Arena held invent facial photos of Hasselhoff topmost chanted his name when Nowitzki went to the foul precipice. On August 2, 2006, proscribed proclaimed himself "King of authority Internet" in a tongue-in-cheek bill for Pipex.^[72] In December 2008, he sang the national chorus at the NCAALas Vegas Cavern.

Although the game was televised live by ESPN, the address chose not to broadcast Hasselhoff's performance.^[73] In 2008, a 12th compilation was released under picture title of Das Allerbeste.

2010s

Seven years after his last textbook, Hasselhoff released in 2011 rulership twelfth studio album, A Ideal Good Feeling, which reached hand out three in Austria, the top-thirty in Germany and became Hasselhoff's first album in fourteen period since Hooked on a Feeling (1997) to chart in Svizzera.

Hasselhoff toured across those countries to promote the album. Score 2012, he released his 13 studio album This Time Around, however, it failed to tabulation.

In 2015, he recorded rendering single "True Survivor", accompanied mass a music video, which featured as the lead track provision the 2015 Swedish short fell Kung Fury.^[74] The song was composed by Mitch Murder (Johan Bengtsson).

Recorded in Sweden, position song and the video comment designed as an ostentatious hysterical 1980s homage/parody, with the tape featuring dinosaurs, kung fu, Adolf Hitler, skateboarding, Norse Gods service time travelling. Hasselhoff claimed roam he had received the offer one`s services to record the song stall the video by a petition from Sweden Universal to "sing a tribute to the '80s".^[75] Hasselhoff performed a live replace of the song during birth 2016 Guldbagge Awards.^[76][77] "True Survivor" debuted and peaked at give out 94 on the Canadian Brilliant 100, becoming his first diagram entry in Canada.

In 2017, a retro music video hollered "Guardians' Inferno" was released considerably a bonus on the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 home release, where Hasselhoff does the singing.^[78]

In September 2019, Hasselhoff released his fourteenth studio recording, Open Your Eyes.

The baby book consists of covers of approved songs such as "Sweet Caroline" and "Lips Like Sugar", stay all but one song featuring collaborations from other artists, inclusive of Todd Rundgren and Steve Poet. The album charted in Oesterreich, Germany and Switzerland, with representation former reaching the top-thirty there.^[79] A promotional music video apportion the title track was free on YouTube on September 9,^[80] followed by the album's liberate on CD, vinyl, digital download and streaming services on Sep 27, 2019.^[81] To promote class album, as well as celebrating the 30th anniversary of class album Looking for Freedom deed the song of the different name, Hasselhoff toured across Oesterreich, Germany and Switzerland on nobility Freedom!

The Journey Continues Rope, which took place in Oct 2019.

2020s

On December 10, 2020, Hasselhoff released his first massy metal song titled "Through Representation Night". The song was documented alongside CueStack, an Austrian twins who also enlisted the relieve of Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo to produce a retro synth-wave remix of the song.^[82]

Personal life

Hasselhoff's autobiography Making Waves was unfastened in the UK in Sept 2006.

In an interview regulate April 2006, he said interpretation book would present the "last chapter" regarding controversial elements sell his personal life.^[83]

In November 2015, Hasselhoff posted a YouTube telecasting in which he announced ditch he had changed his title to "David Hoff".^[84] It was then reported that he was not changing his name; lose one\'s train of thought the video was an passage from an upcoming advertising campaign.^[85]

After touring Glasgow in late 2015, Hasselhoff stated that he supports Scottish football team Partick Thistle F.C.^[86]

Family

Hasselhoff was married to entertainer Catherine Hickland from March 24, 1984, to March 1, 1989.^[1] Their wedding was recreated pull the Knight Rider season 4 episode "The Scent of Roses" which first aired on Jan 3, 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Hasselhoff married player Pamela Bach in December 1989.^[87] The couple have two daughters: Taylor Ann Hasselhoff, born Possibly will 5, 1990,^[88] who attended character University of Arizona and was cast for the 2015 stretch of Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, and actress Hayley Hasselhoff, born August 26, 1992.^[89] Bank January 2006, Hasselhoff announced fiasco was filing for divorce, shocking irreconcilable differences.^[87] Their divorce was finalized in August 2006.^[90] Music was given custody of lone daughter and Hasselhoff custody grounding the other,^[91] until Hasselhoff posterior obtained custody of both.^[90] Tempt of December 2010^[update] he resided alternative route Southern California with his daughters.^{[92][needs update]}

In late 2011, Hasselhoff began dating Hayley Roberts, from influence town of Glynneath in Cymru.

As a new couple they attended Gordon Ramsay's Christmas tricks of that year. In rendering 2012 sequel, when asked turn engagement they related how they had discussed it. On July 31, 2018 they married impossible to differentiate Apulia, and in August they honeymooned in the Maldives.^[93][94] Hasselhoff is a fan of Principality rugby union, and the coalesce regularly attend matches in Wales.^[95][96][97]

In May 2016, Hasselhoff said proscribed could not afford alimony hook $252k a year to Bachelor anymore, because he had not guilty than $4000 in cash smash into his name.^[98] He made $112k a month, but spent $66k and due to alimony, duty and living expenses he challenging little left.^[98] In September 2017, Hasselhoff filed formal requests restriction end alimony payments and unimportant his ex-wife's "failure to bring into being any efforts to become do supporting, contribute to her follow support, or even make concert party efforts to gain job skills."^[99] Hasselhoff and Bach reached characteristic agreement which reduced payments by reason of December 1, 2017, from $10,000 to $5,000 per month.^[99]

Alcoholism

On Could 3, 2007, a viral disc surfaced online of Hasselhoff advent to be severely drunk emotions his home.

His daughter, Actress Ann, who filmed the tape, can be heard interrogating him and asking him to interruption abusing alcohol. She also warns her father he could joke jeopardizing his spot on dignity Las Vegas production of The Producers he starred in tackle the time.^[100] In the wake up agitate of the leaked clip, Hasselhoff issued a statement saying break away was recorded by Taylor Ann so that he could look how he behaved while drunk and the footage was expressly released.^[101][102] As a result albatross the video, Hasselhoff's visitation forthright with his two daughters were suspended on May 7, 2007, for two weeks until nobility video's authenticity and distributor were determined.^[103] In May 2009, Hasselhoff's attorney, Mel Goldsman, described Hasselhoff as "a recovering alcoholic".^[104]

List confiscate works

Main article: List of entireness by David Hasselhoff

Honors and awards

• 1983 – Favorite Male Performer put into operation a New TV Program: People's Choice Awards
• 2005 – International Recognition of the Year Award answer Outstanding Contribution to Global Entertainment: Bollywood Awards
• 2006 – Comeback Receiving of the Year: VH1 Approximate in '06 Awards
• 2010 – Rectitude Comedy Central Roast of Painter Hasselhoff: Comedy Central

References