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| | birthname = David Michael Hasselhoff | |||
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| '''David Michael Hasselhoff''' (born ], ] in ], ]), nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor who is best known for his lead roles on '']'' and '']''. He also crossed over to a successful music career, primarily in ], ], ] and the ]. | |||
| ==Early acting career== | |||
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| Hasselhoff's first major role was portraying Dr. William "Snapper" Foster, Jr. on the ] '']'' from 1975-82. He later went on to star as Michael Knight in the ]-created series '']'' from 1982 to 1986. | |||
| == European popularity and role in ending Communism == | |||
| While his star rose, fell and rose again in the US, Hasselhoff remained very popular in much of Europe. His music was more popular there than in the US, and his hit song "Looking for Freedom" became something of an anthem for the defeat of communist regimes in eastern Europe. <ref></ref>. This European popularity became something of an in joke, and is referenced in the film '']'' where Hasselhoff is shown as the demanding coach of the German team. But whatever his role in ending communism, Hasselhoff's popularity during this period was real enough, and even reached war-torn Yugoslavia. An anonymous young Bosnian recruited to help defend against the Serbs decorated his or her ] with pictures of Hasselhoff, creating the now legendary Hasselhoff Mauser. <ref></ref> | |||
| == Taking back ''Baywatch'' == | |||
| Hasselhoff returned to television on ] which premiered in 1989. Although it was cancelled after only one season, he believed the series had potential, so Hasselhoff revived it for the first-run syndication market in 1991, investing his own money and additionally functioning as ]. | |||
| His contract stipulated royalties to be paid to him from the rerun profits, which gave him the financial liberty to buy back the rights to ''Baywatch'' from ]. | |||
| In its second incarnation, ''Baywatch'' was much more successful. It ran in syndication for another ten seasons. It was also well-received internationally and has been shown in over 140 countries around the world.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} According to the ], ''Baywatch'' is the most watched TV show in the world, with over 1.1 billion viewers.<ref></ref> | |||
| This success combined with his royalties and his other ventures have placed Hasselhoff's fortune at more than $1,000,000,000.<ref>, ExtraTV.com, ] ]</ref> | |||
| == Late career == | |||
| In 1994, he was scheduled to perform a concert on ] from Atlantic City. The concert was expected to help reignite his singing career in the United States. On the night of his concert, ] was involved in a police chase on the California highway. Viewership of the concert was significantly lower than expected, due to the live coverage of the chase. Since then, Hasselhoff has not attempted another concert. | |||
| In 1996, he was given a star on the ]. | |||
| Beginning in ], ], Hasselhoff played the lead role in London performances of '']'', for three months and made his Broadway debut in 2000 in the title role of '']''. | |||
| Hasselhoff has made several self-parodic appearances in movies. He had a major appearance in '']'', released ], ], starring as himself (though very much in bygone ''Baywatch'' character) and meeting ] and ]. Hasselhoff also had another short appearance in the movie '']'' as the ] coach to the German national dodgeball team. Berating his team after being eliminated from a tournament, he shouts "Ihr seid alle ''Schweine''!" (translated: "You are all ''pigs''!") and smashes a photo of himself in his ''Baywatch'' attire. In 2004's '']'', Hasselhoff appears in a fantasy sequence performing his early 90s hit single "Du". In a cameo as himself in ]' 2004 effort '']'', Hasselhoff defecates in an airplane's washroom. The ] ] film '']'' is the first film in which Hasselhoff plays a character, as Sandler's despicable boss. | |||
| In his ] for "]", Hasselhoff again demonstrates a penchant for self-parody, this time of his performance as Michael Knight in '']''. The car in the video was a black ] with a pulsing ] and an interior nearly identical to that of ] (except for the passenger seat being on the left), including an aptly-timed use of K.I.T.T.'s seat ejection system. The video plays to a skit where he asks one of three girls to "jump in his car" to take her home. The girl initially refuses but then gets in so long as he behaves politely. She suggests that he should drive quickly, because she lives down south, "about 84 miles". When she insists she is not joking, he asks her to leave the vehicle, but she refuses, so he resorts to using the ejector seat to cause her to exit. | |||
| Hasselhoff presented a musical award with ] for the ] on Sunday ], ] in ].He was recently signed to ] appearing in a massive outdoor campaign in January 2006. He was scheduled to tour Australia with his band mid-2006.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} | |||
| Hasselhoff has also become something of an internet phenomenon, mostly as a subject of fun. Numerous websites have appeared and there is currently a campaign to get him a number one single in the ]. | |||
| In May 2006, Hasselhoff returned to the spotlight after he was mentioned in an interview of ], an ] star playing for the ] and a native of Germany. Nowitzki was asked what he does to concentrate when shooting foul shots. Dirk replied that he sings "Looking for Freedom" to himself. He meant this as a joke but it was thought to be a serious answer. Shortly thereafter, Hasselhoff attended the ], ] Mavericks home playoff game where they faced the ] in the NBA Western Conference Finals. Interviewed by ], Hasselhoff stated he was as much a fan of Nowitzki as Nowitzki was a fan of him. In The ], fans of the ] in the ] held up facial photos of Hasselhoff and chanted his name when Nowitzki went to the foul line. | |||
| Throughout the summer of 2006, Hasselhoff, along with ]-winning singer/actress ] and British media icon ] was a co-judge on ] '']'', a program that showcased America's best amateur entertainers. He is currently appearing in the second season of '']'' along side ] and Piers Morgan. | |||
| Late 2006, a musical based on his life called ''David Hasselhoff: The Musical'' will open in Australia before moving to the United States. Hasselhoff describes it as "totally ]". | |||
| On ], ], Hasselhoff in a tongue-in-cheek advertisement commercial for ] which ironically has attracted some . | |||
| In September 2006 he appeared in a radio interview with ] on The Breakfast Show on ]'s ], pushed his book on The Tubridy Tonight Show on RTE1, and sang and to Grant Lauchlan of , where he revealed that he would like to play a concert in the future at Scotland's Edinburgh Castle. | |||
| In November 2006, ] announced Hasselhoff would portray Roger DeBris, the director of the ] musical '']'', in the ] production of '']''. | |||
| == Personal life == | |||
| After dropping out of Atlanta's ], Hasselhoff attended and graduated high school at ] in ]. He studied at ] in Valencia, California. | |||
| Hasselhoff was married to actress ] from ], ] to ], ], when they divorced. Their marriage has been recreated in ] (Episode ''The Scent of Roses'' which first aired on ], ]). | |||
| Before his divorce with ], while they were separated, Hasselhoff dated Linda Butsnik, now ], of Carrollton, Georgia. | |||
| Hasselhoff married ] ] on ], ], and the couple had two daughters, ] (born ], ]) and ] (born ], ]). Although Hasselhoff was raised Roman Catholic, he and his family attended non-denominational church services. | |||
| On ], ], Hasselhoff announced that he was filing for divorce from Bach after 16 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. His publicist has stated that the couple has agreed to an amicable settlement. However, on ], ], Bach accused Hasselhoff of ] towards her.<ref>, BBC, ] ]</ref> Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark A. Juhas signed the order ], ] ordering the former ''Baywatch'' star to stay at least 100 yards (91 m) from Bach except for "peaceful contacts related to court ordered visitation" of their children. Pamela is seeking ] of their two daughters. | |||
| Hasselhoff's autobiography, called "Making Waves," was released in the United Kingdom in September 2006. he promised that the book would present the "last chapter" regarding controversial elements of his personal life. | |||
| Regarding his popularity, David Hasselhoff has said: “There are many dying children out there whose last wish is to meet me.” | |||
| On ], ], Hasselhoff suffered a freak injury when he hit his head on a glass shelf (some reports say a ]) while ] in his ] hotel's gym bathroom. The broken glass severed a tendon in Hasselhoff's right hand, and surgery was performed that day to repair the damage. Hasselhoff was released from the hospital the following day and was reported to be doing fine.<ref>, E! News, ], ]</ref> | |||
| == Alcohol problems == | |||
| Hasselhoff began receiving media attention in 2002 for drinking problems. He soon after attended a rehabilitation. | |||
| His problems with ] apparently continued, as he was arrested on ], ], on suspicion of ] ]. Hasselhoff was ]ed out with $15,000 and his lawyer once requested the case be continued and the arraignment was postponed to ], ]. On that court day, his lawyer entered his ] plea while he was absent from the court hearing. He was fined $390 (due to California's "Alcohol Abuse Education and Prevention Assessment" law, and other fees, the total amount paid to the court is assumed to be over $1400), sentenced to self-supervised ] for three years, ordered to attend ] meetings twice a week for 6 months, spend six months in a ] program (several hundred more dollars), and to perform 200 hours of community service. While his ] was restricted for the next 90 days, he could drive only to his work, to take his children to school, and to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. | |||
| In 2006, Hasselhoff was allegedly thrown out of a ] court-bar for drinking and rioting. However, Katie Rowley who runs the Wimbledon Championship, denies this.<ref>, BBC, ] ]</ref> | |||
| In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Hasselhoff also denied being ejected by The All England Club. "The tabloids make so much stuff up," he says. "I was at Wimbledon, and they said I was escorted out drunk. ... Absolutely not. I don't drink anymore."<ref>, CNN ] ]</ref> | |||
| On ], ], tabloids reported that Hasselhoff was publicly drunk at ] and was denied boarding a plane by ]. The airline only stated that a male passenger had been refused travel after being deemed unfit to travel. The following day Hasselhoff's publicist denied the allegation of Hasselhoff being drunk claiming ]s had made him sick and that he voluntarily chose not to board the plane. David's best friend - Graeme Firmin - has been quoted as saying that he 'wasn't angry at the Hoff for getting drunk but he was more disappointed'. He also mentioned that it wouldn't ruin their friendship. <ref> and </ref> | |||
| On ], ], a video surfaced of Hasselhoff apparently in mid-].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_21278612.shtml|title=David Hasselhoff Video Online: "The Hoff"s Drunken Bid To Beat Alcohol|accessdate=2007-05-03|work=Post Chronicle}}</ref> The new video shows him ], lying on the floor, drunkenly trying to focus on a ] hamburger in a ] hotel room. His daughter Taylor Ann, who shot the video, can be heard saying "Tell me you are going to stop, tell me you are going to stop." Eventually, Hasselhoff mumbles an answer: "Yep? Yes? Mmmhmm..."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unregisterednews.com/content/view/145/50/|title=David Hasslehoff Drunk in Video|accessdate=2007-05-03|work=Unregistered News}}</ref> Hasselhoff issued a statement, in the wake of the leaked video, that it was released deliberately. Hasselhoff claims that it was filmed by Taylor Ann so that he could see how he appeared and acted when ].<ref> and </ref> | |||
| Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his two daughters were suspended on ] ] because of the video; the suspension will last until ] ], at which point the video's authenticity and distributor will be determined.<ref></ref> On ], ], a news report headlined questioned whether the video had impacted negatively on the sale of Pipex, a UK broadband and web hosting company. A major TV and newspaper advertising campaign in the UK for ] Plc features Hasselhoff as "The King of the Internet". | |||
| == "Get Hasselhoff to Number 1" == | |||
| On ], ] anonymous fans of David Hasselhoff launched a tongue-in-cheek website "Get Hasselhoff to Number 1" in an attempt to generate the momentum required to send the 1989 hit "Looking for Freedom" to the top of the UK music charts based on Internet downloads of the single. The campaign is ongoing and has attracted attention on British radio and television broadcasts, the British national press and on the Internet . Over 40,000 people have signed up so far. When the total number of sign-ups on the site reaches 75,000 the owners of the site will send the "Hoff Alert" email to all those who have registered alerting them that the time has come to purchase the single. The intention is that the surge in sales generated will propel the former hit to the top spot in the British chart ensuring radio plays and television appearances for Hasselhoff. | |||
| "]" in the UK, the "Get Hasselhoff to Number 1" website switched the single it was promoting from "Looking for Freedom" to "]". BBC Radio 1 DJ ] has now lent his support to the campaign , to get "Jump In My Car" to number one. Since this announcement, Scott Mills has played the record again, whilst describing the accompanying tongue-in-cheek music video. | |||
| On ], ] the Hoff Alert was mailed out to over 40,000 subscribers, instructing them to buy the song in hopes that it would top the UK Singles Chart. Although this did not happen, Hasselhoff promptly gained his highest ever UK chart entry (#3) on ], ]. | |||
| == Hasselhoff in Interview == | |||
| On ], ], Hasselhoff gave a candid interview to ]. The interviewer wrote 'To spend an hour or so in the company of 'The Hoff' is to feel as if one is inadvertently playing a bit-part in a daytime television soap opera. It is unclear whether this has more to do with the cliched dialogue - "Life is something that happens when you're making plans", for example - or the way the lines are delivered with either brow-furrowed gravitas or uproarious laughter.' | |||
| Hasselhoff spoke of his religious beliefs - 'Amid all the adversity, whenever I had problems, God always said 'Here's ], here's a book, here's the No1 TV show, here's the No1 movie, here's a recording deal, here's two million downloads. I'm gonna make you the biggest star in the world, David, and i'm going to give you responsibility with that, and you can either take it or you can fuck it up. I fucked it up, I've taken it.' | |||
| On why his fans warmed to his shows, Hasselhoff stated 'Because I believe the camera photographs your aura, and it also photographs your heart. And I cast Baywatch that way. If you look at Baywatch, just about everybody on that show - even ] - has got a great heart.' | |||
| On ] he stated that it was more than a tv show, 'It's a phenomenon. It's bigger than Baywatch ever war.' On its success - 'It s because it was about saving lives, not taking lives, and it was how one man can make a difference. And we had a blast making it, and we made sure nobody died on the show. We made sure nobody ever drowned on Baywatch.' | |||
| He describes the acting he has done as 'a little more difficult than if you had a regularly well-written script - like, if I was going to be in, say, ], or ], or ] or ] or ]. I had to talk to a car.' | |||
| == Filmography == | |||
| * '']'' (1974) (playing a lady) | |||
| * ''The Lion Roars Again'' (1975) (uncredited as '']'' costume model) | |||
| * ''Revenge of the Cheerleaders'' (1976) (full frontal naked scene in a shower - character's name is Boner) | |||
| * '']'' (1979) | |||
| * ''Strong Times'' (1988) | |||
| * ''Lovable Zanies II'' (1988) | |||
| * ''Witchery'' (1988) | |||
| * ''Bail Out'' (1989) | |||
| * ''The Final Alliance'' (1990) | |||
| * ''Dear God'' (1996) (Cameo) | |||
| * ''Legacy'' (1998) | |||
| * ''The Big Tease'' (1999) | |||
| * ''The Target Shoots First'' (2000) (documentary) | |||
| * ''Welcome to Hollywood'' (2000) (documentary) | |||
| * ''Ring of the Musketeers'' (2000) | |||
| * ''Layover'' (2001) | |||
| * '']'' (2002) (Cameo) | |||
| * ''Fugitives Run'' "Dont Call Me Tonto" (Canadian Title)(2003) | |||
| * '']'' (2004) | |||
| * '']'' (2004) (Cameo) | |||
| * '']'' (plays himself, and acts as a boat for Spongebob and Patrick, and launches them like a Rocket Launcher with his pecs) (2004) | |||
| * '']'' (2004) (special appearance in Scott Thomas' dream singing Du) | |||
| * '']'' (2006) | |||
| * '']'' (2007) | |||
| Upcoming: | |||
| * '']'' (2008) | |||
| * ''] (film) (2008) (playing a pregnant man) | |||
| == Stage work == | |||
| * '']'' | |||
| * '']'' (in the title role) | |||
| * '']'' (as ]) | |||
| * '']'' (as ]) | |||
| * '']'' (as ]) | |||
| * '']'' (as ]) | |||
| == Television work == | |||
| * '']'' (cast member from 1975–1982) | |||
| * ''Pleasure Cove'' (1979) | |||
| * '']'' (1980) (canceled after a few episodes) | |||
| * '']'' (1982) (pilot for series) | |||
| * '']'' (1982–1986) | |||
| * ''The Cartier Affair'' (1984) | |||
| * ''Bridge Across Time'' (1985) | |||
| * ''Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake'' (1988) | |||
| * '']'' (1989) (pilot for series) | |||
| * '']'' (1989) | |||
| * '']'' (cast member from 1989–2000) | |||
| * '']'' (1991) | |||
| * ''The Bulkin Trail'' (1992) | |||
| * ''Baywatch: River of No Return'' (1992) | |||
| * ''Ring of the Musketeers'' (1992) | |||
| * ''Avalanche'' (1994) | |||
| * ''Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise'' (1995) | |||
| * '']'' (1995–1997) | |||
| * ''Gridlock'' (1996) | |||
| * '']'' (1997) (pilot for series) | |||
| * ''Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay'' (1998) | |||
| * '']'' (1998) | |||
| * ''One True Love'' (2000) | |||
| * '']'' (2001) | |||
| * ''Shaka Zulu: The Citadel'' (2001) | |||
| * '']'' (2003) - Guest Appearance | |||
| * ''Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding'' (2003) | |||
| * '']'' (2006-present) | |||
| * UK Terrestrial TV Advertisements: Pipex Broaband (2006) | |||
| == Discography == | |||
| Albums released include: | |||
| * (2005) '']'' | |||
| * (2004) '']'' | |||
| * (2004) '']'' - Germany #27, Austria #11 | |||
| * (2000) '']'' | |||
| * (1997) '']'' - Switzerland #41 | |||
| * (1995) '']'' - US Billboard New Artists #2 | |||
| * (1995) '']'' | |||
| * (1994) '']'' - Germany #43, Switzerland #41 | |||
| * (1993) '']'' - Germany #20, Switzerland #27 | |||
| * (1992) '']'' - Germany #21, Switzerland #17 | |||
| * (1991) '']'' - Germany #12, Switzerland #7 | |||
| * (1990) '']'' - Switzerland #1 | |||
| * (1989) ''] - Germany #1, Switzerland #3 | |||
| * (1989) '']'' - Switzerland #17 | |||
| * (1987) '']'' | |||
| Singles released include: | |||
| * (2006) '']'' - Australia #50, UK #3 | |||
| * (1993) ''If I Could Only Say Goodbye'' - UK #35 | |||
| * (1993) ''Wir zwei allein'' (Duet with ]) - Germany #9, Switzerland #10 | |||
| * (1992) ''Everybody Sunshine'' - Switzerland #27 | |||
| * (1991) ''Do the Limbo Dance'' - Germany #12, Switzerland #19 | |||
| * (1990) ''Crazy for You'' - Germany #18, Switzerland #21 | |||
| * (1989) ''Is Everybody Happy?'' - Germany #14, Switzerland #8 | |||
| * (1989) ''Our First Night Together'' - Switzerland #14 | |||
| * (1989) '']'' - Germany #1, Switzerland #1, Austria #1, Netherlands #22 | |||
| Additionally, the single "More Than Words Can Say", a duet with Regine Velasquez, was released in the Philippines. | |||
| == See also == | |||
| * ] | |||
| == References == | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| == External links == | |||
| * - Official website | |||
| * - News, Videos, Photos | |||
| * {{imdb name|id=0001327|name=David Hasselhoff}} | |||
| * {{ibdb name|id=75234|name=David Hasselhoff}} | |||
| * - Official Worldwide Fanclub | |||
| * ~ DH Club Of America | |||
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