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David Hasselhoff

Acting

Born July 17, 1952 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Also known as Ντέιβιντ Μάικλ Χέισελχοφ · David Michael Hasselhof · The Hoff

Biography

David Michael Hasselhoff  (born July 17, 1952), nicknamed "The Hoff," is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best-known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch. Hasselhoff also produced Baywatch for a number of seasons in the 1990s up until 2001, when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. Hasselhoff also crossed over to a music career during the end of the 1980s and the early 1990s. He was noted for his performance at the Berlin Wall at New Year's Eve 1989; he enjoyed a short lived success as a singer primarily in German-speaking Europe. More recently, Hasselhoff has been involved with talent shows such as NBC's America's Got Talent from 2006–2009. Hasselhoff was the first celebrity eliminated from the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars, on September 21, 2010. Hasselhoff left the America's Got Talent judging panel after the 2009 season, but later joined the Britain's Got Talent judging panel, alongside Amanda Holden and Michael McIntyre in 2011. He appeared as himself in the live action/CGI-animated film "Hop" in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Hasselhoff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • TV Land Award · 2007
  • VH1 Big in '06 Awards · 2006
  • Bollywood Awards · 2005
  • Bambi Award · 1990
  • People's Choice AwardFavorite Action Star · 1983
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  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • TV Land Award · 2007 · nominated
  • TV Land Award · 2006 · nominated
  • TV Land Award · 2005 · nominated
  • TV Land Award · 2003 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Sons of Anarchy

2008as Dondo

The West Wing

1999as David Hasselhoff

Young Sheldon

2017as David Hasselhoff

The Grand Tour

2016as Self

The Savoy

as Self

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

1998as Self

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999as Himself

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2

2017as The Form of David Hasselhoff

Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay

1998Executive Producer

Kung Fury

2015as Hoff 9000 (voice)

The Goldbergs

2013as David Hasselhoff

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996as Doctor Lasker

Knight Rider

1982as Michael Knight

Newsreaders

as David Hasselhoff

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005as Self

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004as David Hasselhoff

Diff'rent Strokes

1978as David Hasselhoff

The Last Laugh

2016as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff

2010as Self - Roastee

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self (uncredited)

Raw

1993as Self

Still Standing

as Gary Maddox

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

2018as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Action

1999as David Hasselhoff

Just Shoot Me!

1997as David Hasselhoff

Our Ladies

2019as Self

Hoff the Record

as Self

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

2004as German Coach

Click

2006as Ammer

The Final Alliance

1990as Will Colton

The Love Boat

1977as Brian Kiley

Stretch

2014as Self

Baywatch

2017as The Mentor

Alleluia! The Devil's Carnival

2016as The Designer

Dancing with the Stars

2005as Self - Contestant

FantastiCozzi

2016as Prince Simon (archive footage)

Baywatch

1989as Mitch Buchannon

The New Guy

2002as David Hasselhoff

The Big Tease

1999as David Hasselhoff

Hop

2011as David Hasselhoff

Dancing Ninja

2010as Ansel LaDouche / Ansel's Mother

Fear Factor

2001as Self - Contestant

America's Got Talent

2006as Self - Judge

Brad Paisley's Comedy Rodeo

2017as Self

Dear God

1996as David Hasselhoff (uncredited)

Knight Rider 2000

1991as Michael Knight

Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Host

Avalanche

1994as Duncan Snyder

A Dirty Shame

2004as Self

Terror at London Bridge

1985as Don Gregory