David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff
Background information
Fullname	David Michael Hasselhoff
Born	July 17, 1952 (age 72) Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, singer, producer, businessman
Years active	1973-present
Family information
Spouse	Catherine Hickland (1984-1989) Pamela Bach (1989-2006)
Children	Taylor and Hayley (both with Bach)

David Michael Hasselhoff, 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 TV series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in Baywatch. Hasselhoff also produced Baywatch for a number of seasons in the 1990s up until 2001, when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii. In addition, Hasselhoff 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 on New Year's Eve 1989; he enjoyed a short-lived success as a singer, primarily in German-speaking Europe.

For Disney, he performed in the television special Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration. He also sung "Guardians Inferno" for a Marvel Studios movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. A fictionalized version of himself appears in the movie, being Star-Lord's role model, with Ego the Living Planet briefly taking on his appearance.

Gallery

David Hasselhoff with Marie Osmond in Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration.

David Hasselhoff attending the 66th annual Cannes Film Fest in May 2013.

David Hasselhoff attending the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.

David Hasselhoff attending the 73rd annual Golden Globes in January 2016.

Trivia

• Hasselhoff, who appeared in the Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, portrayed a version of Nick Fury in the television film Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Hasselhoff was considered for the role of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, but Tim Allen was cast in the end.