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David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff, nicknamed "The Hoff", is an American actor, singer, and television personality. Hasselhoff first gained recognition on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (1975–1982), playing the role of Dr. Snapper Foster. His career continued with his leading role as Michael Knight on the crime drama series Knight Rider (1982–1986) and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in…
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Born 17 July 1952 · Q201927
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2026· 4 entries
“And 10,000 people turned out, so I sang”
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“I hit big with a single and they invited me to sing, and I said,”
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“t until he saw people holding signs while on tour, thanking him for the fall of the Wall, that he realized how much it meant.”
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2023· 1 entry
Published video “March 1, 2023”.
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2022· 1 entry
Released album “Best Of Zum 70. Geburtstag”.
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2021· 4 entries
Published video “David Hasselhoff – Damnit I Love You (Verdammt ich lieb Dich) [Official Video]”.
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Released album “Party Your Hasselhoff”.
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Published video “David Hasselhoff – Sweet Caroline [Official Video]”.
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Published video “David Hasselhoff – The Passenger [Official Video]”.
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2020· 2 entries
Hasselhoff released his first heavy metal song titled "Through The Night"
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Released ep “Through the Night”.
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2019· 3 entries
Dolly Parton announced that David Hasselhoff would star in 9 to 5: The Musical at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End from December 2, 2019, until February 8, 2020
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Released album “Open Your Eyes”.
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Released album “Best Of David Hasselhoff”.
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2018· 1 entry
Married in Apulia, and in August they honeymooned in the Maldives
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2017· 10 entries
Published video “DavidHasselhoffVEVO Live Stream”.
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Released album “30”.
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Published video “Opening Night Of André Rieu In Maastricht”.
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Published video “Signing The Book In The Mayors Office In Prešov, Slovakia”.
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Published video “Sightseeing In Prešov, Slovakia”.
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Published video “Nova Rock 2017”.
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Published video “Fun Visit To The Berlin Zoo!”.
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Funner, California introduced its first official mayor: David Hasselhoff
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A retro music video called "Guardians' Inferno" was released as a bonus on the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol
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Hasselhoff appeared in short film It's No Game by director Oscar Sharp, playing "The HoffBot"
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2016· 1 entry
Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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2015· 2 entries
Recorded the single "True Survivor", accompanied by a music video, which featured as the lead track for the 2015 Swedish short film Kung Fury
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In November 2015, Hasselhoff posted a YouTube video in which he announced that he had changed his name to "David Hoff".
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2014· 2 entries
Opened his own 10-week talk show in Sweden on TV3, in English
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UK channel Dave announced that it had commissioned Hoff the Record, a sitcom series in which Hasselhoff plays a fictionalized version of himself
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2013· 1 entry
Released album “Looking for Freedom”.
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2012· 2 entries
Released album “This Time Around”.
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Released his thirteen studio album This Time Around, however, it failed to chart
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2011· 6 entries
Released album “A Real Good Feeling”.
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Revived his music career with a short tour across Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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Alongside Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and Simon Cowell
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Was a guest judge at the Belgian Idols competition
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Joined the Britain's Got Talent judging panel, as the additional fourth judge for series 5
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His twelfth studio album, A Real Good Feeling, which reached number three in Austria, the top-thirty in Germany and became Hasselhoff's first album in fourteen years since Hooked on a Feeling (1997) to chart in Switzerla
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2010· 5 entries
A&E confirmed in a statement that, after airing just two episodes, The Hasselhoffs had been canceled
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And focused on Hasselhoff's attempts to resuscitate his career and launch his daughters onto the Hollywood stage
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Were the first couple eliminated from the competition
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Comedy Central aired a special "roast" of Hasselhoff
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Hasselhoff guest hosted professional wrestling's WWE Raw in London, England
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2008· 3 entries
Became the first celebrity downloadable character for the PlayStation Network's video game Pain
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A twelfth compilation was released under the title of Das Allerbeste
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Hasselhoff launched a MySpace-like social networking site, known as "HoffSpace"
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2007· 4 entries
Awarded TV Land Award (2007).
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For two weeks until the video's authenticity and distributor were determined
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A viral video surfaced online of Hasselhoff appearing to be severely drunk inside his home
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Again played himself in the Jamie Kennedy comedy Kickin' It Old Skool
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2006· 6 entries
"the Hoff Alert" was sent out, and Hasselhoff promptly gained his highest ever UK chart entry (number 3) on October 8, 2006
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Proclaimed himself "King of the Internet" in a tongue-in-cheek advertisement for Pipex
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Awarded VH1 Big in '06 Awards (2006).
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Hasselhoff released "Jump in My Car", which debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Hasselhoff's first and only top-ten single in the UK
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Fans of David Hasselhoff launched a tongue-in-cheek website "Get Hasselhoff to Number 1" in an attempt to get the 1989 hit "Looking for Freedom" to the top of the UK music charts through Internet downloads of the single
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Hasselhoff became a co-judge on NBC's America's Got Talent, a show that showcases America's best amateur entertainers
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded Bollywood Awards (2005).
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2004· 4 entries
Played the lead role in London performances of Chicago for three months
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Released album “Sings America”.
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Hasselhoff lamented the lack of a photo of him in the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin
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Released album “The Night Before Christmas”.
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2001· 2 entries
Was watched by almost 1 billion viewers across 140 countries, solidifying his status among the world's foremost television personalities of the said period
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Released album “The Very Best of”.
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2000· 1 entry
Made his Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde
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1999· 1 entry
A ninth compilation album was released, Watch Out for Hasselhoff
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1997· 3 entries
Hasselhoff signed with Polydor Records and released his ninth studio album, Hooked on a Feeling
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Performed a duet with Filipino singer Regine Velasquez, which was used as the main theme for his 1998 movie Legacy
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Released album “Hooked on a Feeling”.
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1996· 1 entry
Hasselhoff was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1995· 4 entries
Released album “Watch Out for the Bay”.
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Released album “Looking for... the Best”.
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Hasselhoff released four greatest hits albums, including his self-titled fifth compilation album, David Hasselhoff, released on April 11, 1995, in the United States, which became his first album in eight years since Lovi
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Released album “For All My Friends”.
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1994· 2 entries
Released album “Du”.
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Hasselhoff toured across Germany in order to promote You Are Everything
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1993· 2 entries
Released album “David Hasselhoff”.
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Released album “You Are Everything”.
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1992· 1 entry
Released album “Everybody Sunshine”.
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1991· 4 entries
Investing his own money and additionally functioning as executive producer
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Released album “David”.
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Hasselhoff reprised his role as Michael Knight in the television film Knight Rider 2000 as a sequel to the original series
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Released album “For You”.
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1990· 3 entries
Released album “Crazy for You”.
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Awarded Bambi Award (1990).
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Released album “Knight Lover”.
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1989· 2 entries
His third studio album of the same name, which was produced by German music producer Jack White
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Released album “Lonely Is the Night”.
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1988· 1 entry
Hasselhoff released the song "Looking for Freedom"
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1987· 2 entries
Released album “Lovin’ Feelings”.
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Hasselhoff released his second studio album, Lovin' Feelings, which reached the top-twenty in Austria and West Germany, and being certified Gold in the former country
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1985· 1 entry
Released album “Night Rocker”.
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1984· 1 entry
Hasselhoff made a guest appearance on the first season of Kids Incorporated, performing "Do You Love Me", which became the lead single from his upcoming debut studio album, Night Rocker, which was released in January 198
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded People's Choice Award for Favorite Action Star (1983).
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1977· 1 entry
David Hasselhoff made his musical debut on The Merv Griffin Show performing "Nadia's Theme", the theme song from the American television soap opera The Young and the Restless, the show in which Hasselhoff was starring at
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1974· 1 entry
As "Boner" in Revenge of the Cheerleaders, which he did to get accredited into the Screen Actors Guild
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-07-17.
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