Hasselhoff played Dr. Snapper Foster on the soap opera The Young and the Restless for six years. Once having solidified his position as an actor, he attempted to cross over into the music industry. After two moderately successful albums, he recorded "Looking for Freedom" with German producer Jack White in the summer of 1989 and released it just as the Berlin Wall came down. In Germany, his song became an anthem of the time, and the album went gold and triple platinum.

Baywatch had premiered in 1989, but was cancelled after only one season. Feeling the series had potential, Hasselhoff revived it for the first-run syndication market in 1991, investing his own money and additionally functioning as executive producer.

Late 2006, a musical based on his life called David Hasselhoff: the Musical will open in Australia before moving to the United States. He can be seen in Click (2006) and upcoming Knight Rider: The Movie (2007).

Public Name: David Hasselhoff
Birth Name: David Michael Hasselhoff
Date of Birth: July 17, 1952
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland

Filmography

• Click (2006)
• Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
• Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
• "Still Standing" (1 episode, 2003)
• Fugitives Run (2003)
• Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2001)
• Layover (2001)
• Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical (2001)
• One True Love (2000)
• "3rd Rock from the Sun (1 episode, 1999)
• "Baywatch" (43 episodes, 1989-2000)
• Legacy (1998)
• Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (1998)
• Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998)
• NightMan (1997)
• Gridlock (1996)
• "Baywatch Nights" (1995)
• Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (1995)
• Avalanche (1994)
• Ring of the Musketeers (1992)
• The Bulkin Trail (1992)
• Knight Rider 2000 (1991)
• The Final Alliance (1990)
• W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989)
• Fire and Rain (1989)
• Casa 4 (Witchcraft), La (1988)
• Zärtliche Chaoten II (1988)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988)
• Starke Zeiten (1988)
• "Knight Rider" (90 episodes, 1982-1986)
• Bridge Across Time (1985)
• The Cartier Affair (1984)
• Knight Rider (1982)
• "The Love Boat" (2 episodes, 1980-1981)
• "Semi-Tough" (1980)
• Pleasure Cove (1979)
• Starcrash (1979)
• Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976)
• "The Young and the Restless" (1973)
• "The Dean Martin Show" (1 episode, 1973)

Awards

• People's Choice Award Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program 1983