Biography
It was presumably safe to say that few actors enjoyed a career as successful, tumultuous and just plain odd as that of David Hasselhoff. The star of three phenomenally popular television series - "The Young and the Restless" (CBS, 1973- ), "Knight Rider" (NBC, 1982-86) and "Baywatch" (NBC/syndicated, 1989-2001) - Hasselhoff was adored by millions of fans around the world - particularly in Germany - yet endured an equal amount of derision for …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Played himself in the thriller "Piranha 3DD" |
2010 | Appeared with real-life daughters on short lived reality series "The Hasselhoffs" (A&E) |
2010 | Joined 11th season of "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC) as a contestant |
2010 | Featured on a "Comedy Central Roast" |
2010 | Briefly reprised his role as Dr. William 'Snapper' Foster on CBS' "The Young and the Restless" |
2008 | Reprised role of Michael Knight in the NBC TV-movie "Knight Rider" |
2006 | Judged the NBC reality competition series "America's Got Talent," created by Simon Cowell |
2006 | Played Adam Sandler's boss in the comedy "Click" |
2004 | Cast in the role of Billy Flynn in the London stage production of "Chicago" |
2004 | Cast as the German Coach in the comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" |
2003 | Re-teamed with the cast of "Baywatch" for the TV-movie "Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding" |
2000 | Made Broadway debut assuming the title roles in the musical "Jekyll and Hyde" |
1999 | Made directorial debut with an episode of "Baywatch" |
1998 | Sang a duet with Filipina singer Regine Velasquez, which was used as the main theme for his movie "Legacy" |
1996 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (January) |
1995 | Released the album Miracle of Love in the U.S. |
1995 | Produced and starred in "Baywatch Nights," a spin-off of the popular syndicated series |
1993 | Signed multi-million dollar deal with BMG/Ariola for a worldwide recording contract |
1991 | Executive produced and starred in the revived syndicated version of "Baywatch"; left series in 1999, but stayed on as a producer |
1991 | Released second album in Europe, Crazy for You |
1990 | Performed the single "Looking For Freedom" on the Berlin Wall on New Year's Eve |
1990 | Released first album in Germany, Looking For Freedom |
1989 | Produced first film, "W. B. Blue and the Bean"; also co-starred |
1989 | Returned to TV to star in the original incarnation of "Baywatch" (NBC) |
1982 | Delivered breakthrough role as Michael Knight on the NBC action series "Knight Rider" |
1980 | Starred on the short-lived ABC sitcom "Semi-Tough" |
1979 | Cast in the role of Simon in the Italian film "Starcrash" |
1976 | Feature acting debut, "Revenge of the Cheerleaders" |
1975 | Made TV debut playing Dr. William 'Snapper' Foster on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless" |