David Michael Hasselhoff born July 17, , [ 1 ] nicknamed " The Hoff ", [ 2 ] is an American actor, singer, and television personality. Snapper Foster. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in Baywatch — He also produced Baywatch from the s until when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii.
Before Samuel L. Following his debut, he starred in other musicals including Chicago and The Producers. Hasselhoff has released a total of 15 studio albums, which found success mostly in German-speaking parts of Europe, where he has garnered multiple gold and platinum awards, with the single " Looking for Freedom " achieving number one in Germany and Switzerland.
Hasselhoff has also worked as a talent show judge on television shows such as America's Got Talent — and Britain's Got Talent He spent his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida , and later lived in Atlanta , Georgia, where he attended Marist School.
Hasselhoff made his theatrical debut at the age of seven in Peter Pan , and ever since his childhood dream was to have a career on Broadway. He studied at Oakland University , then studied theater at the California Institute of the Arts until [ 10 ].
Hasselhoff portrayed Dr. His feature film debut was in as "Boner" in Revenge of the Cheerleaders , which he did to get accredited into the Screen Actors Guild. At the time, he believed that the film would not be released, but it was: two years later, also appearing under the title Caught with their Pants Down. He launched his singing career with guest appearances on the first season of children's program Kids Incorporated , performing " Do You Love Me ".
