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{{short description|American actor, singer, and television personality (born 1952)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = David Hasselhoff
| image              = David Hasselhoff 2009.jpg
| birth_name         = David Michael Hasselhoff
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1952|7|17}}
| birth_place        = [[Baltimore]], Maryland, U.S.
| other_names        = The Hoff
| awards             = [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
| education          = [[Oakland University]]<br>[[California Institute of the Arts]]
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* singer
* television personality
}}
| years_active       = 1973–present
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Catherine Hickland]]|1984|1989|end=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Pamela Bach]]|1989|2006|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Hayley Roberts |2018}}
}}
| children           = 2, including [[Hayley Hasselhoff|Hayley]]
| website            = {{official URL}}
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
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| instrument       = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* guitar}}
| genre            = {{flatlist|
* Rock
* [[pop rock]]
* [[hard rock]]
* [[soft rock]]}}
| years_active     = 1983–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
* Silver Blue
* [[Sony Music#History|CBS]]
* White
* [[Ariola Records|Ariola]]
* [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
* [[Edel SE & Co. KGaA|Edel]]
* [[Sony Music|Sony]]
* [[Cleopatra Records|Cleopatra]]
* [[Allied Artists Music Group]]}}
}}
| caption            = Hasselhoff in 2009
}}
'''David Michael Hasselhoff''' (born July 17, 1952),<ref name=filmref/> nicknamed "'''The Hoff'''",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-crab-with-hairy-chest-dubbed-the-hoff|title=New crab with hairy chest dubbed "The Hoff"|work=[[CBS News]]|date=January 5, 2012|access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He has set a [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] as the most watched man on TV.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 1, 2011|title=Royal Wedding, Hugh Laurie and Johnny Depp make it into Guinness World Records 2012 edition|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2011/9/royal-wedding-hugh-laurie-and-johnny-depp-make-it-into-guinness-world-records-2012-edition|access-date=July 29, 2020|website=Guinness World Records|language=en-GB}}</ref> 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 (Knight Rider)|Michael Knight]] on the crime drama series ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' (1982–1986) and as L.A. County Lifeguard [[Mitch Buchannon]] in the drama series ''[[Baywatch]]'' (1989–2000)''.'' He also produced ''Baywatch'' from the 1990s until 2001 when the series ended with ''[[Baywatch|Baywatch Hawaii]].''

Hasselhoff has appeared in films, including ''[[DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story|Dodgeball]]'' (2004), ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' (2004), [[Click (2006 film)|''Click'']] (2006), ''[[Hop (film)|Hop]]'' (2011), and ''[[Piranha 3DD]]'' (2012). Before [[Samuel L. Jackson]], Hasselhoff was the first actor to portray the [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Nick Fury]] in the telefilm ''[[Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (film)|Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' (1998). In 2000, he made his Broadway debut in the musical ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]''. Following his debut, he starred in other musicals including ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' and ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]].''

Hasselhoff has released a total of [[David Hasselhoff discography|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 (song)|Looking for Freedom]]" reaching number one in Germany and Switzerland. Hasselhoff has also worked as a talent show judge on television shows such as ''[[America's Got Talent]]'' (2006–2009) and ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' (2011).