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David Hasselhoff

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David Hasselhoff

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Also known as David Michael Hasselhoff, The Hoff

American actor, singer, producer, and businessman (born 1952)

OverviewAI-generated

David Hasselhoff is an American male actor whose professional career began in 1973. He is recognized as a person in the United States and has been acknowledged in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. His musical work is categorized under pop and rock genres, with tags including "Legendary" and "hairy chest."

Hasselhoff has authored ten works, including *Making Waves*, *Making Waves - Signed Stock*, *Michael Phelps Calendar 2022*, and *David Hasselhoff - Die Autobiografie*. He has two children and maintains an official website. His music has accumulated 1,902,924 plays and 216,654 listeners on Last.fm, while his social media presence includes 483,223 followers.

Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
10

Top works

  • Making Waves - Signed Stock
  • Making Waves
  • Michael Phelps Calendar 2022
  • David Hasselhoff - Die Autobiografie
  • Making waves

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1952-07-17
actor

Discography

Official siteDiscogsStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
216,654
Total plays
1,902,924

Tags

poprockLegendaryhairy chestamerican

David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), commonly known as "The Hoff," is an American actor, singer, and television personality. He holds a Guinness World Record for being the most-watched man on television. Hasselhoff first gained recognition for his role as Dr. Snapper Foster on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless" (1975–1982). He went on to achieve greater fame with his leading role as Michael Knight on the crime drama series "Knight Rider" (1982–1986) <a href="https://www.last.

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

    · 2021 · cited 85,169x

  2. Basic local alignment search tool

    · 1990 · cited 80,862x

  3. The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.

    · 1986 · cited 63,645x

  4. Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error

    · 1981 · cited 63,494x

  5. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

    · 2009 · cited 58,756x

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Encyclopedic overview

David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952), 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 the drama series Baywatch (1989–2000). He also produced Baywatch from the 1990s until 2001 when the series ended with Baywatch Hawaii.

Hasselhoff has appeared in films, including DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004), The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004), Click (2006), 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. (1998). In 2000, he made his Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde. Following his debut, he starred in other musicals including Chicago and The Producers.

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