David Hasselhoff

Biography: Before presiding over what seemed like an endless number of lifeguards running in slow motion, this curly-haired goof played tall, dark and handsome on The Young and the Restless for several years. In the '80s, he made the move to prime time as a crime fighter with a verbose vehicle in Knight Rider. After the series ran out of gas, the sexy drama Baywatch brought his lifesaving skills to the beach. Baywatch premiered on NBC in 1989, but lasted one season before it was canceled. The show was revived in syndication, became popular worldwide, and spawned specials and unsuccessful spin-offs (including Baywatch Nights and Baywatch Hawaii). Hasselhoff concurrently embarked on a music career, releasing a number of albums to great popularity in Europe, particularly in Germany and Austria. After Baywatch ended, Hasselhoff made his Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde. Meanwhile, "The Hoff" embraced his status as a pop-culture punch line and played a couple of campy roles in bigBefore presiding over what seemed like an endless number of lifeguards running in slow motion, this curly-haired goof played tall, dark and handsome on The Young and the Restless for several years. In the '80s, he made the move to prime time as a crime fighter with a verbose vehicle in Knight Rider. After the series ran out of gas, the sexy drama Baywatch brought his lifesaving skills to the beach. Baywatch premiered on NBC in 1989, but lasted one season before it was canceled. The show was revived in syndication, became popular worldwide, and spawned specials and unsuccessful spin-offs (including Baywatch Nights and Baywatch Hawaii). Hasselhoff concurrently embarked on a music career, releasing a number of albums to great popularity in Europe, particularly in Germany and Austria. After Baywatch ended, Hasselhoff made his Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde. Meanwhile, "The Hoff" embraced his status as a pop-culture punch line and played a couple of campy roles in big movies (Click, Dodgeball). He returned to TV in 2006 as a judge on America's Got Talent. Off-camera, life was not as lighthearted, as he dealt with an ugly divorce from Pamela Bach, with allegations of abuse. Even after most of the details had been settled by the courts, the drama continued: In May 2007, a video featuring a drunken Hasselhoff was leaked to the media and resulted in the temporary suspension of his child visitation rights. The footage had been filmed by his daughter. In June 2007, he was awarded primary physical and sole legal custody of his children, but his personal troubles continued to plague him as he tried to sustain his career momentum. In 2010, he left America's Got Talent to do a reality show documenting life with his two daughters. Expand

David Hasselhoff's Scores

Average career score: 57
Highest Metascore: 81 Sons of Anarchy: Season 4
Lowest Metascore: 35 Baywatch: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Negative: 2 out of 6
6 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd The View: Season 9 Sep 5, 2005 David Hasselhoff tbd
61 Dancing With the Stars: Season 1 Jun 1, 2005 Season 11 - Celebrity Dancer 5.5
tbd The Kumars at No 42: Season 6 May 27, 2005 Guest tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 33 Mar 28, 2005 William 'Snapper' Foster Jr. (#2) (1975-1982) tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 32 Mar 26, 2004 William 'Snapper' Foster Jr. (#2) (1975-1982) tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 31 Mar 26, 2003 William 'Snapper' Foster Jr. (#2) (1975-1982) tbd
tbd Still Standing: Season 1 Sep 30, 2002 Gary Maddox tbd
tbd Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Season 5 Sep 9, 2002 Guest tbd
tbd Just Shoot Me: Season 6 Sep 27, 2001 Himself tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 29 Mar 26, 2001 William 'Snapper' Foster Jr. (#2) (1975-1982) tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 11 Oct 2, 2000 Executive Producer tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 28 Mar 27, 2000 William 'Snapper' Foster Jr. (#2) (1975-1982) tbd
79 The West Wing: Season 1 Sep 22, 1999 Himself 8.1
tbd 3rd Rock from the Sun: Season 5 Sep 21, 1999 Dr. Lasker 8.8
tbd Baywatch: Season 10 Sep 20, 1999 Lt. Mitch Buchannon / Executive Producer / Actor / Mitch Buchannon tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 9 Sep 21, 1998 Lt. Mitch Buchannon / Director / Mitch / Mitch Buchannon tbd
tbd The View: Season 4 Jul 28, 1998 David Hasselhoff tbd
tbd The Young and the Restless: Season 26 Mar 26, 1998 William 'Snapper' Foster Jr. (#2) (1975-1982) tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 8 Sep 22, 1997 Lt. Mitch Buchannon / Mitch Buchannon tbd
tbd Baywatch Nights: Season 2 Sep 29, 1996 Mitch Buchannon / Creator / Executive Producer tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 7 Sep 23, 1996 Lt. Mitch Buchannon / Executive Producer / Actor / Mitch Buchannon tbd
tbd Baywatch Nights: Season 1 Sep 30, 1995 Mitch Buchannon / Creator / Executive Producer tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 6 Sep 25, 1995 Lt. Mitch Buchannon / Executive Producer / Mitch Buchannon tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 5 Sep 26, 1994 Lt. Mitch Buchannon / Executive Producer / Mitch Buchannon tbd
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 3 Jul 4, 1994 Guest tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 4 Sep 20, 1993 Lt. Mitch Buchannon / Executive Producer / Mitch Buchannon tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 3 Sep 14, 1992 Lt. Mitch Buchannon (Seasons 1-10, 1989-1990/1991-2000; Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding, 2003) / Executive Producer / Mitch Buchannon tbd
tbd Baywatch: Season 2 Sep 23, 1991 Lt. Mitch Buchannon / Executive Producer / Mitch Buchannon tbd
35 Baywatch: Season 1 Apr 23, 1989 Lt. Mitch Buchannon (Seasons 1-10, 1989-1990/1991-2000; Baywatch Hawaiian Wedding, 2003) / Mitch Bucannon / Mitch Buchannon 7.0
tbd Knight Rider (1982): Season 4 Sep 20, 1985 Michael Knight / David Hasselhoff 7.3