HOT GALLERY! David Hasselhoff Turns 60: A Look Back at The Hoff’s Career Highlights

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Hasselhoff as Pinocchio in a School Play, La Grange, Illinois, 1969

Even in his teens, Hasselhoff was a natural performer. Here he appears as Pinocchio in a Lyons Township High School production in La Grange, Illinois.

David Hasselhoff from The Young and the Restless, 1977

David Hasselhoff as Dr. William "Snapper" Foster, The Young and the Restless, 1977

Genoa City was never the same once Dr. William "Snapper" Foster started saving lives on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless. Snapper "The Hoff" Foster broke hearts for several years in the daytime world before he left a lucrative career in daytime for the role of Michael Knight on NBC’s Knight Rider.

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David Hasselhoff and Caroline Munro in Starcrash, 1978

Watch The Hoff—before he had achieved his Hoffness—battle with an imitation light-saber and try to save some very low paid actors, including a scantily clad Caroline Munro, in this New World Pictures gem. The trailer is worth the watch and could possibly generate a clever drinking game.

David Hasselhoff from Knight Rider, 1983

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David Hasselhoff in His Signature Role, Michael Knight, with KITT the Car, 1983

The role of Michael Knight put Hasselhoff on the prime-time map and launched him into superstardom during the mid-1980s. Knight and the 1982 Pontiac Trans Am, artificially intelligent KITT, battled evil at every turn. Listen to the Knight Rider opening theme.

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David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon from Baywatch, 1997

Hasselhoff’s second signature role was Mitch Buchannon on the popular series Baywatch, which ran from 1989 to 2000. He also served as the show’s executive producer. You can watch Hasselhoff glisten in the California sun in the Baywatch opening credits.

David Hasselhoff from the Broadway show Jekyll & Hyde, 2000

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Hasselhoff Starring in the Title Role of Jekyll & Hyde on Broadway, 2000

The popular Broadway play Jekyll & Hyde ran for four years, from 1997 to 2001. David Hasselhoff was the final actor to play the lead character during the play’s run. This was one of several stage appearances for Hasselhoff. He also acted in The Producers (Las Vegas) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Los Angeles).

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David Hasselhoff with Daughters Hayley and Taylor-Ann in the AETV Reality Series The Hasselhoffs, 2009

Watch The Hoff work on resurrecting his career while his daughters, Hayley and Taylor-Ann, try to figure out where their lives are going on the AETV reality series The Hasselhoffs. Only two episodes were shown in the U.S., but in the U.K., the full season aired.

David Hasselhoff from Dancing with the Stars, 2010

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Hasselhoff with Dancing Partner Kym Johnson on DWTS, 2010

He might be an accomplished singer, but Hasselhoff didn’t quite impress the judges enough to last the season on DWTS. He and partner Kym Johnson were the first to be voted off for their cha-cha rendition. Watch their DWTS interview and performance.

David Hasselhoff from the American Music Awards, 2011

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The Hoff with LMFAO Duo SkyBlu and Redfoo at the American Music Awards, 2011

The Hoff surprised LMFAO during their “Sexy and I Know It” performance last November at the American Music Awards, ripping off his jeans and proudly displaying their signature undies of the moment.

David Hasselhoff from America’s Got Talent, 2007

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Judges Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, and David Hasselhoff, America’s Got Talent, 2007

Contestants on America’s Got Talent endured unabashed opinions by Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, and David Hasselhoff. The Hoff was also a judge on Britain’s Got Talent in the U.K.