David Hasselhoff talks about being the most watched TV star on the planet and bringing down the Berlin Wall.
American actor and singer David Hasselhoff is known to his legion of fans as ‘The Hoff’. His television roles include playing Michael Knight in the series ‘Knight Rider’ and Mitch Buchannon in ‘Baywatch’. David Hasselhoff’s most recent film role is John Ammer in the comedy ‘Click’ also in 2006 he published his autobiography ‘Making Waves’.
David Hasselhoff gives an adoring ‘Tubridy Tonight’ audience his first impressions of Ireland,
The architecture’s really cool.
In 1989 David Hasselhoff released his version of the 1978 song ‘Looking for Freedom’. The song became an international hit, staying eight weeks at the number one position in the German charts. The Berlin Wall came down on the evening of 9 November 1989.
There was a vibe going on with the song I had nothing to do with bringing down the Wall.
David Hasselhoff was invited to perform ‘Looking for Freedom’ at the Berlin Wall on New Year's Eve 1989. Singing to one million people so soon after the fall of the Wall,
Was quite a thing.
According to the 'Guinness Book of World Records' David Hasselhoff is the world's most watched man on television. This is because ‘Baywatch’ has more than 1 billion viewers in 140 countries. David Hasselhoff does not take this accolade too seriously,
I don’t really think about it when I brush my teeth in the morning.
David Hasselhoff’s success to date gives him a lot of satisfaction, especially as he was teased for the name Hasselhoff when growing up.
This episode of ‘Tubridy Tonight’ was broadcast on 30 September 2006. The presenter is Ryan Tubridy.
