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Poor Hoff!

Good old David Hasselhoff. What a guy! Knight Rider, Baywatch, euro-pop videos which capture the imagination of the entire world–The man can do no wrong! (OK, so that depends on your opinion of euro-pop videos–)

I am ashamed to admit that I hadn’t thought about The Hoff for a long time until I saw this.

I’d just had no reason to think of him and what he might be up to with his life.

That was something I never thought I’d write down–Years ago I watched Knight Rider obsessively, like so many. Then I watched Baywatch obsessively, although it has to be said that The Hoff wasn’t my main reason for being glued to the screen, eyes-bulging–

Writing this post reminded me that The Hoff is, indeed, as sad as it is to say it—and you may wish not to read this next bit—a bit of a state these days. Some might say a real mess. A self-confessed long-time alcoholic (according to media sources The Hoff appears to be, tragically, the kind of whisky hording alcoholic you could see from space), David Hasselhoff has gone from being one of the world’s most celebrated celebrities, to a celebrity all but forgotten in the public eye. That is such a shame…

This makes me almost want to cry; and I’m sure if I watched Knight Rider right now I actually would do–

And what about this for a question: should there be another Knight Rider movie, maybe featuring The Hoff in the come back role to end all come back roles? I know there’s that other guy who played Michael Knight at another time, but he just wouldn’t do, would he? You’d have to have The Hoff! The Hoff or nothing, that’s what I say!