The Hoff’s career is a testament to the power of endurance – if you do something, do it wholeheartedly and well and you can have a career that makes you a fortune and a household name. And play a role in the Berlin Wall coming down. It helps to be good looking, of course, but there’s been a lot of good looking actors in Hollywood.
I think the secret to the Hoff’s success is he has a go, regardless. Even when he’d made it as a soapie star he thought “right, I’ll try singing” – when that flopped he didn’t give up but tried it in Europe... he became a star there, and it paid off when looking to raise money for Baywatch.
Hasslehoff’s memoirs are mostly positive and up beat – he did battle a few demons notably some dodgy relationships and alcoholism (I can understand that – he was Mr Nice Guy then go back to the hotel and hit the mini bar). He is up front too about the various problems on Baywatch (even he admits he couldn’t tell who was who among the support cast at the end). I’ve always thought the Hoff was a better light comedian than he got credit for – he’s not much of an actor, though.
Aussie readers will enjoy the Aussie content eg battle for Avalon.
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