David Hasselhoff at 71: What the Knight Rider Legend Is Doing Today

From zoom­ing down neon-lit high­ways in Knight Rid­er to run­ning in slow motion along the beach in Bay­watch, David Has­sel­hoff has carved out a leg­endary place in pop cul­ture his­to­ry. Now, at 71, “The Hoff” proves he’s not slow­ing down any­time soon.

🕶️ The Rise of a Pop Icon

Has­sel­hoff rose to fame in the 1980s as Michael Knight, the mys­te­ri­ous crime fight­er with an arti­fi­cial­ly intel­li­gent car, KITT. His charis­ma, chis­eled jaw­line, and icon­ic leather jack­et made him a fan favorite around the world. But it was Bay­watch that cement­ed his lega­cy — not just as a lead­ing man but as a glob­al enter­tain­ment mogul. At one point, Bay­watch was the most-watched TV show in the world, with over a bil­lion view­ers across 140 coun­tries.

🎤 The Music Career You Might’ve Missed

While Amer­i­cans know him best for his act­ing, Has­sel­hoff became a mas­sive music sen­sa­tion in Europe — par­tic­u­lar­ly in Ger­many, where his 1989 hit “Look­ing for Free­dom” became an anthem around the time the Berlin Wall fell. His pop­u­lar­i­ty in Ger­many was so intense, he even per­formed atop the Berlin Wall dur­ing New Year’s Eve cel­e­bra­tions in 1989.

💖 Life Off the Screen

In recent years, Has­sel­hoff has focused on liv­ing a qui­eter — but still active — life. He’s been mar­ried to Hay­ley Roberts since 2018, a for­mer shop assis­tant from Wales whom he met while film­ing Britain’s Got Tal­ent. The two share a light­heart­ed and lov­ing rela­tion­ship, often seen trav­el­ing or sup­port­ing one another’s ven­tures on social media.

David is also a proud father of two daugh­ters, Tay­lor-Ann and Hay­ley, who have both pur­sued careers in the enter­tain­ment world.

🎬 What He’s Doing Now

Even in his 70s, Has­sel­hoff isn’t done with the spot­light. He’s made guest appear­ances on var­i­ous TV shows, lent his voice to ani­mat­ed series, and even appeared in films like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. In 2022, he starred in a Ger­man real­i­ty TV series Ze Net­work, where he played a fic­tion­al­ized ver­sion of him­self caught up in a Cold War con­spir­a­cy.

He also fre­quent­ly embraces his meme-wor­thy sta­tus — appear­ing in music videos, com­mer­cials, and award shows with a sig­na­ture wink at his leg­endary career.

🧠 The Legacy of The Hoff

What’s most impres­sive about Has­sel­hoff is how he’s embraced the highs and lows of fame with humor, heart, and humil­i­ty. Whether he’s per­form­ing at Com­ic-Con or danc­ing with fans on Tik­Tok, he seems to tru­ly appre­ci­ate the love that spans gen­er­a­tions.

“I think the key is to nev­er take your­self too seri­ous­ly,” he recent­ly said in an inter­view. “Have fun, laugh at your­self, and keep mov­ing for­ward.”

At 71, David Has­sel­hoff remains a bea­con of fun, resilience, and charis­ma — a liv­ing leg­end whose engine is still run­ning strong.