The beginning

He’s the stud who spawned a generation of car enthusiasts with Knight Rider, cheered up a million teenage boys with Baywatch, and warbled as the Berlin Wall crumbled (reports that his singing caused the wall to collapse are definitely unfounded).

But how much do you really know about Mr David Hasselhoff? We’ve rounded up some fascinating facts about the Hunkmeister General so you can decide whether you want to jump in his car...