Jared Hasselhoff

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Jared Hasselhoff
Hasselhoff in 2014
Hasselhoff in 2014
Background information
Birth nameJared Hennegan
Born (1971-08-05) August 5, 1971 (age 50)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock, comedy rock, punk rock, rap rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, actor
InstrumentsBass
Years active1994-present
Associated actsBloodhound Gang

Jared Hennegan (born August 5, 1971), better known by the stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff, is an American musician, songwriter, actor and television moderator. He is best known for being the former bassist of Bloodhound Gang.[1]

Early life[]

Hasselhoff was born in Philadelphia and raised in Woxall, Pennsylvania. He attended Temple University, where he met future Bloodhound Gang member Jimmy Pop. He currently lives in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, Germany. At various times, Hasselhoff has claimed to be the illegitimate son, cousin and/or tennis partner of Knight Rider actor David Hasselhoff, although none of these appear to be the case.[2]

Career[]

Bloodhound Gang[]

Main article: Bloodhound Gang

As a member of the musical group Bloodhound Gang, Hasselhoff is an Echo award winner and was twice honored with the prestigious Comet award.[3]

Other projects[]

In 2007, Hasselhoff played bass for the German crunk artist 's song "Totalschaden". He also played bass in the video clip, along with Sido on drums and B-Tight on the guitar.

Hasselhoff participated in the Wok championship 2010 ("Wok-WM 2010") in Oberhof on March 19, 2010.[4] He also participated in the Wok-WM 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.

Hasselhoff guest-starred as himself in two episodes of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, which aired in June 2008 on German television channel Das Erste.[5]

On March 30, 2012, Hasselhoff defeated two-time Olympic discus medalist Lars Riedel via a fourth-round KO to become the German celeb-boxing heavyweight champion.[3]

Hasselhoff currently has a recurring role as himself in the ProSieben game shows Duell um die Welt, Die beste Show der Welt and Joko & Klaas gegen Prosieben.[6]

Hasselhoff is the host of the alternative science magazine Evil Science which airs on the German ProSieben Maxx network.[7]

Personal life[]

In 2006, Hasselhoff moved to Berlin, Germany, due to his resentment of George W. Bush's politics.[8] He stated that he would not return to the United States as long as Bush was president.

Hasselhoff suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder, and has asked for his requested Skittles to be separated by color on at least one rider while on tour.[9] According to his episode of MTV Cribs, he also suffers from irritable bowel syndrome.

In 2013, Ukraine banned Hasselhoff from entering the country for five years after he appeared to urinate on the Ukrainian flag at a concert in Kyiv. A few days later, the band was due to perform at Russia's Kubana Festival on the Black Sea coast, but the gig did not go ahead. Instead, they were questioned by police and were ordered to leave Russia.[10]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role
2003–2005 Viva La Bam Evil Jared
2005 White Men Can't Rap Phoenix
2005 A Halfway House Christmas Santa
2005 TV total Musical Guest
2005 Video On Trial Himself
2005 Cribs Jared Hasselhoff
2006 Howard Stern on Demand Evil Jared
2006 The Dudesons Movie Evil Jared
2007 Die Niels Ruf Show Musical Guest
2008 Verbotene Liebe Evil Jared
2008 Street Customs Berlin Evil Jared
2008 Minghags: The Movie Paramedic
2012 Promi Boxing The Bloodhound Butcher
2013–2016 Circus Halligalli Evil Jared
2015 Kartoffelsalat Nauseous Zombie #1
2015 Mein bester Feind Bartender
2015 Bülents große Überasschungsshow Evil Jared
2015 Duell um die Welt Quizmaster
2016 Mein bester Feind Well Greased Guy
2016 Evil Science Host
2017 Die beste Show der Welt Tag Team Champion

References[]

  1. ^ ""Evil" Jared Hasselhoff". IMDb. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
  2. ^ "Jared Hasselhoff: Steckbrief" (in German). WEB.DE. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Evil Jared HASSELHOFF" (in German). knab konzerte. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Wok WM 2010 live: Oberhof freut sich auf ProSieben-Spektakel by www.topnews.de
  5. ^ "Verbotene Liebe": Vollblutrocker trifft Pianistin" (in German). news aktuell GmbH. April 28, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
  6. ^ "Serien von und mit Evil Jared Hasselhoff" (in German). fernsehserien.de. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "Evil Science mit Evil Jared auf ProSieben MAXX" (in German). ProSieben. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "Jared Hasselhoff's web blog". vertigo.fm. Archived from the original on July 2, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2006.
  9. ^ Time Waster. "Bloodhound Gang". The Smoking Gun. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  10. ^ BBC. "Ukraine bans US Bloodhound Gang rocker for flag insult". BBC. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
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