Jared Hennegan (born August 5, 1971), better known by the stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff, is an American musician and television personality best known for being the former bassist of the rock band

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Early life

Hasselhoff was born Jared Hennegan in Philadelphia and raised in

Woxall, Pennsylvania Woxall or sometimes ''Woxhall'' is a census-designated place (CDP) in Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the eastern side of the Perkiomen Creek, which flows south into the Schuylkill River. ...

. He graduated from

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. He helped establish Woxfeat, a rock festival in his hometown. He attended

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

, where he met future Bloodhound Gang member

Jimmy Pop James Moyer Franks (born August 27, 1972), better known by his stage name Jimmy Pop (originally Jimmy Pop Ali), is an American rapper, singer, musician, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, ...

. At various times, Hasselhoff has claimed to be the illegitimate son and tennis partner of ''

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'' actor

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, although none of these appear to be the case.

Career

Bloodhound Gang

As a member of the musical group Bloodhound Gang, Hasselhoff is an

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winner and was twice honored with the prestigious Comet award.

Other projects

In 2007, Hasselhoff played bass for the German

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artist Tony Damager's song "Totalschaden". He also played bass in the video clip, along with Sido on drums and

B-Tight Robert Edward Davis (born 28 December 1979), better known by his stage name B-Tight, is an American-born German rapper. Early life Davis was born in Palm Springs, California, to a German mother and an African American father, but grew up in ...

on the guitar. Hasselhoff participated in the

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championship 2010 ("Wok-WM 2010") in Oberhof on March 19, 2010. He also participated in the Wok-WM 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2022. Hasselhoff guest-starred as himself in two episodes of the German soap opera ''

Verbotene Liebe ''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") was a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of Mal ...

'', which aired in June 2008 on German television channel

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. On March 30, 2012, Hasselhoff defeated two-time Olympic discus medalist

Lars Riedel Lars Peter Riedel (born 28 June 1967, in Zwickau) a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the seventh longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50 m. Riedel began his discus career in the former German Democratic Republic. H ...

via a fourth-round KO to become the German celeb-boxing heavyweight champion. Hasselhoff currently has a recurring role as himself in the

ProSieben ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media. It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television company ...

game shows ''Duell um die Welt'', ''

Die beste Show der Welt ''Die beste Show der Welt'' ("The best show of the world") is a German television show which was first broadcast on 30 April 2016 on ProSieben. In the program, presenters Joko Winterscheidt and Klaas Heufer-Umlauf present three independent show c ...

'' and ''Joko & Klaas gegen Prosieben''. Hasselhoff is the host of the alternative science magazine ''Evil Science'' which airs on the German

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network.

Personal life

In 2006, Hasselhoff moved to

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, Germany, due to his resentment of

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's politics. He stated that he would not return to the United States as long as Bush was president. Hasselhoff suffers from

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, and has asked for his requested

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to be separated by color on at least one rider while on tour. According to his episode of ''

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'', he also suffers from

irritable bowel syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a "disorder of gut-brain interaction" characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain and or abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. These symptoms may ...

. In 2013, Ukraine banned Hasselhoff from entering the country for five years after he allegedly urinated on the Ukrainian flag at a concert in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

. A few days later, the band was due to perform at Russia's Kubana Festival on the

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coast, but the gig did not go ahead, due to another concert stunt in which he stuffed the Russian flag into his underpants. Instead, they were questioned by police and were ordered to leave Russia.

Filmography

References

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