NEW YORK — David Hasselhoff is fully aware of the international cult status “Baywatch” enjoys.
”`Baywatch”’ is more like a brand name that will probably constantly be made fun of for the rest of the millennium,” Hasselhoff said, laughing. “Somebody once said all the other countries in the world look at America like the biggest lifeguard in the world. … America will stop Saddam Hussein. America will stop terrorism.”
The 48-year-old actor says the syndicated lifeguard drama fell apart after he left last year. Hasselhoff starred as Mitch Bucannon from the show’s start in 1989 and appeared in the mid-’90s detective spinoff “Baywatch Nights.”
”`Baywatch’ really was me, not just because I was in it, but I was really instrumental in trying to keep the stories focused,” he said. “We watch the reruns and they’re excellent, and I mean, we all took a lot of heat but they’re really great family entertainment.”
