Jared Hasselhoff

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]

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

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 Tony Damager'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
YearTitleRole
2003–2005Viva La BamEvil Jared
2005White Men Can't RapPhoenix
2005A Halfway House ChristmasSanta
2005TV totalMusical Guest
2005Video On TrialHimself
2005CribsJared Hasselhoff
2006Howard Stern on DemandEvil Jared
2006The Dudesons MovieEvil Jared
2007Die Niels Ruf ShowMusical Guest
2008Verbotene LiebeEvil Jared
2008Street Customs BerlinEvil Jared
2008Minghags: The MovieParamedic
2012Promi BoxingThe Bloodhound Butcher
2013–2016Circus HalligalliEvil Jared
2015KartoffelsalatNauseous Zombie #1
2015Mein bester FeindBartender
2015Bülents große ÜberasschungsshowEvil Jared
2015Duell um die WeltQuizmaster
2016Mein bester FeindWell Greased Guy
2016Evil ScienceHost
2017Die beste Show der WeltTag 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. "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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