Editing David Hasselhoff (section)

==Early life and education==

Hasselhoff was born in [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]], the son of Dolores Theresa (née Mullinex; 1930–2009), a homemaker, and Joseph Vincent Hasselhoff (1925–2014), a business executive.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/77/David-Hasselhoff.html|title=David Hasselhoff Biography (1952–)|publisher=Filmreference.com|access-date=August 4, 2010| archive-date= March 4, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065804/http://www.filmreference.com/film/77/David-Hasselhoff.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=bookref1>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PLdEufSL3xoC&q=%22Dolores+Mullinex+and+Joseph+Hasselhoff%22|title=Making waves: The autobiography|first1=David|last1=Hasselhoff|first2=Peter|last2=Thompson|publisher=Thomas Dunne Books|year=2007|access-date=January 4, 2014|isbn=9780340909294}}</ref> His family is [[Roman Catholic]] with German, English, and Irish descent.<ref name=bookref1/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,683057,00.html|title=Trying to Be German in South L.A.|work=Der Spiegel|date=November 3, 2010|quote=I thought for a moment. I needed examples of internationally famous German stars. But all I could offer in the way of music, aside from the great bard Hasselhoff, was The Scorpions|access-date=May 17, 2010|first=Philipp|last=Kohlhöfer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klamm.de/partner/unter_news.php?l_id=3&news_id=6562|title=David Hasselhoff sucht deutsche Verwandtschaft – Der US-Amerikaner David Hasselhoff sucht in der Nähe von Kassel nach seinen deutschen Wurzeln|publisher=Klamm.de |access-date=May 22, 2011}}</ref> His great-great-grandmother, Meta, emigrated with her family to Baltimore from [[Langwedel|Völkersen]], [[German Empire|Germany]] in 1865.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/1653740/swr_suedwestrundfunk|title=SWR1 Leute überrascht David Hasselhoff mit Bremer Vorfahren|publisher=Presseportal|date=July 25, 2010|access-date=December 22, 2010|first=Bianca|last=von der Wieden|language=de}}</ref>

He spent his childhood in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], and later lived in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, where he attended [[Marist School (Georgia)|Marist School]]. Hasselhoff made his theatrical debut at the age of seven in ''[[Peter Pan (musical)|Peter Pan]]'', and ever since his childhood dream was to have a career on [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Heller|first1=Corinne|title=OTRC: DAVID HASSELHOFF STARRING IN 'PETER PAN' IN UK, VISITS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BEFORE CHRISTMAS|url=http://abc7.com/archive/8927581|website=ABC7.com|access-date=June 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623234508/http://abc7.com/archive/8927581/|archive-date=June 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He graduated from [[Lyons Township High School]] in [[La Grange, Illinois]], in 1970.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Hasselhoff – Lyons Township High School |url=http://www.classmates.com/blog/celebrity/david-hasselhoff/ |website=Classmates |access-date=January 24, 2019}}</ref> He was a member of the speech team, senior discussion leaders, president of the choir, captain of the volleyball team and held roles in several plays (including one lead role as Matt in ''[[The Fantasticks]]''). He studied at [[Oakland University]], then studied theater at the [[California Institute of the Arts]] until 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calarts.edu/theater/notablealumni|title=Notable Alumni, California Institute of the Arts|publisher=Calarts.edu|access-date=August 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105054408/http://calarts.edu/theater/notablealumni|archive-date=January 5, 2008}}</ref>