David Hasselhoff to be at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo

David Hasselhoff will be at the Gold Coast Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Australia this month. The fan convention at the Gold Coast will be April 19-21 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Center. David is keen to hang out with his fans."If you haven't been to one of these fan conventions, then get ready," he said."I doubt you've been to anything else quite like ... they're a bit like a one very big Halloween party. People come from everywhere to meet their favourite stars and most of them dress up." Hasselhoff would be surprised if he didn't see fans channelling characters from his TV hits The Young and the Restless, Knight Rider and Baywatch."I sing at concerts and go to parties all the time where almost everyone in the room is dressed-up to look like me. I suppose you sort of get used to it," he said. He remembered one fan who presented her butt cheek to show him a tattooed picture of himself and asked him to autograph it.With a stellar cast of guests, heaps of interactive comps and events, masses of retailers and Artist Alley vendors, legends of the industry such as Weta from New Zealand and so much more, from the worlds of film, TV, anime, gaming, comic-books, authors and more! It's not to be missed!
 
Activities to look out for include:

• Madman National Cosplay Championships
• Australian Timezone Supanova Pinball Championships
• Dreamworld: Supanova After Dark (Gold Coast Exclusive – separately ticketed)
• ESL (Melbourne Exclusive)
• Imagineers Playground (Melbourne Exclusive)
• Supanova Cosplay Parade featuring the 501st Legion (Gold Coast Exclusive)
• Zombster Gunpla Model Building (Gold Coast Exclusive)
• The Cast and Crew of Sushi Girl

David Hasselhoff is leading the stellar cast of guests including:
 
Rose McGowan [Charmed, Grindhouse, Nip/Tuck, Jawbreaker]
Eliza Dushku [Dollhouse, Angel, Tru Calling, Bring It On, True Lies]
Adam Baldwin [Chuck, Serenity/Firefly, Superman/Doomsday]
Barbara Eden [I Dream of Jeannie, Harper Valley PTA]
Michael Rosenbaum [Smallville, Justice League, Breaking In]
Natalia Tena [Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, 'Molotov Jukebox' band]
Sam Jones [Flash Gordon, TED]
Kostya Tszyu [World Boxing Champion, Bullies Aren't Scary]
Ryan Robbins [Sanctuary, Falling Skies, Blade, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate: Atlantis]
Noah Hathaway [The Neverending Story, Battlestar Galactica, Sushi Girl]
Greg Cipes [voice-actor Ben-10 Alien Force, TMNT, New Teen Titans, 'Cipes and the People' band]
Vic Mignogna [anime actor from Fullmetal Alchemist, Bleach and dozens more]
Garry Chalk [voice actor, Optimus Prime from Transformers]
Dave Gibbons [artist of the seminal comic book, Watchmen, and many more]
Joe Jusko [painter and illustrator, Marvel Masterpieces, Conan the Barbarian, Marvel DC comics]
Tad Williams [author of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, Otherland, Shadowmarch]
Hugh Howey [author of Wool, Shift, Bern Saga]
Kylie Chan [author of Dark Heavens, Journey to Wudang]
 
And it doesn't stop there with a MASSIVE Middle Earth cast of stars supporting the presence of Weta!
 
Graham McTavish ['Dwalin' from The Hobbit, Wolverine and the X-Men]
Stephen Hunter ['Bombur' from The Hobbit]
Dean O'Gorman ['Fili' from The Hobbit, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]
Mark Ferguson ['Elvenking Gil-galad' from Lord of the Rings]
Sylvester McCoy – Gold Coast exclusive ['Radagast' from The Hobbit, Doctor Who]
 
The Supanova Expos are a celebration of pop culture created by the Supanova family for your family, and for fans of all ages and these are going to blast beyond any and all you may have been to before!Get tickets here!Sources: GoldCoast.com.au, Supanova

David Hasselhoff in New Zealand

From GoldCoast.com.au and NZHerald.co.nz

• The Hoff Hits the Coast - Video
• David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff at Main Beach - Photo Gallery
• David Hasselhoff in New Zealand - Photo Gallery

DAVID Hasselhoff might look good surrounded by bikini babes but he is not about to take on the Gold Coast's chief lifeguard Warren Young.Yesterday he said the evergreen Mr Young, dubbed the Silver Fox, would 'kill him' if it came down to a one-on-one match in the surf and sand.Here to promote an ice-cream and with eight local Splice girls in tow, the Bulletin asked The Hoff, 58, if he would challenge Mr Young, 60.''He would kill me. We're about the same age but he has a couple of years on me,'' he said.''It's amazing that these lifeguards stay in magnificent shape their whole life  they're the real deal.

''I've made a few rescues in my time but you know I'm an actor and you look at that guy (Mr Young) and, when he hugged me, it was that tight.''These guys still walk the walk. I don't know if I could keep up with him but I keep up with me.''Mr Young, who has been a lifeguard for 37 years, said although he was not surrounded by a bevy ov beauties in real life, he liked how Baywatch brought lifeguarding into the public.

''It was pretty realistic because a lot of things happen when you lifeguard but I still enjoy it,'' he said.''It's the sort of thing where you have to keep fit  if you carry the rescue gear you have to take the name and the blame.''I enjoy the ocean and I enjoy looking after people.''He (Hasselhoff) looks like a pretty fit sort of guy and he's done really well.''It was only a quick stopover for The Hoff, who later flew to New Zealand.He said he loved the Gold Coast's sunshine and would definitley be back later in the year, possibly looking to buy an apartment.''That's the thing about Australia -- everyone has fun with life and is always in good shape,'' he said.''Every time I come down here all the guys are in better shape than me, the women are beautiful and everyone is healthy with a great take on life.''And for The Hoff it's boardies over budgie smugglers every time.

David Visits Gold Coast

From Sydney Morning Herald

David arrived at the Gold Coast this morning to hand out some more ice treats from Splice. He also asked beach goers to donate to the Queensland flood victims. Check out more photos here.

Surrounded by models wearing Baywatch-style red swimsuits and carrying cooler bags full of ice cream, "The Hoff" greeted fans and media all smiles.After throwing ice creams into the air he stopped to shake hands with a real-life hero, Gold Coast chief lifeguard Warren Young."You're 60?" asked Hasselhoff. "I'm 58, yeah we still got it."The American actor then made his way up the dunes as crowd controllers worked to stop dozens of young girls getting too close."Sign me, sign me!" one teenager screamed, pushing her way towards Hasselhoff.Another youngster questioned: "Who is it? Can I get some free stuff?"Speaking to TV cameras, the star urged people to donate to Queensland's flood victims, saying the state was home to his favourite place to relax, the Great Barrier Reef."I got a lot of friends down here, this is fantastic," he said.Gold Coast mum Melissa Mueller made the special trip to the beach today when she heard Hasselhoff would be making an appearance."I remember him from Knight Rider," she said.Maddy May, 18, and friend Bre Bailey, 19, were already at the beach when they heard Hasselhoff was coming.Although Baywatch was "a bit before our time", they recognised the star."It definitely made my day," said Bailey. "It's the closest I've been to a celebrity."