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David Hasselhoff at New College Nottingham

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David visited students at New College Nottingham on Friday.

David at New College Nottingham

“NCN presents The Hoff” said the cinema-style backdrop in Screen 1 as the star grabbed a microphone and launched the college’s week-long Jamcon creative careers week by reflecting on his own career and giving 300 TV, film and media students some tips for the future.It helps if you’re lucky, he told them. “But remember that luck is being prepared for opportunity whenever it presents itself.”Before giving his off-the-cuff talk to students, The Hoff set out his plans for the immediate future.Next week he flies to Sweden to record Hoff Half Hour, a talk show that will be screened on Sky. Other upcoming projects include the film Killing Hasselhoff – a comedy in which a hitman is hired to bump him off – and the Discovery Channel documentary Shark Week.There is also talk of reinventing the character The Hoff as a superhero, whose special powers will include slow-motion sight and the ability to travel back in time.During his talk, the cult performer reflected on a career that has embraced TV smashes Knight Rider and Baywatch, documentaries, film roles and success on the concert stage and recording studios.“Life is about overcoming your fears,” he told the students. “Life is not fair, and I’m still learning that, but if you don’t feel sorry for yourself and move forward, it’s OK.”Asked about the best piece of advice he had ever received, The Hoff replied: “Never give up!”“He was really motivating and made me feel I can achieve anything,” said Sandra Tkacz [correct] , 19, of Aspley. “You can be tempted to give up on a dream but today I felt: ‘Why not?’”Ashley Carter, 16, of Arnold, added: “The Hoff is an inspiration to young people and shows them that they can do anything if they put their minds to it.”

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New College Nottingham was delighted to welcome David Hasselhoff at The Broadway Cinema.

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New College Nottingham Interview
ncn gets Hoff-tastic
New College Nottingham was delighted to welcome David Hasselhoff to speak to our Creative, Cultural and Digital Industries students on Friday 10 January.David pulled up to Broadway Cinema, where the event took place, in an E-Type Jaguar, courtesy of the Nottingham Motor Company, a car dealership purchased by ncn to run motor vehicle training courses at.Whilst speaking to students David said: “I’ve been around the block, I’ve been at the bottom and I’ve been at the top, what I’ve learned is that you have to be impeccable with your word, do your best and don’t assume anything. You’ve got to show up in life, you’ve got to show up for your parents, show up in business and show up for yourself.”“If you have natural talent, you just need to get on it. Whatever opportunities you can find, go for it. Never give up, believe in yourself, see it, believe it and you’ll live it.”When asked about his time in Nottingham David added:“Your weather here is so bad that it’s been easy for me to walk the streets because I’ve always got my head down in the rain so no-one recognises me, but when they do, the people are Nottingham are so sincere, I’ve loved meeting them.”He spoke to more than 300 students about his rise to stardom in Knight rider and global success with Baywatch, including the more difficult and enlightening times of his career.TV and Film BTEC student, Ashlea Carter, 16 from Arnold said: “It’s amazing that we got to meet David and listen to his experiences. He’s had such a varied career and to be able to hear from someone who has experienced so much in the industry was brilliant.”TV and Film BTEC student, Frazer Miller, 17 from Underwood added: “It’s really great that the Hoff came to ncn to speak to us, I remembered him from when I was younger, seeing him on Baywatch and Britain’s Got Talent, but to be able to speak to him himself and hear about what he’s achieved throughout his career was really inspiring.”New College Nottingham Head of Academy for Media, Film & Digital Technologies, Jonathan Laud said: “It’s been a brilliant experience for our students, to have someone of David Hasslehoff’s experience and status to come and speak to our students is a real coupe. Students thoroughly enjoyed his talk and interacting with him and have been really inspired by his talk. This has been a great way to kick-start our annual event known as ‘Jamcon’, which throws a spotlight on careers in the creative industries.”The event officially launched ‘jamcon’ - ncn’s creative careers conference, which begins on Monday 13 January and sees a week of guest speakers and workshops taking place at the college, to inspire students about the creative industries that they could be working in. ITV Central news is doing a segment about it tonight, Here's bit of the interview NCN facebook for more pictures here 
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David Hasselhoff To Talk to NCN Students

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Hoff at NCNBefore David leaves Nottingham, he has one more thing to do.New College of Nottingham says it's getting the new term off to a hoff-tastic start, by welcoming no other than guest speaker David Hasselhoff.More than 300 students from ncn’s academy of Creative, Cultural and Digital Industries will get the chance to hear from and question the international superstar about his life and career in the media industry.Students will attend the special event at Broadway Cinema this Friday (10th), which will officially launch ‘jamcon’ - ncn’s creative careers conference.David will speak about his rise to stardom in Knight Rider and subsequent global success with Baywatch and his more recent stints on stage in Chicago and on-screen as a judge on Britain’s Got Talent, not to mention his 5m record sales worldwide.As a thank you to David for ending his time in Nottingham with ncn, he will be escorted to the venue in an E-type Jaguar, which comes courtesy of the Nottingham Motor Company - the car dealership purchased by ncn last year to launch its new motor vehicle training courses.New College Nottingham Head of Academy for Media, Film & Digital Technologies, Jonathan Laud said:“At ncn we’re massively excited that the Hoff is making time before his last weekend in the city to come and talk to our students. His speech kick starts our annual event which throws a spotlight on careers in the creative industries - we can’t think of an artist who has had a more diverse and successful career covering a whole variety of creative careers, from actor, presenter, singer/songwriter, producer, theatre star and director. He’s been immortalised in cartoon animation and in videogames and his story is nothing short of fascinating. It’s a privilege to be welcoming him to ncn.”TV and Film BTEC ncn student, Sandra Tkacz, 19 from Aspley, added: “I’m very excited about meeting the ‘Hoff’, I’ve been looking forward to it for weeks. It’s amazing that he is coming to speak to us, I remember watching him when he was on Big Brother. I’m looking forward to hearing about his career and experience and how he got into the industry. I think it will motivate us all, I’m really looking forward to it.”

Source: New College Nottingham

 

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David Hasselhoff at the Forum

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Christmas with the Hoff

With everything happening around the holidays, it seems this got lost in the shuffle. Dan Carver, the director at the Forum, just posted a few photos on his Twitter today from the event last month.

 

 

 

 

 

Source: David Hasselhoff's Twitter

 

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Peter Pan Pantomime Cast Members Receive Their Saplings

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PHOTO CREDIT: Matthew Page, Nottingham PostNottingham's panto stars have been presented with a sapling from England's oldest tree - the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest.David Hasselhoff, Su Pollard and Blue Peter presenter Barney Harwood were all given two-year-old trees, grown directly from acorns from the famous 1,000-year-old Oak.Robin Hood - who is said to have hidden from his enemies inside the tree - handed over the gifts himself on Monday, December 23.

Councillor John Knight, Committee Chairman for Culture, at Nottinghamshire County Council said: “This gesture recognises what the cast are contributing to Nottinghamshire through their performances this season, and helps us to raise the profile of the important conservation work which we do within Sherwood Forest which has some of the oldest trees in Europe. It is also the legendary home of Robin Hood and we are delighted he is also able to attend the presentation as we meet the cast members.
Read more: Nottingham Post

 

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David Hasselhoff Guest Edits the Nottingham Post

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David at Nottingham Post: Photographer Angela WardCelebrity royalty David Hasselhoff took time out from his hectic theatre schedule to guest edit the Nottingham Post today.Arriving by chauffeur-driven car outside City Gate East on Thursday afternoon, The Hoff came in and gave us his opinion on the paper and all things Nottingham.He said he loves Nottingham because he can walk around freely."The city is like a pot pourri," he said. "Everyone is just getting along."And Su Pollard, he told us, embodies the spirit of Nottingham herself."She is always on - always positive," he said.We told him where the big parties are on New Year's Eve, and he said he might go down to Old Market Square.Hasselhoff also sampled the local speciality - Stilton - and said he loved it.

The Hoff is working up the boos and hisses as panto villain Captain Hook at the Theatre Royal. So, “how is he enjoying Nottingham?” he was asked at the morning conference.“Nottingham is like a pot pourri. You can see a posh professor walking down the street next to some hippy guy with hair growing in all weird places and tattoos all over him... and everyone is getting along.“It’s everything I thought it would be and more. People are lovely. They kind of leave me alone. In Manchester they were aggressive. I couldn’t go anywhere.“It helps that it’s dark here all day long. That works in my favour. What time is it? Two o’clock? It’s dark outside! That’s nuts!”So what about some special excursions?“Hayley [Roberts, his Welsh girlfriend] and Nick [Corjon, his PA and nephew] have been out scouting the city. I’m waiting for my daughters to get here on the 21st and I’ll take them to the hot spots.“We’ll go the caves. I learned that Nottingham was the last place in the country that still had cave dwellers. And I think I’ve met many of them! And we’re going to the Castle.”

Read more of the interview herePhotos: David Guest Edits the Nottingham Post

David at Nottingham Post 

 
Source: Nottingham Post, Twitter

 

David Hasselhoff to get sapling from the Major Oak

Major Oak

A SAPLING from the oldest tree in Nottinghamshire will be presented to panto star David Hasselhoff on Monday.The famous Major Oak, in the centre of Sherwood Forest, is around 800 years old.The sapling will be handed to the Hoff and his Peter Pan co-stars on behalf of the Sherwood Forest site.Peter Pan the panto is running at the Theatre Royal.

Source: Nottingham Post

 

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Peter Pan Opening Night

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Peter Pan VIP Party

Peter Pan started Saturday in Nottingham with Hoff the Hook with a VIP Reception. The Royal Centre posted photos to their Facebook page of the event.David Hasselhoff has helped spark record-breaking ticket sales this year for Peter Pan. The Nottingham Post wrote a review of the Panto. Here's an excerpt:

He [good-natured pirate Mr Smee] found the perfect foil in Hasselhoff for other side-splitting moments, including a marvellous section where he and his camp troupe of twerking pirates repeated everything ‘the Hoff’ said.There were also some amusingly smutty misunderstandings when Smee stored a telescope in his trousers as well the bikini-clad pirate’s own must-see tribute to Hasselhoff’s hit show Baywatch.Ironically, it fell to Smee to give the legend that is the Hoff a suitably over-the-top introduction when the television colossus joined proceedings 25 minutes in.

Read the rest of the article here.

Peter Pan VIP Reception

Sources: Nottingham Post, The Royal Centre, HoffArmy

 

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Hoffwatch: David in Nottingham

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Photo: Nottingham PostPeter Pan Panto hasn't even started yet, and ticket sales for Peter Pan, which opens on Saturday, have generated more than £1 million for the theatre.For ticket availability, call the box office on 0115 989 5555 or go to trch.co.uk.Peter Pan Stage

"He's certainly the biggest name we've had in panto for the 15 years that I've been here," said Jonathan Saville, director of sales, marketing and development at the Royal Centre."He's one of the biggest names who'll be appearing in panto across the UK this year; probably the biggest in terms of global recognition. We've had people buying tickets from all over Europe, including Germany and Croatia."Over 52,000 people have already booked Peter Pan tickets, a 17 per cent increase on this time last year, which broke records with 56.375 total sales. Mr Saville expects The Hoff factor to pass that once Peter Pan, which also stars Su Pollard and Barney Harwood, is up and running."Your local legend Su Pollard is really a pro," Hasselhoff told the Post, during a break. "And I'm a pro. We come from the old school.""We've been incorporating Hoff into pretty much everything. So the marketing office is now the Marketing Hoffice."As Peter Pan opens, next year's Theatre Royal panto will be announced, although the cast won't be revealed until the new year."We aren't going to get David Hasselhoff back next year," said Mr Saville."At least, I'd be very surprised if we do."One of my jobs this Christmas is to go to other pantos around the country to see who've they got and whether we want them to come to us next year."Tickets for the 2014 panto also go on sale on Saturday.See Friday's EG for more words from The Hoff. In tomorrow's EG Daily we talk to Blue Peter star Barney Harwood. And don't miss our chat with Su Pollard and The Hoff at nottinghampost.com.

Don't forget to tweet with #Hoffwatch if you see David out in the UK!

He likes getting out to quiet spots and just blending in "as opposed to being the Hoff or David Hasselhoff", he says. And he's looking forward to getting to know Nottingham."We're certainly going to enjoy it," he says. "My daughters are coming up for the holidays.""You'll see me in and about Nottingham," he says. "I'm not a recluse."I would love to come and see other shows (but) that's the problem because we're working. I like to get out to a resort, someplace out in the country. I really enjoy that."

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Source: Nottingham Post 

 

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Baywatch Beach Party at Oceana: Photos

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David Hasselhoff Comes to Nottingham Panto in December

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DAVID Hasselhoff will star in this year's Theatre Royal pantomime, Peter Pan, as ultimate baddie Captain Hook.Joining him will be Nottingham's Hi-de-Hi star Su Pollard.The Hoff, best known for his iconic roles as Michael Knight in Knight Rider and Mitch Buchanan in Baywatch says he’s thrilled to be heading to Nottingham."I love performing in pantomime. It’s a fabulous British tradition and a great excuse to get the whole family together and enjoy a wonderful and entertaining time at the theatre."I can’t wait to spend Christmas with the people of Nottingham but watch out - Hoff the Hook is coming to get you. You're gonna love me....oh yes, you are!"The title role of Peter Pan is to be played by children's television star Barney Harwood, who has presented Planet Pop the CBBC show Smile for which he won the Children’s BAFTA for Best TV Presenter.Pollard will play Magical Mermaid. Her other TV appearances include You Rang, M’lord? and Oh, Doctor Beeching!Jonathan Kiley, Executive Producer of Peter Pan says:“We are thrilled to present a stellar line-up of huge talent for this year’s Theatre Royal Christmas show. The superb cast, combined with top-drawer production values, stunning sets and fabulous costumes makes Peter Pan the region’s unmissable pantomime.“Peter Pan guarantees a treasure-chest full of comedy, much seasonal silliness, along with stunning flying sequences. You're guaranteed to be hooked by the swashbuckling pantomime adventure which has enthralled audiences for decades and is the perfect festive treat for all the family” added Jonathan.Jonathan Saville, Director of Sales, Marketing and Development at the Theatre Royal Nottingham, is delighted with this year’s line-up of stars. He says:“We are thrilled to confirm that David Hasselhoff will be playing Captain Hook in this year’s Theatre Royal pantomime, Peter Pan. We’ve pulled out all the stops with our star cast this year: international superstar The Hoff will appear alongside the nation’s favourite children’s TV presenter, Barney Harwood, and Nottingham’s very own comedy institution, Su Pollard. This is a very special cast indeed. Peter Pan will be the biggest and best pantomime in the region this Christmas, and I’m sure that we will see our box office breaking records once again this year.”Peter Pan runs from Saturday, December 7 to Sunday, January 12. Tickets can be booked on 0115 989 5555 or online here.

Source: This Is Nottingham, David Hasselhoff's Twitter

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