David Hasselhoff has complained to museum curators after finding his photo absent in a collection of memorabilia about the fall of the Berlin Wall.


The actor, producer and allround Rennaisance Man knows he is largely responsible for the fall of the concrete divide.

Speaking to German magazine TV Spielfilm, Hasselhoff said in 1989, the year the wall fell, he had helped reunite the country by singing his song 'Looking for Freedom' among millions of German fans at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He said: "I find it a bit sad that there is no photo of me hanging on the walls in the Berlin Museum at Check-Point Charlie.
"After my appearance I hacked away at pieces of the wall that had the black, red and yellow colours of the German flag on it. I kept the big piece for myself and gave the smaller pieces to colleagues at Baywatch."


Hasselhoff said he feels that Germany is his second homeland.

He said: "Many Americans have no idea how beautiful Europe is and how rich it is in culture and fun and warmth and children. In Germany children have brought me thousands of flowers."


So, do German fans think their idol has been overlooked as a history man?
John Stuellenberg, who was won over by the Hoffmeister as a 14-year-old schoolboy watching that New Year's Eve concert, believes he deserves recognition at the Checkpoint Charlie Museum.

"It's a big museum from what I hear, so I can't see why they wouldn't have room for one photo."



As always, The Hoff uses humor to belie the seriousness of his work - here he's seen chipping away at the Berlin Wall. He started alone, but within days, he was joined by thousands of fans and the wall fell. He answered the call when Ronald Reagan famously said: "Mr. Hasselhoff, tear down this wall!"


Editorial: We think its shameful that David has been overlooked and feel that the only way of redressing the balance is by changing the name to 'The Checkpoint Hasselhoff Museum'. The public should also be made aware of the thousands of photos, since destroyed, that show The Hoff negotiationing with Gorbachev and Honecker in his role as Ambassador of The Free World.



For more on The Hoff's role in ending the Cold War, see Mythmongery