'I'm Hasselhoff, the Energizer Bunny. I'm the guy who never gives up and keeps on coming back," says the ultimate TV icon. He's the man in the red swim trunks and the one who owns the keys to KITT.


Yes, it's David Hasselhoff, and he's having quite the summer, with a co-starring role in the new film "Click" opposite Adam Sandler, a judgeship on the reality show "America's Got Talent" and the release of his autobiography.


What else would the "Baywatch" hunk call that tome but Making Waves. He made a few while talking to Sunday Show about his career, his divorce and even his sex life.


1. It's swimsuit season, David. Can you give the men who might be on Oak Street Beach a few hints on how to fit into a little red number like the one you wore on "Baywatch"?


My secret to a great body? I wish I could say it was a lot of sex, but that's not happening in my life right now. Actually, men, it's a lot of water. Plus, if you want to dance, you gotta pay the fiddler. In other words, if you want to eat a pizza or drink a beer you gotta do 20 minutes a day of cardio to clean out your system. Plus drink heaps of water. And steam, steam, steam. I come out of my bathroom dripping wet. It's the lazy man's workout. And really no drinking at all. All that sugar bloats the crap out of you.


2. Tell us about playing Adam Sandler's boss in "Click."


It's a fun movie with a good message and a lot of heart. I think there is something in there about slowing down your life and listening to your family that will touch some people. And there are also fart jokes. The fart joke is pretty funny. I thought to myself, "As long as they don't put the fart joke in the promo, I'll be able to work again." Seriously, it's a movie about how we all speed through life. My advice is when the phone is ringing and the fax is going and your child asks you a question, answer your child's question. You will be glad because the phone and fax will always be there. Your child will not.

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3. Tell us about your Chicago roots. Is it possible the star of both "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch" hails from our fair city?


Oh, it's true. I'm from Chicago. I went to Lyons Township High School. I was runner up in the King of Hearts contest, but I was very shy with girls back then. I was very popular with the gang, but also the class clown. I wasn't the best of students, but I was a dreamer. I also did bad things, like I toilet-papered the whole neighborhood. I lived [on] South Spring in La Grange in those days, and I'd race home, toilet paper in hand and climb through the window before the cops caught me.


4. It's been a tough year with your divorce and all the tabloid headlines. How are you coping?


It has been a difficult year and I've gone through a lot. I had no idea I was going to be in two tough situations. I was fighting for my marriage and my mother's life and doing a comedy at the same time. I didn't sit there reading all the garbage in the tabloids. You sit back and go, "Gosh I'm just getting crucified here. It's not the person I am." I did read I broke my wife's nose. It's outlandish, horrifying and not true. I'll stop right there. I can tell you writing my book was a great release. If you're angry, write it down. You won't have to spend $145 an hour at a therapist's office.


5. You're a judge on the new "America's Got Talent." Does America have talent?


The show is like walking down Hollywood Boulevard on LSD. I've even said, "Oh my god, you're going to put that whacked-out person on the show?" It's a combo of "The Gong Show" and "Let's Make a Deal." We've found some incredible talent that rivals anything on "American Idol." But there have also been a lot of jugglers. I hate jugglers. They're full of themselves and boring. We also had Flippy the Magnificent, a man with a blow-up doll. He should be in jail. There was a 70-year-old bird-calling lady with binoculars. She called the birds and none of the birds came. I axed her so fast and said, "I'm sorry guys. I have a date tonight and I can't stay and listen to a bird-calling lady." A guy must have standards.


Source: Cindy Pearlman in the Chicago Sun-Times