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David Hasselhoff will begin his performance as flamboyant director Roger DeBris in the musical The Producers at the Paris casino-hotel in Las Vegas on February 9.
In the chopped-down 90-minute version of the show Hasselhoff sings, dances and gets very campy, taking part in gay jokes that he insists are "really tongue-in-cheek and they're meant with a lot of respect".
"When I put on the dress, it was very disconcerting. I said, 'There goes my audience,"' said Hasselhoff. "But I think it will be so funny and so over the top that people will enjoy it."
Meanwhile, Hasselhoff has admitted he searches for himself on the internet.
The former Baywatch actor - who is the most searched for person on the internet - is fully aware of his cult status and loves looking at websites that ridicule him as well as ones that pay homage to his career.
He told Britain's Nuts magazine: "I spend a lot of time surfing the net looking at people having fun with me.
"Have you seen 'Wax on Wax Hoff'? Go to www.waxhoff.com and you can actually wax my chest hair. It's had six million hits. It's hysterical."
Hasselhoff - who according to the Guinness Book of Records is also the most-watched person on television – insists his fame is an "honour", even if people do poke fun at him.
He added: "Anyone who complains about being a celebrity I laugh at. A real hero faces his problems and conquers them. It's an honour to have this level of credibility.
"Whether people make fun of it is not important. I have the respect of myself, my children and my parents. If you can say that then you should be a happy person."
- BANG! SHOWBIZ
