David Hasselhoff Changes His Name to 'David Hoff' (Video)

David Hasselhoff just made a major announcement – he has officially changed his name to David Hoff!

“I’ve been wanting to drop the Hassel from my life for years. Now I have made it official,” the 63-year-old former Baywatch actor said in a YouTube video.

“Big news today and a massive relief for me. I hope everyone can understand… it feels great!” David added on Twitter.

After years of being known to his legion of fans as “The Hoff,” it seems that David wanted to make the nickname an official one!

UPDATE: The actor’s publicist says the video is “an excerpt from an ad campaign that launches in Australia this weekend. David is just having some fun and more will be revealed in the next 24 hours.”

Pictured inside: David making appearances with his longtime girlfriend Hayley Roberts over the last few years.