David Hasselhoff Protests Demolition Of Berlin Wall; Revisits Wall He Helped To Topple To Reunite East, West Germany [VIDEO]

David Hasselhoff revisited the Berlin Wall that he helped to topple in 1989, this time in attempt to save it from demolition. Hasselhoff appeared at the wall to protest its demolition by developers 'Living Bauhaus' to make room for luxury apartments.

In 1989, 'Baywatch' star David Hasselhoff stood on the Berlin Wall and won the hearts of Germans by singing his song 'Looking for Freedom'.

Hasselhoff's song was a chart-topping anthem for eight weeks, and became the theme song of the peaceful revolution that eventually reunited East and West Germany.

"I didn't realize the significance of 'Looking for Freedom' in East Germany until a few months ago. On my last tour there were thousands of Germans holding up signs saying, 'We love you, thank you for Mauerfall [the fall of the wall],'" Hasselhoff explained on Sunday, March 17.

25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hasselhoff returned to Berlin to help save the wall he once helped to topple.

In his appearance, he vowed to do everything he could to preserve its longest surviving stretch, which is in danger from property developers who want to tear down the monument to build luxury apartments.

"This last piece of the wall is really sacred, it's the last memorial to the people who died and to the perseverance of freedom," Hasselhoff announced as he visited Berlin's East Side Gallery.

Hasselhoff likened the plans to remove part of the famous mural-covered wall to destroying the Ground Zero memorial to the victims of the NY September 11 attacks: outrageous.

Much of the Berlin Wall was removed after 1989, with some sections sold to museums. Small sections remain intact in Berlin.

After activists formed a human chain in front of a section of the wall, demolition was suspended. Artists from all over the world, according to The Guardian, decorated the section with dozens of paintings.

However, Hasselhoff fears that he may not have the means to go head-to-head with the property developers who bought the land under the Berlin Wall from the Berlin Senate last October 2012.

"I don't think I can afford to buy the land. But we could raise the money - maybe we will," Hasselhoff told the Guardian. He added that if the developers continue planning to demolish, he might have to organize a celebrity benefit concert for the cause.

Most hope that Hasselhoff's support could aid the potential legal battle to uphold the Wall's status as a protected historical monument.

"David offered to do anything to help, he said the wall was special to him. We've talked with him about creating an online platform to raise legal fees to fight the development," said Lutz Leichsenring, a spokesman for the Berlin Club Commission.

Fans went crazy over Hasselhoff's appearance and his rendition of 'Looking For Freedom' at the Berlin Wall.

28-year-old protester Theresa Sheppard said, "David Hasselhoff was here when the wall came down and now he's here because he wants to save the last piece. He's the only celebrity who's trying."

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