Pamela Bach, ‘Baywatch’ Actress and David Hasselhoff’s Ex-Wife, Dies at 62

They were married for 17 years and share two daughters.

Pamela Bach in 2009. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Pamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of Baywatch star David Hasselhoff, has died at 62.

The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office reports that she died Wednesday and determined her death was a suicide. Also known as Pamela Hasselhoff, Bach appeared on The Young and the Restless and met her future husband on the set of his series, Knight Rider. She also appeared on Baywatch.

Bach and Hasselhoff married in December 1989, and had two daughters, Taylor and Hayley. Hasselhoff filed for divorce in January 2006 and the former couple had a contentious split, with Bach accusing him of domestic abuse. A video of Hasselhoff drunkenly eating a burger led to him temporarily losing visitation privileges with his daughters, but they were restored after two weeks. The actor acknowledged the video, shot by one of his daughters, showed him during an alcohol relapse but he denied abuse allegations at the time.

David Hasselhoff and Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff on Nov. 27, 2005. David Livingston/Getty Images

Hasselhoff shared a message on X (formerly Twitter) mourning Bach and his family’s loss. “Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff,” he wrote. “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult period but kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”

A message to David Hasselhoff’s representative was not immediately returned.

In 2018, David Hasselhoff married model Hayley Roberts.