<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff, whose struggles with alcohol abuse were put on vivid display in a 2007 home video, will star in a reality television series this year.</p><p>Cable network A&E said on Wednesday it had ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the still untitled series about the hunky actor nicknamed "The Hoff."</p><p>Hasselhoff, 57, quit his job as a judge on "America's Got Talent" earlier this month after four years.</p><p>The new series will focus on Hasselhoff's business ventures and his role as a divorced father trying to guide his teenage daughters as they look to break into the recording industry.</p><p>It was daughter Taylor-Ann, 19, who in 2007 shot a home video of a drunken and shirtless Hasselhoff laying on the floor and trying to eat a hamburger. The video was widely played on U.S. celebrity news shows.</p><p>Now, Taylor-Ann is studying communications at the University of Arizona, while younger daughter Hayley, 17, is an aspiring actress and a model for the fashion line Torrid.</p><p>Both girls want to sing professionally. As it happens, the new reality series comes from FremantleMedia North America, a company that produces singing competition "American Idol," the top-rated show on U.S. television.</p><p>"It's the dream of every parent to be able to help their children succeed," Hasselhoff said in a statement.</p><p>"I told the girls that I would help them open the door when they are ready, but they would have to walk through it on their own," he said, and added "this is their time."</p><p>Hasselhoff was hospitalized twice last year for what media reports described as alcohol poisoning, but his representatives disputed those reports.</p><p>Hasselhoff is best known as the star of 1980s TV series "Knight Rider" about a crime fighter with a high-tech car, and the 1990s show "Baywatch" about lifeguards.</p><p>Aside from acting, Hasselhoff also sings and has released a number of albums, including 1989's "Looking for Freedom," which had strong sales in Germany and saw its title song become a popular soundtrack for the fall of the Berlin Wall.</p><p>(Editing by Jill Serjeant)</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67397070&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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