Baywatch actor David Hasselhoff has admitted battling alcoholism after a video showing him drunk was shown on US television.

Allegedly shot three months ago by Hasselhoff's 16-year-old daughter Taylor, the video shows the star apparently intoxicated in a Las Vegas hotel room, where he is currently starring in hit musical The Producers.

Hasselhoff, 54, is shown stripped to the waist, lying on his side on the floor eating a cheeseburger. His words are slurred.

In the video, an unseen voice believed to be Taylor begs her father to stop drinking saying, "Dad, look what this is doing to you. You have to stop drinking alcohol, promise me you won't drink anymore."

The voice goes on to warn the actor he could be fired from his role if he doesn't sober up.

"If you get alcohol tonight you're fired from your show tomorrow. And a doctor's coming over here in the morning to check your alcohol level and if there's any alcohol in your system you're gonna be fired from the show. Tomorrow. You hear me? No alcohol."

"Ok," Hasselhoff replies in a slurred voice.

In a statement released last night, Hasselhoff admitted problems with alcoholism.

"I am a recovering alcoholic. Despite that I have been going through a painful divorce and I have recently been separated from my children due to my work, I have been successfully dealing with my issue. Unfortunately, one evening I did have a brief relapse, but part of recovery is relapse.

The actor said his daughters from his 16-year marriage to actress Pamela Bach made the tape to show him what he was like when drunk.

"Because of my honest and positive relationship with my daughters who were concerned for my well being there was a tape made that night to show me what I was like. I have seen the tape. I have learned from it and I am back on my game. I thank God for the love and concern from my daughters. The tape was never meant to become public, but got into the hands of individuals who are not worthy of mentioning, who maliciously released the tape for their own self purpose. I hope that someone else will learn from the tape, as I have."

Watch the video of apparently intoxicated David Hasselhoff

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