Nick Lachey Biography

Fast Facts

• His solo album "What's Left of Me" reached No․ 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart
• His team on "Clash of the Choirs" won the championship and received a $250,000 check for the Cincinnati Children's Hospital
• Founder and President of The Nick Lachey Foundation, a non-profit which helps American children and families in need
• Is a supporter of several charities, including Feeding America and the Make-a-Wish Foundation
• Graduated from the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, where he would later base his MTV series "Taking the Stage․"
• Originally wanted to be a football player, but was drawn into theater instead after his brother Drew was accepted to a performing arts school
• Quote: "We [98 Degrees] couldn't dance to save our lives․ We weren't performance-based․ We were honest enough with each other about that․ We knew our weaknesses․ But we still sold 9 million albums․"
• Quote: "Sometimes when you're in this business ․․․ you can forget sometimes the joy of why you started signing to begin with ․․․ Music's something that we all can enjoy in our own way whether we sing it or listen to it or dance to it or what have you․"
• Best known as the lead singer of the boy band 98 Degrees and for his reality show with then-wife Jessica Simpson "Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica․"
• For his album "A Father's Lullaby," he would often play the songs for his son Camden to see if he liked them