Andrew John Lachey (born August 8, 1976) is an American

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and occasional

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. He is known as a member of

98 Degrees 98 Degrees (stylized as 98°) is an American pop and R&B vocal group consisting of four vocalists: the group's founding member Jeff Timmons, brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, and Justin Jeffre. The group was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, Cali ...

, the winner of the second season of ''

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'', and the younger brother of

Nick Lachey Nicholas Scott Lachey ( ; born November 9, 1973) is an American singer, actor, television personality, and host. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the multi-platinum-selling boyband 98 Degrees, and later starred in the reality series '' Newl ...

Early years

Andrew Lachey was born in

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. He was a

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in the

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, was an emergency medical technician (EMT) in NYC, worked in a

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, and was a camp counselor at the age of 16. He attended the

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(a suburb of

) then attended the

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(SCPA) in the Cincinnati, Ohio Public School District.

Career

Lachey was a member of the pop group

, alongside his brother,

, and other band members,

Justin Jeffre Justin Paul Jeffre (born February 25, 1973) is an American pop singer and politician. A long-time resident and vocal supporter of Cincinnati, Jeffre is probably best known as a member and bass singer of the multi-platinum-selling boy band 98 Deg ...

and

Jeff Timmons Jeffrey Brandon Timmons (born April 30, 1973) is an American pop singer, songwriter and producer and founding member of the Grammy-nominated pop group 98 Degrees. Career Rise of 98 Degrees Timmons was the founding member of 98 Degrees. While s ...

. Since 98 Degrees, Lachey made a guest appearance on ''

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'' in 2001, performed on

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as Mark Cohen in the musical ''

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'' from January 3 to March 21, 2005, and has also had several guest appearances on Nick's MTV show '' Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica''. In June 2008, Lachey joined the Broadway company of ''

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'' as Patsy, the faithful manservant to King Arthur and stayed with the show for three months. Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke 3

Lachey was a celebrity dancer on the second season of ''

'' with professional dance partner

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. At the beginning of the sixth week of competition (aired in February 2006), Lachey and Burke earned a perfect score of 30 with their

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. In the eighth and final week, they earned a score of 30 on each of their two dances, the

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and freestyle, giving them the highest score for the week. On February 26, 2006, they were crowned the champions of ''Dancing with the Stars''. Lachey co-hosted the 2006

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pageant with ''

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'' star

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. The pageant aired live on

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from

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, on April 21, 2006. From December 2006 to February 2007, Drew toured both Canada and the United States for the ''Dancing with the Stars Tour''. On the April 17, 2007, results show, Lachey made a surprise appearance to reprise his "

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" freestyle dance with Cheryl Burke. He co-hosted the first 3 weeks of the fifth season of ''Dancing with the Stars'', temporarily replacing

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during her maternity leave. He also stepped in for Tom for one episode. When

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had to pull out of the October 16, 2007, results show for personal reasons, Lachey returned to dance a foxtrot with Cheryl. Drew was featured on the show ''

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'' when brother

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worked with

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to steal and customize Drew's 1967 Ford truck. Lachey was also presenter of

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's spring 2009 series the

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where five neighboring families competed for the chance to win $250,000 to pay off their

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by competing in home-improvement challenges. In 2010, he played the role of Corny Collins in a production of ''

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'' at

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. Lachey served as guest host for

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in August 2010. Drew and design partner Sabrina Soto won the celebrity edition of HGTV's Showdown, "Battle of the Bonus Room" shown in July, 2009. The team beat designer Matthew Finlason and celebrity, Kristi Yamaguchi. Lachey returned to ''Dancing with the Stars'' in its fifteenth season as one of the "All-Stars" contestants. This time he was partnered with

Anna Trebunskaya Anna Trebunskaya (russian: Анна Требунская; born 28 December 1980) is a Russian born American professional ballroom and Latin dancer, known for her appearances on ''Dancing with the Stars''. She now lives in Los Angeles and dances in ...

. They were the third couple eliminated from the competition. In May 2019, Lachey competed in the eleventh season of ''

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,'' where he was eliminated in the second obstacle in the

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city course. His performance aired on July 8, 2019.

Personal life

Lachey married Lea Dellecave on October 14, 2000. They were childhood and high-school sweethearts, and she was the

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for 98 Degrees, as well as one of the dancers. Their daughter was born on March 23, 2006, in

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, weighing . Their son was born on May 15, 2010, in

. The two of them also run a Cincinnati-area performing arts day camp.

Discography

98 Degrees * ''

98° 98 Degrees (stylized as 98°) is an American pop and R&B vocal group consisting of four vocalists: the group's founding member Jeff Timmons, brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, and Justin Jeffre. The group was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, Cali ...

'' (1997) * ''

98° and Rising ''98 Degrees and Rising'' is the second album released by American boy band 98 Degrees. It was recorded at Blue Wave Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and released by Motown on October 20, 1998. The album features the singles "Because ...

'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' 2.0'' (2013)

''Dancing with the Stars'' Performances

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* {{disambig ...

with

: Season 15 with

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2002) - Brad * ''The Comebacks'' (2007) All American Dad * ''Overhaulin'' season 4 * ''

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'' * ''Guess Who's Coming To Christmas'' (2013) - Dax * '' Lachey's: Raising the Bar'' * ''American Ninja (Contestant) 2019''

Broadway

* Patsy (2008)

Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot'') is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. Like the motion picture ...

* Mark Cohen (2005)

References

External links

Drew Lachey
bio on 98 Degrees Official site *

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