Nick Lachey

Nick Lachey was born Nicholas Scott Lachey on November 9, 1973, in Harlan, Kentucky. He is an American music artist, actor, and television personality. His early career began by performing at Kings Island alongside Justin Jeffre in a do-wop quartet in the mid-1990s. He later gained prominence as the lead singer of the boy band 98 Degrees, formed with his brother Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons. The group released their self-titled debut album and achieved significant success with their follow-up, “98 Degrees and Rising,” selling over 10 million records. In August 2012, 98 Degrees performed a reunion show, marking their first concert in over a decade.

Lachey’s career expanded into television with the reality show “Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica” (2003-2005), which documented his married life with then-wife Jessica Simpson. The show was a commercial success, earning a People’s Choice Award in 2005 for Favorite Reality Show. Following this, he released his solo debut album, “SoulO,” in 2003, and later, “What’s Left of Me” in 2006, which was certified Gold. He also took on acting roles, including a recurring part in “Charmed” (2004-2005) as a dyslexic ghostwriter. Lachey has since hosted numerous television shows, including “The Sing-Off” (2009-2014), “Big Morning Buzz Live” (2014-2015), and “America’s Most Musical Family” (2019).

More recently, Lachey has co-hosted Netflix reality series “Love Is Blind” and “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” with his wife, Vanessa Lachey. He also hosts “Perfect Match” for Netflix independently. In 2021, Lachey won the fifth season of “The Masked Singer” as “Piglet.” Beyond entertainment, Lachey is a part-owner of the Hollywood Fame, an American Basketball Association team, and was involved with the Tacoma Rainiers baseball team. He also joined a group of investors for a marijuana legalization initiative in Ohio in 2015 and is on the Entertainment Council of Feeding America.