FULL NAME: Andrew John Lachey. "Never,never call me "Andy" it's a complete no-no. No one's ever called me that and no one ever will."
NICKNAME: Sprout and Radar
BIRTHDAY: August 8th 1976
AGE: 21-he's the youngest in the group
ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
BIRTHPLACE: Cincinnati, Ohio (U.S.A)
HEIGHT: 5'6"-he's the shortest in the group
WEIGHT: 148 lbs.
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Hazel
PARENTS: Cate Fopma-Leimbach and John Lachey
SIBLINGS: Older brother Nick (24), Adopted sister Josie (15), Half-Brother Isaac (5), Adopted Brother Zac (3), and Kaitlin (2)
NICK ON HIS BROTHER DREW: "We've always been pretty close as far as brothers go. It's good to have him in the group."
EDUCATION: He trained and worked as an E.M.T in Brooklyn, N.Y.
IN SCHOOL: No matter where he sat in the classroom Drew had to be able to see the teacher. Throughout school life he loved music, singing, the arts, and of course...girls! "High school is just a given. You have to get your diploma or your G.E.D, regardless,or you'll be flipping burgers for the rest of your life. I don't even know if they let you flip burgers these days without a high school diploma. You definitely need some sort of skilled training or higher learning other then high school so that you can provide for yourself or your family down the road. Otherwise you're going to be stuck in a rut and you'll never get out. You'll spend all your time working so hard just to make ends meet, you'll never advance yourself."
PAST JOBS: He worked the Midnight Shift at a Deli
HOBBIES: Water skiing, snowboarding, chilling in the great outdoors.
TATTOO'S: Drew has the letter "L" on his right arm with a band going around it. H e and Nick got it done together.
MOTTO: "Man doesn't cease to play because he grows old, he grows old because he ceases to play."
FAVE MUSIC GROUP OR PERFORMER: Marvin Gaye, Prince, and Take 6
FAVE SONG: "Purple Rain" by Prince
FAVE MOVIE: "Braveheart"
FAVE ACTOR: Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford
FAVE ACTRESS: Rene Russo
FAVE SPORTS: Water Skiing and Snowboarding
FAVE SPORTS TEAM: Kansas City Chiefs
FAVE TYPE OF CLOTHING: Tommy Hillfigger
FAVE DRINK: Orange Juice
FAVE FOOD: Pizza
FAVE SNACK: Pastries-he has a weakness for donuts and he loves any type of junk food.
FAVE COLOR: Navy Blue
FAVE BODY PART: "My stomach used to be my favorite bodily part but, I'm not sure anymore. I was in pretty good shape, but being on the road means there isn't much time for the gym."
FAVE VACATION SPOT: A little cabin in the mountains or anywhere
far from cars and noise.
DREAM CAR: He presently has no car but would like a BMW M3
HE DISLIKES: Rodents
WHAT MAKES HIM SMILE: "When we have a really good show and the
audience responds well to us."
FUNNIEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED: "It wasn't funny at the time, but when I arrived in L.A to join the band, they told me that we were supporting Montelle Jordan the next night. I cried with panic."
MOST PRIZED POSSESION: Pictures from his childhood up until the present date
WHO HE ADMIRES THE MOST: His dad
TYPE OF GIRL THAT HE GOES FOR: Someone with a pretty smile and whois athletic "I'm not just going to settle down with anyone. I want to find the right girl, but she must like having a good time. I love fun. I like a girl who has opinions about things"
TURN-OFFS: "Dirty nails and bad breath are real turn-offs, as are people who are self-centered and completely out for themselves. I don't like a girl who will just go along with what people saying around her."
ONE THE LOVE FRONT: In high school Drew liked this girl who was older then him. She had an eye for his older brother Nick and not Drew. Nick was able to win the heart of this young lady... and she not only broke Drew's heart but Nick's heart as well. Drew even cried over this young girl!!! (ahh isn't he sweet)
FAVE SONG ON THEIR 1ST ALBUM: "I Wasn't Over You- The sound of
that song is so different from all the others on the album. It's got a funky groove and I like what it's about."
HIS FEELINGS ABOUT THE ALBUM: "We cover so many different
spectrums of music. It's just a very well rounded album that can appeal to many different people."
WHERE WAS HE WHEN HE FIRST HEARD THE SMASH HIT "INVISIBLE MAN" ON THE RADIO?: "We were in our product mangers hotel room in L.A. and it came on 102.7. I couldn't stop smiling."
WHAT OTHERS IN THE GROUP SAY ABOUT HIM: "Drew represents the
organization of 98°. He's always the one who makes sure that we're on the same page of the music and that we're all organized."-Nick "Drew is absolutely the most fun guy in the group, most of the time. He's such a smart alleck."-Nick "He's like the fatherly figure of the group, he's organized. I look up to him that way."-Jeff
HIS TAKE ON THE GROUP: "Our experiences together as a group have
definitely been unique and it's made us closer. The way we live our lives is based on us as a group-we're a group first and individuals second."
WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE GROUP: He's the most organized. He's the
joker of the group. When he's not stapling their clothes to ceilings he's tipping buckets of gooey, green slime on them.
GOAL WITH 98°: "Of course everybody wants to be successful, but beyond that we want to be respected. That's my goal."
