FULL NAME : Andrew John Lachey "Never never call me "Andy". It's like a complete no-no. No one's ever called me that and no one ever will."

NICKNAME : Radar

BIRTHDATE : August 8, 1976

ZODIAC SIGN : Leo

AGE : 21

BIRTHPLACE : Cincinnati, Ohio

HEIGHT : 5'6"

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 Issac (5), adopted brother Zac (3) and adopted sister Kaitlin (2)

HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH Nick : "We've always been pretty close as far as brothers go. It's good to have him in the group."

TATTOO'S : Drew has the letter "L" on his right arm with a band going around it... He and Nick got it done together.

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 than 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, showboarding, chilling in the great outdoors

MOTTO : "A Man doesn't cease to play because he grows old, he grows old because he ceases to play."

FAV MUSIC PERFORMER : Marvin Gaye, Prince and Take Six

FAV SONG : "Purple Rain" - Prince

FAV FOOD : Pizza

FAV DRINK : Orange Juice

FAV SNACK : Pasteries - he has a weakness for donuts adn he loves any type of junk food.

FAV COLORS : Navy Blue

FAV SPORTS : Water skiing and snowboarding

FAV SPORTS TEAM : Kansas City Chiefs

FAV CLOTHES : Tommy Hillfigure

FAV BODY PART : "My stomach used to be my favourite body 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."

DREAM CAR : He presently has no car but would like a BMW M3

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 Montell Jordan the next night. I cried in panic."

DISLIKES : Rodents

PRIZED POSSESION : Pictures from his childhood up until the present date

WHOM HE ADMIRES : His dad

TYPE OF GIRL HE GOES FOR : Someone with a pretty smile and who is 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 adn completely out for themselves, I don't like a girl who will just go along with what people saying around her."

FAV SONG ON THE 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 SAY ON 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 managers 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 orginazation 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. 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 SAY ABOUT THE GROUP : "Our experiences together as a group have definately 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.

HIS GOAL FOR 98° : "Of course everybody wants to be successful, but beyond that we want to be respected. That's my goal."