FULL NAME : Nicholas Scott Lachey

NICKNAME : L.A. Lachey

BIRTHDATE : November 9, 1973

ZODIAC SIGN : Scorpio

AGE : 24

BIRTHPLACE : Harlan, Kentucky

HEIGHT : 5'11"

WEIGHT : 185 lbs

HAIR COLOR : Brown

EYE COLOR : Blue

PARENTS : Cate Fopma - Leimbach and John Lachey

SIBLINGS : Younger brother Drew (21), adopted sister Josie (15), half brother Issac (5), adopted brother Zac (3) and adopted sister Kaitlin (2)

HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH DREW : "We get on well, but Drew turns up the heat sometimes. Its only cause we see too much of each other."

FAV CHILDHOOD MEMORY : "My dad came to see me play in a baseball game and I hit a home run. One of those father-son bonding moments."

TATTOO'S : He has 2 of them on his right arm. One is a matching arm band that he got with Drew. The other one is the 98° logo in the middle of a sun.

EDUCATION : He majored in Sports Medicine at the University of Miami in Ohio.

IN SCHOOL : He was the one always partying. He had good grades in school and loved to learn. He was the one in love the most and always had a girlfriend. He loved sports, the arts and was in the school choir.

SPORTS THAT HE PLAYED IN HIGH SCHOOL : Football

NICK IN SCHOOL : "School is very important to me. You can't do anything without your High School Diploma. I wouldn't be here today unless I had school. To me, College was such a great social time in addition to being a great academic time. I wish everybody had the opportunity to do it."

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PLAYED : Saxaphone

PAST JOBS : He used to deliver Chinese food. "I've always dreamed about being a singer. In fact, thats all I've ever done, apart from working at an amusement arcade. Was it fun? Yeah for about 2 minutes!"

HOBBIES : Working out, playing and watching sports

MOTTO : "To be successful at whatever I attempt throughout my life."

FAV MUSIC PERFORMER : Boyz II Men, Shade, Jodeci, Brian McKnight and Take Six

FAV SONG : "Cherish The Day" - Sade

FAV FOOD : Skyline Chilli, steak, pizza and barbeque

FAV DRINK : Yoo-Hoo

FAV COLORS : Red

FAV SPORTS : Football and basketball

FAV SPORTS TEAM : Cincinnati

FAV CLOTHES : Phat Farm

FAV FLOWER : Rose

DREAM CAR : He presently has no car but would like a BMW 850

WHAT MAKES HIM SMILE : "When my fav sports team wins a big game, it makes me smile. A grest song makes me smile. Beautiful girls make me smile."

FUNNIEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED : "A fan once sent me an e-mail with loads of rude things in it about how she fancied me. Everyone at the record company saw it and I was mortified."

DISLIKES : Sharks

PET PEEVES : " People who are rude for no reason really make me mad. I try to keep it cool, but sometimes I have to tell them to shup up."

PRIZED POSSESION : His collection of CD's, tapes and his stereo. "Music takes me back to experiences in my life, so my collection is important to me."

WHOM HE ADMIRES : His dad

TYPE OF GIRL HE GOES FOR : A girl who is smart, has a sense of humour and who is "beautiful in every sense of the world. I like girls who like me! (joking) No, I kinda like headstrong women. I like to deal with a little adversity and have a struggle now and then."

FAV SONG ON THE ALBUM : "Heaven's Missing An Angel - its so filled with emotion and passion. I think lyrically, its the best song on the album. It makes me smile everytime I hear it."

WHERE WAS HE WHEN HE FIRST HEARD THE SMASH HIT "INVISIBLE MAN" ON THE RADIO? : "I was in the Argyle Hotel In Los Angeles when Ifirst heard the "Invisible Man". They played it on KISS-FM. What a grest feeling!"

WHAT OTHER MEMBERS IN THE GROUP SAY ABOUT HIM : "Nick is so talented. He's probably the best singer in the group." - Jeff "Nick, he's the passionate one. He moves a lot." - Justin "Nick is one of my best friends. He's adn excellent singer and I can trust him with anything."- Drew

WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT THE GUYS : "I think pretty much all of us are very sensitive, down to earch people."

WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE GROUP : A powerful voice

WHAT DOES HE DO WHEN HE'S NOT WITH THE OTHER 98° MEMBERS? : You can find him hanging out, watching sports on T.V. or playing football or basketball.

HIS GOAL FOR 98° : "We want to make history. Twenty years from now, I'd like to think that 98° will leave a lasting impression."

LITTLE FACTS :

[1] When Nick used to deliver Chinese food, he once serenaded the girl at her office because she was so pretty.