Here is Drew's biography 

Drew Lachey was the final member to join 98 Degrees. After Nick and Justin hooked up with Jeff in L.A. and another member left the group, the guys asked Nick's brother, Drew, to complete the foursome. Eventhough he was working as an EMT almost 3000 miles away from New York city, Drew decided to go for it! Witihn two days. Nick was driving Drew to California, teaching him his parts from a tape recording the group had made. They arrived just in time to prepare for a performance at the House of Blues with Montell Jordan. Less than 6 months later, 98 Degrees signed with Motown Records. 

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name: Andrew John Lachey 
vocal part: Baritone 
nickname: Sprout, "Never call me 'Andy', it's a complete no-no. No one's ever called me that, and no one ever will."  
birthday: August 8th, 1976 
sign: Leo 
birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio 
height: 5' 6" 
weight: 148 lbs 
hair: Brown 
eyes: Hazel 
parents: Cate Fopma-Leimbach and John Lachey 
siblings: Brother Nick, step-sister Josie, half-brother Issac, adopted brother Zac, adopted sister Kaitlin 
education: he trained and worked as an EMT in Brooklyn, N.Y. 
past jobs: he worked the midnight shift at a Dell  
hobbies: water skiing, snowboarding, and chilling in the great outdoors. 
tattoos: Drew has the letter "L" on his right arm with a band going around it....he and Nick got it done together. (awwww!) 
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!! "Highschool 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 highschool diploma." "You definitely need some sort of skilled training or higher learning other then highschool 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."  

performers: Marvin Gaye, Prince, Take 6 
song: "Purple Rain" by Prince 
foods: Pizza, donuts, any and all junk food 
drink: Orange juice 
color: Navy blue 
sports: Water skiing and snowboarding 
team: Kansas City Chiefs 
clothing line: Tommy Hilfiger 
actors: Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford 
actress: Rene Russo 
movie: Braveheart 
vacation spots: A little cabin in the mountains or anywhere far from cars and noise  
snack: pasteries, he has a weakness for doughnuts and he love any type of junk food  
body part: "My stomack used to be my favourite 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. 
dream car: he presently has no car, but would like a BMW M3 
dislikes: rodents  
hobbies: outdoorsy things like waterskiing, snowboarding 
song on their first 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."  

what makes him smile: "When we have a really good show and the audience responds well to us." 
funniest thing that has happend: "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 with panic."  
most prized posession: pictures from his childhood up until the present date 
who he admires most: his dad  
type of girl he likes: 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 and completely out for themselves. I don't like a girl who will just go along with what people around here."  
love history: In highschool, Drew liked this girl who was older than him. She had an eye for his older bro, 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 cried over this young girl! (awww poor Drew....I'll mend your broken heart!) 
his feelings about the first 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 he was when he first heard "Invisible Man": "We were in our product manager's hotel room in L.A and it came on 102.7. I couldn't stop smiling. " :o) 
quotable quotes: "Man doesn't cease to play because he grows old, he grows old because he ceases to play."  

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

"Drew represents the organization of 98 Degrees. 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 in the group, most of the time. He's such a smart alleck." - Justin 

"He's like the fatherly figure of the group, he's organized. I look up to him that way." - Jeff 

"We formed on our own, have fans from age four to fifty-four, perform and sing live at our shows. This boyband labeling doesn't sit well with us at all."
                                 
"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."

"Of course everybody wants to be successful, but beyond that we want to be respected. That's my goal."

what he says about 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 adds to the group: He's the most organized. He's also known as the joker of the group. When he's not stapling their clothes to ceilings, he's tipping buckets of gooey greem slime on them. 
his goal with 98 Degrees: "Of course everybody wants to be successful, but beyond that we want to be respected. That's my goal."  

Drew's the comic of the family, but the baby of the group. He's a professionally trained EMT, attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts in highschool and was in the army. He's a man of many accomplishments! He's the most organized and 
the planner of the group.