Nicholas Scott Lachey ( ; phonetically: "la-shay") (born November 9, 1973) is an American pop singer and actor who rose to fame in the late-1990s as a writer and lead-vocalist of the boy-band, 98 Degrees. The group also included Lachey's brother Drew Lachey, classmate Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timmons. They sold over ten million records worldwide and charted top-forty singles.

Nick Lachey starred in the hit reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife, fellow pop singer Jessica Simpson. The series ran on MTV for two seasons, from 2003 until 2005.

Nicholas Scott Lachey (born November 9, 1973, in Harlan, Kentucky) is a pop music singer and actor who is best known for his work as a lead vocalist and writer with the boy band 98 Degrees . Other band members include Lachey’s brother Drew Lachey , Jeff Timmons , and classmate Justin Jeffre. Lachey starred in the hit reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife, fellow pop singer Jessica Simpson , which ran on MTV for four seasons from 2003 to 2005. Lachey and Simps