Career/Profession: Singer, Songwriter, Producer

Age: 41

“There is a lot of reflection that goes on whenever I write a song. It’s been a wild whirlwind last couple of years and there’s a lot to talk about, and hopefully that’s evident in the music.”

                                                                                                                             -Nick Lachey

Nicholas Scott Lachey is an American singer and songwriter, who particularly became famous as the lead singer of the boy band 98 Degrees. He appeared in a television series with his ex wife Jessica Simpson and also in a recurring role in the series Charmed.

Melodious Career

Nick Lachey went to the School of Creative and Performing Arts and later to Miami University in Oxford. He started his singing career in mid 1990s with his friend at Kings Island, where he played at a park. Later they formed the boy band 98 Degrees with the members being Nick Lachey’s brother Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timons. Their debut album, called 98 Degrees, was not much of a success and did no good to the band. However, their next album, 98 Degrees and Rising was a huge success and sold over 10 million copies till date.

In 2003, Nick Lachey and his then wife Jessica Simpson appeared on the MTV reality show, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. This show won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Reality Show and soon ended. They also appeared together on the Nick & Jessica Variety Hour in 2004. His album, SoulO, which was also his debut solo album, released in 2003 during his reality show. But the album failed to impress the audience.

His next solo album What’s Left of Me made up for the loss. The album released in May, 2006 and right in the first week made its way into the Billboard 200 at number 2. The album sold more than 5 lakhs copies and was certified Gold. The first single of the album which was self titled, “What’s Left of Me” was immensely popular. It reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Around this time he also recorded the song Ordinary Day for the film For One More Day, which was produced by Oprah Winfrey. Nick Lachey also appeared on the popular television series One Tree Hill in two episodes in its sixth season.

In March 2009, Nick Lachey produced a musical reality show called Taking the Stage which documented the lives of students at the School for Creative and Performing Arts, the school where Lachey himself studied. Few months later, in December 2003, Nick Lachey hosted the four part singing competition called The Sing Off for the first, second and third seasons. He also resumed hosting Big morning Buzz Life on VH1 since March 3, 2014.

Sportsmanship Spirit

Nick Lachey is a co owner of a team of the American Basketball Association called Hollywood Fame. The team began to play in 2006. He was also a part of the group that owned Tacoma Rainiers. Lachey is also a huge diehard fan of the teams Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds and Cincinnati Bearcats. In April 2007, he threw the first pitch at the ceremony of the opening day game in Cincinnati in Ohio. Nick Lachey, the singer also sang the National Anthem for America at the inaugural of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Kentucky.

His Assets

So you think you already know enough about him? Not till you get a glance of his lifestyle and the assets he proudly possesses. Let me give u short trip of Nick Lachey’s assets.

1. Encino House

This posh 8, 134 sq. ft. house belonging to Nick Lachey royally stands on an area of 0.5 acre. The house has 6 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms and is nicely located in front of the Encino Reservoir. The house is built in a Rustic Tuscan theme. It has a master suite, a huge swimming pool, a fire pit, multi camera security system like every other celebrity house has, sound system and a wine cellar.

2. BMW 654

This is one of Nick Lachey’s favorite possessions. This black BMW car of the 6 series was bought by Nick Lachey several years ago and since then he has been seen driving around in this car on many occasions.

Charity

Feeding America in the States is a non profit organization that has a nationwide network which consists of more than 200 food banks and food rescue organizations that serve every country in the United States in times of crisis by providing food to the distressed. Nick Lachey, well, is a part of the Entertainment Council of Feeding America.

Nick Lachey’s wedding

After getting separated from Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey married the VJ Vanessa Minnillo. The entire wedding was a four day affair and it took place on Sir Richard Branson’s private island, the Necker Island. The entire venue was beautifully decorated with flowers and there was a rehearsal dinner before the wedding day. The entire wedding venue was decorated with roses, cockscombs, tulips, dianthus and air plants. The long stretch of the tables, which were ready with placemats and napkins, were lined with lanterns all through, making the illumination look breathtaking. Vanessa Minnillio’s wedding dress was particularly an attraction of the wedding. It was designed by Monique Lhuillier and was a two piece dress unlike most other wedding gowns. It featured a delicately and finely embellished lace corset which was finely detailed with rose and crystal. The skirt was made of silk faille and the dress got a complete look with a bow belt.

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PROFESSION / CAREER: DANCER, RAPPER

An American dancer, fashion model, rapper, and actor, Kevin Federline with the net worth of 6 million dollars is popularly known as the ex-husband of Britney Spears.  He also worked with famous artists such as Michael Jackson, Destiny’s Child, Justin Timberlake, LFO and Pink. He did his debut with Playing with Fire which was released in 2006. However few of his albums crashed badly and he had to face huge criticism. However, the reason of his popularity is not his career but his marriage with the pop singer Britney Spears, the following divorce and custody of two children.

Where did the money come from?

K-Fed did not have to work had for earning the status and reputation he has today. All he did was married Britney Spears and his total net worth came following. When the two were to get married, Britney presented our lad with the massive sum of dollar 2.3 million as a wedding gift. She said and I quote, “I wouldn’t have it if it wasn’t for you.” And when they divorces, Federline had millions of dollars in his bank account and walked away.

Family Background

Kevin Federline was born in Fresno, California on March 21, 1978. His father, Mike was an auto mechanic and his mother, Julie was a bank teller. However, when Kevin was just 8 years old, his parent split. He then stayed with his mother along with his brother, Chris. At the age of 10 both the brothers moved to stay with their father. Kevin was not amongst the bright kid and maths and science horrified him. Soon he dropped out of the school after passing the 9^th grade. He then joined Dance Empowerment to pass his leisure time. Soon his talent as a business representative bloomed, and was noticed. It was then Kevin’s fate rise up to change.

Career and Albums

His career track did not have a kick start. He has to face a lot of criticism for his single songs like Y’all Ain’t Ready” and “PopoZão”. His first official single track was “Lose Control”. He then released his debut album which thrashed down badly and set the records of getting the lowest score, reviews and sales. He was then signed by the Five Star Vintage to model in their ads. He also modeled for top-sellers like Macy’s, Lord & Taylor and Kitson. To promote his albums, he also appeared in WWE programming. He even had some knock outs with John Cena. He also had guest appearances in few episodes of television series One Tree Hill, which he later joined as a regular star. He also appeared in the 7^th season of a weight losing reality show Celebrity Fit Club in 2007. He faces series health issues while shooting for the show because of the harsh climatic conditions. He also did one film, American Pie Presents: The Book of Love where he played the role of a life guard.

Marital status: Married

Kevin first dated Shar Jackson for four years from 2000 to 2004. He also has two children from this relationship. However, the two separated soon before their son’s birth.

He then married Britney Spears in the year 2004. However, the marriage could not live long and the two later separated in the year 2006. He then married Victoria Prince in the year 2008. He has 5 children- 2 daughters (Kori Federline, 2002 and Jordan Federline 2011) and 3 three sons (Kaleb Michael Federline, 2004, Sean Preston Federline, 2005 and     Jayden James Federline, 2006) from the two marriages.

The non-tax payer – Federline

First the divorce and then came the shocking debt of government’s tax, 2010 was not good enough for Federline. The 33 year old Kevin was accused of not paying taxes in 2009 and 2010. His due tax in 2009 was $30,517.16 and in 2010 was $27,098.23. Later in that that he was heavily charged with $37,712.17 for not paying taxes going back to the year 2004.

Rich quotes

•  I told her that it’s not right for the woman to ask the man. The man’s supposed to get on one knee and do it right. It took me about five minutes, and then I turned around and asked her.”
•  “I’m not too worried about any of that. Eventually the music will speak for itself. You’re only going to look at me like this for so long.”
•  “The inspiration and meaning behind the title ‘Playing With Fire’ is self-explanatory. I’m excited about this album and am looking forward to continuing my promotional club tour in support of it and seeing the first-hand reaction of my fans listening to my songs for the first time. My album is sure to set the dance floors across the world on fire!”
•  “I love my kids; I’m a proud father, a happy husband, and all of that. I live my life with my wife as a normal person, and that’s that.”
• “I think people need to get to know me a little bit more, and that way when we do something, people will respect it that much more.”
• “The support and the advice that she gives to me is advice that any wife would give to her husband. She’s there for me, she loves the music.”

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