Nick Lachey was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. As Nick’s ex-wife, singer and actor Jessica Simpson shared with CNN in a joint interview back in 2003, he grew up in a single-parent household where he had to take up extra responsibility. “You know, his mom was at work, so he had to do the laundry and he had to have food on the table,” Simpson disclosed, and further added, “We just grew up completely different.” Nick’s brother, Zac Lachey, had a mild form of autism from the time he was 7 years old.
From the fourth grade, the future star attended the School for Creative & Performing Arts, which contributed to his artistic beginnings. In 2009, Nick returned to his alma mater as part of the MTV musical series “Taking the Stage.” Speaking to The New York Daily News, the television host said of the institution, “That school is not like any other place in the world. It created a whole world of learning that you don’t see very often in this country, especially on MTV.”
Nick’s hometown has been a consistent echo throughout his life in the spotlight. In 2014, he and his brother Drew Lachey unveiled the “Lachey’s Bar,” located in Downtown Cincinnati, which became the center of an A&E series with the same name.
