Nick Lachey

Although he was a member of the underdog boy band 98 Degrees and was able to scrape out a fairly respectable solo career following the group's demise, Nick Lachey may be best remembered as the former Mr. Jessica Simpson. Lachey and his popstar wife were the subjects of a successful reality-TV show, NEWLYWEDS, which focused on the young couple's early days of marriage. Their 2005 break-up and subsequent divorce made them permanent tabloid fixtures and kept both their careers alive for years afterward.

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