Biography for
Drake Hogestyn More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

29 September 1953, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Birth Name

Donald Drake Hogestyn

Nickname

Hoagie

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse

Victoria Post

(31 December 1986 - present) 4 children

Trade Mark

His raspy voice.

Trivia

Shelley Long originally wanted Drake to play her husband on the sitcom "Kelly Kelly" (1998). He was all set to star on both that and "Days of Our Lives" (1965), but his schedule on Days conflicted with the filming of the pilot of Kelly Kelly and thus was replaced by Robert Hays.

Pitched in the minor leagues before getting into acting

Graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida on a baseball scholarship and majored in pre-dentistry.

Drafted by the New York Yankees and he played third base for their farm team until he was injured in 1978

Has a son and three daughters together with wife Victoria.

He is the stepfather of actor Ben Hogestyn.