Pitched in the minor leagues before getting into acting
Drafted by the New York Yankees and he played third base for their farm
team until he was injured in 1978
Drake is a huge fan of Bruce Lee and is a practitioner of Jeet Kune Do the style of martial arts Lee developed. He is also an expert of the nunchaku the weapon Bruce Lee was known for using in his films.
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.
Graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida on a
baseball scholarship and majored in pre-dentistry.
Has a son and three daughters together with wife Victoria.
Attends the same gym as legendary actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke.