These celebrities worked at Kings Island before becoming famous

Another celeb many recognize these days from being all over our television sets, in everything from “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica” to a recent appearance on “The Masked Singer,” Nick Lachey, of the band 98 Degrees, grew up in Cincinnati and spent multiple summers singing in a barbershop quartet at Kings Island.

Lachey’s 98 Degrees band co-member, Justin Jeffre, was also a quartet singer at Kings Island. The two met while attending the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati.

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Remember actress and model Carmen Electra? She started her professional career in 1990 as a dancer at the park in a show called “It’s Magic.”

Electra was born in Sharonville in 1972.

Also on Kings Island’s list of celebrities who once worked at the amusement park:

Susan Perkins, 1978 Miss America: Worked at the park as a live show performer. She is a native of Middletown.

Dan Patrick, TV/radio sports host: Was an actor on the train in 1972. He attended Mason High School.

Lewis Johnson, sports reporter: A former rides supervisor on the Beast and Racer from 1981-87. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati.

Curtis Cregan, Broadway actor: His first performing job was an emcee for the Nickelodeon show at the park. Curtis attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Carter Calvert, lead role in Tony-nominated theater productions: She was a singer in a Kings Island country show in 1986-87. She grew up in Cincinnati and attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts.