- 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
- 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.
- He is the stepfather of actor Ben Hogestyn.
- Bears a strong resemblance to that of Pierce Brosnan.
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