Adam Hicks
Adam Hicks | |
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 Hicks in 2011 | |
| Born | Adam Paul Nielson Hicks November 28, 1992[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, rapper, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, hip hop |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Walt Disney, Hollywood |
| Website | adamhicks |
Adam Paul Nielson Hicks (born November 28, 1992) is an American actor, rapper, singer and songwriter. His first leading role was in How to Eat Fried Worms. He is most notable for playing Luther in the Disney XD series Zeke and Luther and starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth as Wendell "Wen" Gifford. He had a recurring role in the second season of Jonas L.A. as DZ, and had a co-leading role as the third king, Boz in the Disney XD original series Pair of Kings. However, Disney XD decided not to continue the show after the third season.
Early life
Hicks was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Acting career
Hicks had a recurring role on Titus and had roles in various movies and television series before playing the lead in How to Eat Fried Worms. He then appeared in Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? alongside many other Disney Channel stars. In 2009, he grabbed the co-lead role of Luther on Zeke & Luther. In 2011, he starred in Lemonade Mouth as Wendell "Wen" Gifford. He co-starred on Pair of Kings as King Boz, replacing Mitchel Musso's character King Brady.
Music career
Hicks recorded a remake of the MC Hammer song "U Can't Touch This" with fellow Zeke and Luther co-star Daniel Curtis Lee. The music video for the song was shown June 29, 2009 on Disney XD.[2] He made a remix of the song "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry. In late 2010 he wrote and recorded the song "Happy Universal Holidays" with Ryan Newman. In early 2011 he released a song called "Dance For Life" with Drew Seeley for the Disney Channel Original Series Shake It Up, which was featured on Shake It Up: Break It Down. Hicks co-wrote the tracks "Determinate," "Breakthrough" and "Livin' On a High Wire" for Lemonade Mouth. He also has a music video featuring Chris Brochu for his single "We Burnin' Up." In most of his songs, Hicks introduces himself as A-Plus. He is currently signed to Walt Disney Records. In October 2012 he recorded a song for the new book Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up entitled "Don't Stop The Revolution".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | The Funkhousers | Robbie Funkhouser | |
| 2005 | Down and Derby | Brady Davis | |
| 2005 | The 12 Dogs of Christmas | Mike Stevens | |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Quarterback | |
| 2006 | How to Eat Fried Worms | Joe Guire | |
| 2008 | Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? | Colin Doyle | Television film |
| 2011 | Lemonade Mouth | Wendell "Wen" Gifford | Television film |
| 2014 | Little Savages | Billy | Pos-producing |
| 2015 | The Boy Next Door | Tommy | Pos-producing |
| 2015 | Windsor | Clint | Pre-producing |
| 2018 | The Brave Tailors | Drake | Voice only |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–02 | Titus | Young Dave | Recurring role |
| 2002 | That Was Then | Joshua Harrison | "Pilot" (Season 1, Episode 1) |
| 2009–12 | Zeke & Luther | Luthisour "Luther" Waffles | Lead Role |
| 2010 | Jonas L.A. | DZ (Dennis Zimmer) | Recurring role (Season 2) |
| 2011 | Peter Punk | Luthisour "Luther" Waffles | "El Duelo" (Season 1, Episode 8) |
| 2011 | Disney's Friends for Change Games | Himself | |
| 2011 | PrankStars | Himself | "Game Showed Up" (Season 1, Episode 2) |
| 2011 | So Random | Himself | "Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks and Hayley Kiyoko" (Season 1, Episode 16) |
| 2012–13 | Pair of Kings | King Boz | Lead Role (Season 3) |
| 2012 | Southland | Mike | "Legacy" (Season 4, Episode 5) |
| 2013 | CSI | Tyler | "Helpless" (Season 14, Episode 8) |
Discography
References
- ^ "Disney XD Medianet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
- ^ "DisneyXD Media Net". Retrieved 2009-07-09.
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