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Adam Paul Nielson Hicks
November 28, 1992 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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Adam Paul Nielson Hicks (born November 28, 1992) is an American actor and rapper. He is known for his roles in popular TV shows and movies. His first main role was in the movie How to Eat Fried Worms.
Adam also played Luther in the Disney XD series Zeke and Luther. He was Wendell "Wen" Gifford in the movie Lemonade Mouth. Later, he had a role as DZ in Jonas and played King Boz in Pair of Kings.
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Adam Hicks' Career
Adam Hicks has had a busy career in both acting and music. He started acting at a young age. He has been in many different TV shows and movies.
Acting Roles
Adam was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had a repeating role in the TV show Titus. He also appeared in several movies and TV series. His big break came when he played the main character in How to Eat Fried Worms.
After that, he was in Mostly Ghostly. In 2009, he got the role of Luther in the Disney XD show Zeke and Luther. In April 2011, he starred as Wendell "Wen" Gifford in the movie Lemonade Mouth.
He later joined the cast of Pair of Kings as King Boz. He took over from another actor in that show. Adam also played Jason Zimmer in the movie The Boy Next Door.
Music Career
Adam Hicks is also a talented musician and rapper. He recorded a new version of the famous song "U Can't Touch This". He sang it with his Zeke and Luther co-star Daniel Curtis Lee. The music video for this song came out on Disney XD in June 2009.
He also made a remix of the song "In the Summertime". In late 2010, he wrote and recorded "Happy Universal Holidays" with Ryan Newman.
In early 2011, he released "Dance For Life" with Drew Seeley. This song was featured on the soundtrack for the Disney Channel show Shake It Up.
Adam helped write some songs for the Lemonade Mouth movie soundtrack. These songs included "Determinate" and "Breakthrough". He also has a music video for his song "We Burnin' Up" with Chris Brochu. In many of his songs, he calls himself A Plus.
In October 2012, he recorded "Don't Stop The Revolution" for the book Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up. Adam also sang the theme song for the Disney XD show Mighty Med, called "You Never Know". He has continued to release music, including songs like "Chosen One" (released in October 2022), "Famous", "Nothing To Prove", "I Don't Need'Em", and "Feelin' Like This".
Film and Television Appearances
Adam Hicks has appeared in many films and television shows.
Film Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Down and Derby | Brady Davis | |
| 2005 | The 12 Dogs of Christmas | Mike Stevens | |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Quarterback | Voice role |
| 2006 | How to Eat Fried Worms | Joseph "Joe" Guire | |
| 2008 | Mostly Ghostly | Colin Doyle | |
| 2015 | Up on the Wooftop | Toby | Voice role |
| 2015 | The Boy Next Door | Jason Zimmer | |
| 2016 | Little Savages | Billy | |
| 2017 | Windsor | Clint | |
| 2018 | Shifting Gears | Jeremy Williamson |
Television Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000–2002 | Titus | Young Dave Titus | Recurring role |
| 2002 | The Funkhousers | Robbie Funkhouser | Television film |
| 2002 | That Was Then | Joshua Harrison | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2009–2012 | Zeke and Luther | Luther Waffles | Lead role |
| 2010 | Jonas | Dennis "DZ" Zimmer | Recurring role (Season 2) |
| 2011 | Lemonade Mouth | Wendell "Wen" Gifford | Television film |
| 2011 | Peter Punk | Luthisour "Luther" Waffles | Episode: "El Duelo" |
| 2011 | PrankStars | Himself | Episode: "Game Showed Up" |
| 2011 | So Random | Episode: "Bridgit Mendler" | |
| 2011–2012 | The Hive | Buzzbee | Voice, English dub |
| 2012–2013 | Pair of Kings | King Boz | Lead role (Season 3) |
| 2012 | Southland | Mike | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 2013 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tyler | Episode: "Helpless" |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Truett Fincham | Main role |
| 2016–2017 | Freakish | Diesel Turner | Main role |
Adam Hicks' Music
Adam Hicks has released many songs as a main artist and has been featured on others.
Singles as Main Artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "We Burnin' Up" (featuring Chris Brochu) |
2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Feelin' That Way" | 2012 | |
| "One Life" (featuring Cara) |
2013 | |
| "Durango Knights" (featuring James Paxton) |
2015 | |
| "Chosen One" | 2022 | |
| "Famous" | ||
| "I Don't Need'em" | 2023 | |
| "Feelin' Like This" | ||
| "I Need You" |
Singles as Featured Artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | US |
US Heat |
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| "Determinate" (Bridgit Mendler featuring Adam Hicks) |
2011 | 51 | 1 | 91 | 82 | 92 | 111 | Lemonade Mouth | ||||||
| "Breakthrough" (among the Cast of Lemonade Mouth) |
88 | 11 | — | — | — | 200 | ||||||||
| "Non-Stop Summer" (Cole Plante featuring Adam Hicks) |
2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "You in My Life" (Nathalie Hernandez featuring Adam Hicks) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Nobody Better Than You" (Nic Neufeld featuring Adam Hicks) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" means the song was not released or did not chart in that country. | ||||||||||||||
Other Song Appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Happy Universal Holidays" | 2010 | Ryan Newman | Disney Channel Holiday Playlist |
| "Dance for Life" | 2011 | Drew Seeley | Shake It Up: Break It Down |
| "Whodunit" | 2012 | Coco Jones | Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance |
Music Videos
| Song | Year | Director |
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| "U Can't Touch This" | 2009 | N/A |
| "In the Summertime" | 2010 | |
| "Happy Universal Holidays" | ||
| "Somebody" | 2011 | Patricia Riggen |
| "Determinate" | ||
| "We Burnin' Up" | N/A | |
| "One Life" | 2013 | Tim Barsten |
| "Chosen One" | 2022 | Adam Hicks |
| "I Need You" | 2023 | Benjamin Jones |
See also
In Spanish: Adam Hicks para niños
