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Hilly Hicks Jr. was born on May 11, 1970. He is an American writer. He writes plays for the stage. He also writes scripts for TV shows.

About Hilly Hicks Jr.

Hilly Hicks Jr. was born in Los Angeles, California. His birthday is May 11, 1970. His father, Hilly Hicks, is an actor. His mother, Greta Johnson Mandell, is a psychiatrist.

His Education

Hilly Hicks Jr. went to John Muir High School. This school is in Pasadena, California. After high school, he studied at Occidental College. Then, he moved to New York University. He wanted to follow his creative dreams there. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He also studied at Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Writing for the Stage

Hilly Hicks Jr. has written many plays. One children's play is The Breeze, the Gust, the Gale, and the Wind. La Jolla Playhouse asked him to write it. They also produced the play. He wrote How to Unload a Dishwasher for the Echo Theatre Company. His play Artists & Criminals was written for South Coast Repertory. It was also worked on at the Mark Taper Forum.

His play A Hole in the Dark was shown in New York City. It was later performed in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles. Another play, The Home Life of Polar Bears, was developed in New York. It was also worked on in Los Angeles and Seattle. This play was even shown in London at the Royal Court Theatre.

Hicks also wrote a short play called Note To Self. It was part of the 2001 Humana Festival of New American Plays. He also helped write Uncle Sam's Satiric Spectacular. This play was part of the 2005 Humana Festival. Other plays he wrote include The Trophy Room and Self-Portrait. His newest play is The Tallest Girl in the Class. He wrote it for City Theatre in Pittsburgh.

Awards and Recognition

Hilly Hicks Jr. has won awards for his plays. He received the Berilla Kerr Foundation Award. He also won a Backstage Garland Award for Best Play. He was given a Van Lier Playwriting Fellowship. Many theaters have asked him to write plays for them. These include City Theatre, South Coast Repertory, and La Jolla Playhouse. His plays are published by Dramatists Play Service.

Writing for TV

Hicks has also written for many TV shows. He was a writer for the Fox series Pasadena. He also wrote for the NBC drama Kidnapped. He worked on the Lifetime series Army Wives. He helped write a special for the Discovery Channel.

He was a writer for the Showtime series The Big C. After that, he wrote for Chicago Fire on NBC. He also worked on Feed The Beast for AMC. He wrote for Sacred Lies on Facebook Watch. He also wrote for Truth Be Told on Apple TV+. He is currently an executive producer for Dexter: Resurrection on Paramount+ with Showtime.

List of Plays

• Heaven and Hell (On Earth): A Divine Comedy
• A Hole in the Dark
• The Home Life Of Polar Bears
• Note To Self
• The Trophy Room
• Uncle Sam's Satiric Spectacular

List of TV Shows

• Dexter: Resurrection (Paramount+ with Showtime) – Executive Producer (2025-present)
• Truth Be Told (Apple TV+) – Co-Executive Producer (2020-2021)
• Sacred Lies (Facebook Watch) – Co-Executive Producer (2019-2020)
• Jessica Jones (Netflix) – Executive Producer, Co-EP, Supervising Producer (2015-2019)
• Feed the Beast (AMC) – Supervising Producer (2015-2016)
• Chicago Fire (NBC) – Supervising Producer, Producer (2012-2014)
• The Big C (Showtime) – Co-Producer, Exec Story Editor, Story Editor (2009-2012)
• Army Wives (Lifetime) – Story Editor (2006-2007)
• Kidnapped (NBC) – Staff Writer (2006-2007)
• Pasadena (Fox) – Staff Writer (2001-2002)