Hilly Hicks Jr. facts for kids

Hilly Hicks Jr. (born May 11, 1970) is an American writer. He writes plays for the stage and scripts for TV shows and movies. He's known for his creative stories.

About Hilly Hicks Jr.

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

Hilly went to high school in Pasadena, California. He then studied at Occidental College in Los Angeles. Later, he moved to New York University to follow his passion for writing. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He also studied at Columbia University.

His Plays and Stage Work

Hilly Hicks Jr. has written many plays. One of his plays for children is The Breeze, the Gust, the Gale, and the Wind. This play was created and shown by La Jolla Playhouse. He also wrote How to Unload a Dishwasher.

His play Artists & Criminals was created for South Coast Repertory. Another play, A Hole in the Dark, was shown in New York City. It was later performed in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles.

Hilly also wrote The Home Life of Polar Bears. This play was developed in New York and Seattle. It was even shown in London at the Royal Court Theatre.

He wrote a short play called Note To Self. It was part of a special festival in 2001. He also helped write Uncle Sam's Satiric Spectacular. Other plays he wrote include The Trophy Room and Self-Portrait. His newest play is The Tallest Girl in the Class.

Awards and Recognition

Hilly Hicks Jr. has won several awards for his writing. He received the Berilla Kerr Foundation Award for playwriting. He also won a Backstage Garland Award for Best Play. He was given a Van Lier Playwriting Fellowship.

Many theater companies have asked him to write plays for them. These include Manhattan Theatre Club and the Atlantic Theater Company. His plays are published so others can perform them.

Writing for Television

Besides plays, Hilly Hicks Jr. has written for many TV shows. He was a writer for the Fox series Pasadena. He also worked on the NBC drama Kidnapped. He wrote for the Lifetime series Army Wives.

He was a co-writer for a Discovery Channel special. He also wrote for the Showtime series The Big C. Later, he wrote for popular shows like Chicago Fire (NBC) and Feed The Beast (AMC). He also wrote for Sacred Lies and Truth Be Told.

Currently, he is an Executive Producer for a new show. This show is for Showtime and Paramount+.

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

• Untitled Clyde Philips Show (Showtime on Paramount+) – Executive Producer (2024-2025)
• 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)