Adam Hicks
Adam Paul Nielson Hicks (born November 28, 1992) is an American actor, musician and rapper. His first leading role was in How to Eat Fried Worms. He was also known for playing Luther in the Disney XD series Zeke and Luther and Wendell "Wen" Gifford in the film Lemonade Mouth.
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- Name
- Adam Hicks
- Birth Name
- Adam Paul Nielson Hicks
- Born
- 28 November 1992
- Birthplace
- Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Full name
- Adam Paul Nielson Hicks.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- hip-hop.
- Education
- Las Vegas High School.
- Languages
- English.
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Adam Paul Nielson Hicks (born November 28, 1992) is an American actor, musician and rapper. His first leading role was in How to Eat Fried Worms. He was also known for playing Luther in the Disney XD series Zeke and Luther and Wendell "Wen" Gifford in the film Lemonade Mouth.
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Biography
Biography
He had a recurring role in the second season of Jonas as DZ, and a co-lead role as Boz in Season 3 of Pair of Kings.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Adam Hicks • Birth Name — Adam Paul Nielson Hicks • Born — 28 November 1992 • Birthplace — Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • rapper • Years Active — 1999–present
Acting
Acting
Hicks was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had a recurring role in 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 alongside many other Disney Channel stars. In 2009, he grabbed the co lead role of Luther on Zeke and Luther. In April 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. Hicks portrayed Jason Zimmer, in the erotic thriller The Boy Next Door. Hicks returned to acting in 2025, playing Adam Stone in Stone Creek Killer.
Music
Music
Hicks recorded a remake of the MC Hammer song "U Can't Touch This" with fellow Zeke and Luther costar Daniel Curtis Lee. The music video for the song was shown June 29, 2009, on Disney XD. He made a remix of the song "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry. In the end of 2010, he wrote and recorded the song "Happy Universal Holidays" with Ryan Newman. At the beginning of 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. In October 2012, he recorded a song for the new book Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up entitled "Don't Stop The Revolution". Hicks sang the theme song for the Disney XD show Mighty Med, titled "You Never Know". On October 28, 2022, Hicks released the song "Chosen One", and he has continued to release music since. Other singles include "Famous", "Nothing To Prove", "I Don't Need'Em", and "Feelin' Like This".
Legal issues
Legal issues
On January 25, 2018, Hicks was arrested in Burbank, California, along with his reported girlfriend, actress Danni Tamburro, on suspicion of armed robbery. He went through a mental health evaluation to determine whether he was competent enough to stand trial for the charges. Hicks's arraignment was originally scheduled for March 23, 2019, when his attorney notified the judge his client was "not currently in a state where he can assist in his defense". The arraignment and subsequent trial were put off and Hicks was sent for further medical examination. On July 10, 2019, he pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree robbery and one count attempted second-degree robbery. However, on another count of robbery he pleaded no contest. The first two charges were dismissed. In July 2021, Hicks was found guilty of robbery and was sentenced to serve five years in state prison, while Tamburro was given three years of probation. However, Hicks was released in March 2022 on parole after the judge credited his 1,460 days he served while awaiting sentencing. As of 2023 December, Hicks had become an advocate for men's mental health and substance abuse recovery. He has also apologized for the mistakes he made in the past.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2000–2002 — Titus — Young Dave Titus — Recurring role • 2002 — The Funkhousers — Robbie Funkhouser — Television film • 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 — Peter Punk — Luthisour "Luther" Waffles — Episode: "El Duelo" • PrankStars — Himself — Episode: "Game Showed Up" • 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
Singles
Singles
• As main artist List of singles • Title — Year — Album • "We Burnin' Up" (featuring Chris Brochu) — 2011 — rowspan=9 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" • As featured artist List of singles, with selected chart positions • Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • US — US Heat — AUS — CAN — GER — UK • "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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — rowspan=3 Non-album singles • "You in My Life" (Nathalie Hernandez featuring Adam Hicks) — 2013 — — — — — — — — — — — — • "Nobody Better Than You" (Nic Neufeld featuring Adam Hicks) — 2014 — — — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory.
Other appearances
Other appearances
• Title — Year — Other artist(s) — Album • "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
Music videos
• Song — Year — Director • "U Can't Touch This" — 2009 — rowspan="3" • "In the Summertime" — 2010 • "Happy Universal Holidays" • "Somebody" — 2011 — Patricia Riggen • "Determinate" • "We Burnin' Up" • "One Life" — 2013 — Tim Barsten • "Chosen One" — 2022 — Adam Hicks • "I Need You" — 2023 — Benjamin Jones
Film
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Down and Derby — Brady Davis • 2005 — The 12 Dogs of Christmas — Mike Stevens • 2006 — The Shaggy Dog — Quarterback — Voice • 2006 — How to Eat Fried Worms — Joseph "Joe" Guire • 2008 — Mostly Ghostly — Colin Doyle • 2011 — Lemonade Mouth — Wen • 2015 — Up on the Wooftop — Toby — Voice • 2015 — The Boy Next Door — Jason Zimmer • 2016 — Little Savages — Billy • 2017 — Windsor — Clint • 2018 — Shifting Gears — Jeremy Williamson
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