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Adam Hicks | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 28, 1992[1] Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, rapper, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | http://www.adam-hicks.com/adamweb/ |
Adam Paul Neilson 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 now has a co-leading role as the third king, Boz in the Disney XD original series Pair of Kings.
Early life
Hicks was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and is the son of Lucy and Ron Hicks.[1][2]
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 will also be co-starring in Pair of Kings in the third season.
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.[3] 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.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | TV movie |
| 2011 | Lemonade Mouth | Wendell "Wen" Gifford | TV movie; Lead role |
| 2012 | Mr. Young | Staff | |
| 2012 | Lemonade Mouth 2 | Wendell "Wen" Gifford | TV movie; Lead role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2002 | Titus | Young Dave | Recurring role |
| 2002 | The Funkhousers | Robbie Funkhouser | Main role |
| 2002 | That Was Then | Joshua Harrison | Episode: "The Thirty-Year Itch" |
| 2009–2012 | Zeke & Luther | Luther Waffles | Co-lead role |
| 2010 | Jonas L.A. | DZ (Dennis Zimmer) | Recurring role Episode: "House Party" Episode: "Back to the Beach" Episode: "Date Expectations" Episode: "And... Action" |
| 2010 | Peter Punk | Luther Waffles | Episode: "El Duelo (The Duel)"; Disney XD Latin America |
| 2011 | Disney's Friends for Change Games | Himself | Green team |
| 2011 | PrankStars | Himself | Episode: "Game Showed Up" |
| 2011 | So Random | Himself | Episode: "Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks and Hayley Kiyoko" |
| 2012–present | Pair of Kings | Boz | Co-lead role |
| 2012 | CHRISJayify | Jackle Soder | Episode: "Bad Choices" |
Discography
Albums
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
US OST [4] |
US Kids [4] |
AUS [5] |
POL [6] | ||
| Lemonade Mouth |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 26 |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CAN | |||
| "Las Vegas (My City)"[8] | 2011 | — | — | non-album single |
| "We Burnin' Up" (featuring Chris Brochu)[9] | — | — | non-album single | |
Featured singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10][11] |
US Heat [10] |
US Digital [10] |
CAN [10] |
GER [11] | |||
| "Determinate" (Bridgit Mendler featuring Adam Hicks) |
2011 | 51 | 1 | 28 | 82 | 92 | Lemonade Mouth |
| "Breakthrough" (among Lemonade Mouth Cast) |
88 | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | |||||||
Promotional singles
| Song | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "U Can't Touch This" (with Daniel Curtis Lee) | 2009 | Zeke & Luther |
| "In the Summertime" (with Daniel Curtis Lee) | ||
| "Happy Universal Holidays" (featuring Ryan Newman)[12] |
2010 | non-album song |
Other appearances
| Song | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Dance for Life" (featuring Drew Seeley) | 2011 | Shake It Up: Break It Down |
| "Whodunit" (with Coco Jones) | 2012 | Shake It Up: Live 2 Dance |
Music videos
| Song | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "U Can't Touch This" (with Daniel Curtis Lee) | 2009 | Unknown |
| "In the Summertime" (with Daniel Curtis Lee) | 2010 | Unknown |
| "Happy Universal Holidays" (featuring Ryan Newman) | Unknown | |
| "Determinate" (Bridgit Mendler featuring Adam Hicks)[A] | 2011 | Patricia Riggen[13] |
| "We Burnin' Up" (featuring Chris Brochu) | Unknown |
- Notes
- A ^ The videoclip was taken of the scenes from the film Lemonade Mouth.
References
- ^ a b c |height : 6 ft 2 Disney XD Bio
- ^ http://www.lvrj.com/living/las-vegas-native-adding-to-resume-with-movie-117005128.html
- ^ "DisneyXD Media Net". Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ a b c "Billboard Chart History: Lemonade Mouth: Soundtrack". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 30th May 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. 2011-05-30. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ "Polish charts, 30 maja 2011". OLiS. 2011-05-30. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes: Lemonade Mouth - Soundtrack". iTunes. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Las Vegas (My City) - Single by Adam Hicks". iTunes. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "We Burnin' Up (feat. Chris Brochu) - Single by Adam Hicks". iTunes. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ a b c d "Billboard Chart History: Bridgit Medler". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ a b "Bridgit Mendler Chart History". acharts. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Happy Universal Holidays (feat. Ryan Newman) - Single by Adam Hicks". iTunes. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Patricia Riggen - diretor do filme Lemonade Mouth e videoclipes retirados". TV Guide. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
External links
- Adam Hicks at IMDb