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| Born | Adam Paul Nielson Hicks November 28, 1992 |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
Adam Paul Nielson Hicks (born November 28, 1992) [1] is an American actor 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 . He had a recurring role in the second season of Jonas as DZ, and lead role as Boz in Pair of Kings .
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. [2]
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 . [3]
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. [4] 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". [5] 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". [6]
On January 25, 2018, Hicks was arrested in Burbank, California along with his reported girlfriend, actress Danni Tamburro, on suspicion of armed robbery. [7] [8] He went through a mental health evaluation to determine whether he was competent enough to stand trial for the charges. [9] Hicks' 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. [10] 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 3 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. [11]
As of December 2023 [update] , Hicks had become an advocate for men's mental health and substance abuse recovery. [12] He has also apologized for the mistakes he made in the past.
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "We Burnin' Up" [13] (featuring Chris Brochu) | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Feelin' That Way" [14] | 2012 | |
| "One Life" [15] (featuring Cara) | 2013 | |
| "Durango Knights" [16] (featuring James Paxton) | 2015 | |
| "Chosen One" [17] | 2022 | |
| "Famous" [18] | ||
| "I Don't Need'em" [19] | 2023 | |
| "Feelin' Like This" [20] | ||
| "I Need You" [21] |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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| US [22] [23] | US Heat [22] | AUS [24] | CAN [25] | GER [26] | UK [27] | ||||
| "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" [28] (Cole Plante featuring Adam Hicks) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "You in My Life" [29] (Nathalie Hernandez featuring Adam Hicks) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nobody Better Than You" [30] (Nic Neufeld featuring Adam Hicks) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that was not released or did not chart in that territory. | |||||||||
| 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 |
| Song | Year | Director |
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| "U Can't Touch This" | 2009 | — |
| "In the Summertime" | 2010 | |
| "Happy Universal Holidays" | ||
| "Somebody" | 2011 | Patricia Riggen [31] |
| "Determinate" | ||
| "We Burnin' Up" | — | |
| "One Life" | 2013 | Tim Barsten |
| "Chosen One" | 2022 | Adam Hicks |
| "I Need You" | 2023 | Benjamin Jones |
Bridgit Claire Mendler is an American entrepreneur and former actress and singer. She first became known as a child actress and continued acting into adulthood, which overlapped with a musical career in the 2010s. After enrolling at MIT and Harvard, she retired from acting and singing to focus on business and entrepreneurship in the 2020s, which is cited as an example of a successful career reinvention.
Zeke and Luther is an American sitcom about two best friends setting their sights on becoming the world's greatest skateboarders. The show stars Hutch Dano, Adam Hicks, Daniel Curtis Lee, and Ryan Newman. Zeke and Luther is set in the northern part of Gilroy, California, specifically in the fictional area of Pacific Terrace, which is stated frequently throughout the series. Gilroy was also mentioned occasionally in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, which was also created by Zeke and Luther co-creator Matt Dearborn.
Lemonade Mouth is a young adult novel by Mark Peter Hughes, published in 2007 by Delacorte Press. It follows five teenagers who meet in detention and ultimately form a band to overcome the struggles of high school, forming deep bonds with each other and learning to let go of their personal demons with each other's help. The novel was adapted into a television film by the same name starring Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott, and Blake Michael and premiered on Disney Channel on April 15, 2011. An adapted version of the novel for younger readers was released after the release of the film. The film was well received by both audiences and critics.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 is a 2011 American comedy film. It is the sequel to 2008's Beverly Hills Chihuahua and the second film in the Beverly Hills Chihuahua series. Directed by Alex Zamm, and starring George Lopez, Odette Yustman and Zachary Gordon, the film focuses on Papi and Chloe, now married with five puppies. The film was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on February 1, 2011, in a two-disc Blu-ray and DVD combo pack. With the exception of Lopez, none of the actors from the first film reprised their roles.
Lemonade Mouth is a 2011 American teen musical comedy-drama television film, based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Mark Peter Hughes. The film was directed by Patricia Riggen and written by April Blair, and stars Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Naomi Scott, Hayley Kiyoko and Blake Michael. The film tells the story of five high school students who meet in detention and form a band to stand up for their beliefs and to overcome their individual and collective struggles.
Naomi Scott is an English actress and singer. After a starring role on the Disney Channel series Life Bites (2008–2009), she earned recognition for starring in the television musical film Lemonade Mouth (2011), for which she performed on its chart-topping eponymous soundtrack. She then starred in the science fiction series Terra Nova (2011) and the superhero film Power Rangers (2017).
Lemonade Mouth is a soundtrack album by Bridgit Mendler and other members of cast of the film of the same name, released on April 12, 2011, by Walt Disney Records. The soundtrack peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200, number three on the US Top Digital Albums and topped the US Top Soundtracks and US Kid Albums. Elsewhere, it peaked at number 71 in Australia, number 38 in Austria, number 25 in Belgium (Flanders), number 100 in Belgium (Wallonia), number 79 in Netherlands, number 26 in Poland and at number 38 in Spain. In the 2011 year-end charts, the soundtrack ranked at number 87 on the US Billboard 200, number 7 on the US Top Soundtracks and managed to make it into the top 3 of the US Kid Albums. The singles "Somebody", "Determinate" and "Breakthrough" peaked at number 89, 51 and 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100. As of September 2012, the soundtrack had sold 402,000 copies.
Christopher M. Brochu is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He was born in Washington, D.C. and is the older brother of Doug Brochu, who is notable for his role as Grady Mitchell in the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny with a Chance and its spin-off So Random!. He is best known as Luke Parker in The Vampire Diaries and also played Ray in Lemonade Mouth and Timmy Hamilton in Soul Surfer.
The discography of Bridgit Mendler, an American entreprenur and former actress and singer, consists of one studio album, two extended plays, one soundtrack album, four singles, six promotional singles, twelve music videos and other album appearances.
"Somebody" is a song performed by American recording artist Bridgit Mendler for the soundtrack Lemonade Mouth to the Disney Channel television movie of the same name. It was written by Lindy Robbins and Reed Vertelney and released as the album's debut single on March 4, 2011 through Walt Disney Records.
"Determinate" is a song performed by American recording artist Bridgit Mendler. The song, featuring American rapper Adam Hicks, was written by Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Johan Alkenäs, Charlie Mason, Ebony Burks and Hicks. Hayley Kiyoko and Naomi Scott perform occasional adlibs in the background of the song. It was produced by Twin for Lemonade Mouth in 2011, the soundtrack to the Disney Channel television movie of the same name. It was released as the album's second single on April 15, 2011, through Walt Disney Records.
"Breakthrough" is a song performed by the cast of 2011 American film Lemonade Mouth – formed by Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Naomi Scott and Blake Michael. The song was written Bryan Todd, Maria Christensen, Shridhar Solanki and Adam Hicks and produced by Twin & Bryan Todd. It was released as the album's third and final single, releasing on May 2, 2011 through Walt Disney Records.
Hello My Name Is... is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Bridgit Mendler released on October 22, 2012, through Hollywood Records. Mendler began planning the project in 2011 and co-wrote all fifteen of its tracks.
"Ready or Not" is the debut solo single by American singer Bridgit Mendler, and is the lead single from her debut studio album, Hello My Name Is... (2012), which garnered its name from a line in the song. It premiered on Radio Disney on August 3, 2012, and was released digitally on August 7, 2012. The song's chorus is based on an interpolation of the Fugees' song "Ready or Not", which in turns interpolates the Delfonics' song "Ready or Not Here I Come ".
"Hurricane" is a song by American recording artist Bridgit Mendler, from her debut studio album, Hello My Name Is... (2012). The song was released as a promotional single to the iTunes Store as Single of the Week on October 22, 2012, and was later announced to be the second single from the album. On February 12, 2013, the song was released to Top 40 radio.
"I'm Gonna Run to You" is a song by American recording artist Bridgit Mendler. It was written by Mendler and Jamie Houston and produced by Houston. The song was featured in Disney Channel's 2011 film Good Luck Charlie: It's Christmas!, but wasn't available on any album. It was released as a promotional single on November 18, 2011. The song debuted at number 13 on the Billboard Holiday Songs.
"Turn Up the Music" is a song performed by American pop recording artist Bridgit Mendler for the soundtrack Lemonade Mouth to the Disney Channel television movie of the same name. It was written by Adam Watts and Andy Dodd and produced by Andy Dodd. The song peaked, at number 12 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and at 18 on the Kid Digital Songs.
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