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Adam Paul Nielson Hicks, an American rapper, singer, and songwriter, was born on November 28, 1992. How to Eat Fried Worms gave him his debut main role. He was also well-known for his roles as Wendell “Wen” Gifford in the movie Lemonade Mouth and Luther in the Disney XD sitcom Zeke and Luther.
In the second season of Jonas, he played DZ, and in the third and final season of the Disney XD Original Series Pair of Kings, he played Boz. Adam Hicks was arrested in 2018, let’s look at the reason behind it and some additional information about adam hicks.
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For What Reason Adam Hicks is in Jail?
Hicks and his rumored girlfriend, actress Danni Tamburro, were both taken into custody on January 25, 2018, in Burbank, California, on charges of armed robbery. He had a mental health examination to ascertain whether he was capable of facing the allegations. When Hicks’ counsel informed the judge that his client was “not now in a state where he can help in his defense,” the judge rescheduled the arraignment for March 23, 2019, to a later date. Hicks was sent for additional medical testing after the arraignment and the following trial was postponed. He entered a not guilty plea to one count of attempted second-degree robbery and one count of second-degree robbery on July 10, 2019. On another count of robbery, he chose not to contest, nevertheless. The first two accusations were dropped.
Hicks was convicted guilty of robbery in July 2021 and given a five-year state prison term; Tamburro received a three-year probationary period. However, the judge gave Hicks credit for the 1,460 days he spent while awaiting punishment, and in March 2022, Hicks was freed on parole.
Adam Hicks: Biography
American actor and rapper Adam Hicks rose to recognition after playing the main character, Joe Guide, in the family comedy movie “How to Eat Fried Worms”. He made his television debut in the 2000 series “Titus” and then appeared in tiny roles in the 2002 television movies “The Funkhousers” and “That Was Then”. He made his acting debut in the comedy “Down and Derby” in 2005, and he later had an appearance in “The 12 Dogs of Christmas”. He is most recognized though, for playing Wendell “Wen” Gifford in the musical telefilm “Lemonade Mouth” and Luther in the Disney XD comedy “Zeke and Luther”.
The latter allowed him to hone his musical abilities as he took on the role of a member of the band that bore his name. King Boz in the Disney XD series “Pair of Kings,” which debuted its first season in 2012, was his next significant role. Over the years, he has continued to make appearances in several more TV shows, such as”PrankStars”‘ “Jonas”, “Southland”, “Freakish”, “Texas Rising”, and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”. He appeared in both the indie drama movie “Windsor” and the sensual thriller movie “The Boy Next Door” in 2015.
Early Life of Adam Hicks
Adam was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 28, 1992. Tristan Hicks is his sister, and his parents are Ronald and Lucy Hicks. Adam has always had a passion for performing. He used to sing, dance, rap, and play the drums. He used to act in school productions.
He was selected to perform in Los Vegas by a local talent agency. He was cast in the lead part in the Fox comedy series Titus at the age of 7. He also appeared in other TV shows and telefilms.
He made his big-screen debut in 2005. He plays Brady Davis in the movie Down and Derby. His breakout performance came in the 2006 movie “How to eat fried worms”. In the Disney XD sitcom “Zeke and Luther”, he shared the starring role. He then received the starring position in the Disney XD comedy “Pair of Kings”.
He was successful as a rapper and vocalist, too. He has created soundtracks as well as some remixes. He and his bandmates produced the CD Lemonade Mouth. He also published various singles, and they appeared on the US music charts list.
Adam Hicks: Music Career
With fellow Zeke and Luther co-star Daniel Curtis Lee, Hicks remade the MC Hammer song “U Can’t Touch This.” Disney XD aired the song’s music video on June 29, 2009. He created a remix of Mungo Jerry’s song “In the Summertime”. He collaborated with Ryan Newman on the song “Happy Universal Holidays” towards the end of 2010.
He co-wrote “Dance For Life” with Drew Seeley at the start of 2011 for the Disney Channel Original Series Shake It Up, which was played on Shake It Up: Break It Down.
For Lemonade Mouth, Hicks co-wrote the songs “Determinate”, “Breakthrough”, and “Livin On a High Wire”. He also has a music video for his song “We Burnin’ Up” with Chris Brochu. Hicks refers to himself as A Plus in the majority of his tracks. He is presently a Walt Disney Records artist. He cut the song “Don’t Stop The Revolution” in October 2012 for the new book Lemonade Mouth Puckers Up. The Mighty Med Disney XD show’s theme song, “You Never Know,” was sung by Hicks.
