Adam Paul Nielson Hicks (born November 28, 1992) is an American actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter. His first leading role was in ''

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''. He was also known for playing Luther in the

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series ''

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'' and Wendell "Wen" Gifford in the film ''

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''. He had a recurring role in the second season of ''

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'' as DZ, and appeared as Boz in the third and final season of the Disney XD Original Series ''

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''.

Career

Acting

Hicks was born in

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. He had a recurring role in ''

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'', and had roles in various movies and television series, before playing the lead in ''

''. He then appeared in ''

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'' alongside many other

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stars. In 2009, he grabbed the co lead role of Luther on ''

''. In April 2011, he starred in ''

'' as Wendell "Wen" Gifford. He co starred on ''

'' as King Boz, replacing

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's character King Brady. Hicks portrayed Jason Zimmer, in the erotic thriller '' The Boy Next Door''.

Music

Hicks recorded a remake of the

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song "

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" with fellow ''

'' co star

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. The music video for the song was shown June 29, 2009, on Disney XD. He made a remix of the song "

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" by

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. 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

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for the

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'', 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. He is currently signed to

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. 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 ''

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'', titled "You Never Know".. On October 28 2022, Hicks released his song Chosen One.

Personal life

Arrests

On January 25, 2018, Hicks was arrested in

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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' 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

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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

References

External links

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Official website
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