{"artistName":"Adam Hicks; Drew Seeley","artistId":119115,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ee9/ee90b59fb805e452340cf0e38cf64d89_lg.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ee9/ee90b59fb805e452340cf0e38cf64d89_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/ee9/ee90b59fb805e452340cf0e38cf64d89_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/ee9/ee90b59fb805e452340cf0e38cf64d89_lg.jpg 200w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eAdam 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. \n Early life\nHicks was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and is the son of Lucy and Ron Hicks. \n Acting career\nHicks 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 \u0026amp; 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. \n Music career\nHicks 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. 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. Hicks recorded a song called \"We Burnin' Up\" with Chris Brochu, which was released in 2011. On September 15, 2011, he released \"Las Vegas (My City)\", a hometown anthem about his struggles and dreams to succeed in the entertainment business. He is currently signed to Walt Disney Records. \n Filmography\nFilm\nYear\nTitle\nRole\nNotes\n 2005 \nDown and Derby \nBrady Davis \n\n2005 \nThe 12 Dogs of Christmas \nMike Stevens \n\n2006 \nThe Shaggy Dog \nQuarterback \n\n2006 \nHow to Eat Fried Worms \nJoe Guire \n\n2008 \nMostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? \nColin Doyle \nTV movie \n 2011 \nLemonade Mouth \nWendell \"Wen\" Gifford \nTV movie; Lead role \n 2012 \nMr. Young \nStaff \n\n2012 \nLemonade Mouth 2 \nWendell \"Wen\" Gifford \nTV movie; Lead role \n Television\nYear\nTitle\nRole\nNotes\n 2000-2002 \nTitus \nYoung Dave \nRecurring role \n 2002 \nThe Funkhousers \nRobbie Funkhouser \nMain role \n 2002 \nThat Was Then \nJoshua Harrison \nEpisode: \"The Thirty-Year Itch\" \n 2009-present \nZeke \u0026amp; Luther \nLuther Waffles \nCo-lead role \n 2010 \nJonas L.A. \nDZ (Dennis Zimmer) \nRecurring role, \nEpisode: \"House Party\", \nEpisode: \"Back to the Beach\", \nEpisode: \"Date Expectations\", \nEpisode: \"And... Action\" \n 2010 \nPeter Punk \nLuther Waffles \nEpisode: \"El Duelo (The Duel)\"; Disney XD Latin America \n 2011 \nDisney's Friends for Change Games \nHimself \nGreen team \n 2011 \nPrankStars \nHimself \nEpisode: \"Game Showed Up\" \n 2011 \nSo Random \nHimself \nEpisode: \"Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks and Hayley Kiyoko\" \n 2012-present \nPair of Kings \n\nCo-lead role\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Adam+Hicks+Drew+Seeley","playStationPath":"/stations/283946686/play","stationId":283946686,"bioPath":"/music/Adam+Hicks+Drew+Seeley/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/The+Chipettes+The+Chipmunks+Children+s+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/463/4635f930d079f9c50e7d1c24db873436_md.jpg","artistName":"The Chipettes \u0026 The Chipmunks (Children's)","artistId":117196,"station_id":283946021},{"musicPath":"/music/Nevermind","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e51/e51632c52e1ec72b4c8ce3d3e95cbf50_md.jpg","artistName":"Nevermind","artistId":421063,"station_id":400314995},{"musicPath":"/music/The+McClain+Sisters","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2fd/2fdddc5faed3272e4788c74fefd90a01_md.jpg","artistName":"The McClain Sisters","artistId":143608,"station_id":291968044},{"musicPath":"/music/Stubby","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5f6/5f617600db2b2b6491b49db8bdba4329_md.jpg","artistName":"Stubby","artistId":135806,"station_id":286144083},{"musicPath":"/music/Mr+C+The+Slide+Man","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0be/0be474acbaa8aa675bb71564ad3d2d6f_md.jpg","artistName":"Mr. C The Slide Man","artistId":133037,"station_id":285651005},{"musicPath":"/music/Alvin+And+The+Chipmunks+Holiday+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/509/5096fa2f528caec7988ec8fcab2f73b2_md.jpg","artistName":"Alvin And The Chipmunks (Holiday)","artistId":109879,"station_id":283944888},{"musicPath":"/music/Shake+It+Up+Break+It+Down+Cast+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dd8/dd817bf05714b08c6064ab3101f1969a_md.jpg","artistName":"Shake It Up, Break It Down (Cast)","artistId":118243,"station_id":283946396},{"musicPath":"/music/Drew+Ryan+Scott","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9df/9df3d8f196ec5e4489a8281e1d3801f6_md.jpg","artistName":"Drew Ryan Scott","artistId":104830,"station_id":281005379},{"musicPath":"/music/Hugo+Rock+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3c4/3c4246275a9126e5e286626150fb88dc_md.jpg","artistName":"Hugo (Rock)","artistId":107307,"station_id":281656626},{"musicPath":"/music/Marlene+Strand","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fef/fef8a55862c2b0b37b214dc577d65c0d_md.jpg","artistName":"Marlene Strand","artistId":127719,"station_id":284832666},{"musicPath":"/music/Anna+Margaret+Nevermind","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/da7/da7a12cadcbf8446604b0c32ac31747c_md.jpg","artistName":"Anna Margaret \u0026 Nevermind","artistId":127711,"station_id":284832658},{"musicPath":"/music/Thurston+Harris+The+Sharps","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fb1/fb158bc043fc5c58b3a2876c43528837_md.jpg","artistName":"Thurston Harris \u0026 The Sharps","artistId":75694,"station_id":280595910},{"musicPath":"/music/Margaret+Durante","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fe3/fe39f9a8791b77e0f09598cc37ca604b_md.jpg","artistName":"Margaret Durante","artistId":110910,"station_id":282142387},{"musicPath":"/music/Tim+James+Nevermind","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b23/b2331984aa6075a38db1494426035809_md.jpg","artistName":"Tim James; Nevermind","artistId":127665,"station_id":284832628},{"musicPath":"/music/Grease+Original+Cast+Recording+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/332/33288e7e4a3ea178d23fb742b9a59897_md.jpg","artistName":"Grease (Original Cast Recording)","artistId":89587,"station_id":271970916},{"musicPath":"/music/iCarly+Victorious+Casts","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/218/218edfdcaa0024b0b5284d501c1f97b5_md.jpg","artistName":"iCarly \u0026 Victorious Casts","artistId":133460,"station_id":285651563},{"musicPath":"/music/Rio+Soundtrack+","artistDefaultImage":"//olds1.cdn107.com/images/defartist_md.png","artistName":"Rio (Soundtrack)","artistId":118052,"station_id":283946313},{"musicPath":"/music/Kyra+Christiaan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/779/779f4f55ce29d75293ba03bb8beb2c41_md.jpg","artistName":"Kyra Christiaan","artistId":121975,"station_id":283860722}]}