He’s a former Disney Channel actor who starred in famous films before serving four years in prison – and then turning his life around… can you guess who he is?
He is a former Disney actor who spent four years in prison but has now changed his life for the better.
This actor, 31 years old, rose to fame with roles in How To Eat Fried Worms, Lemonade Mouth and the Disney Channel series Zeke and Luther.
However, he ran into trouble with the law and was arrested for armed robbery in 2018. He was sentenced to five years in prison in 2021, but was released a year later due to time served.
Now he speaks about overcoming addiction and hopes his story can help others in need.
Can you guess who this actor is?
He is a former Disney star who spent four years in prison but has now changed his life for the better. Can you guess who he is?
It’s Adam Hicks!
Hicks played Luther in the Disney Channel series Zeke and Luther from 2009 to 2012 and Joe in the 2006 family comedy How To Eat Fried Worms.
He has an extensive resume of acting credits, with notable roles in the series Freakish and Pair of Kings.
But in 2017 he had several run-ins with the law and was arrested in 2018 for alleged armed robbery.
He was sentenced to five years in prison in July 2021, but was released in March 2022 due to time served. TMZ. Hicks had already spent 1,460 days behind bars prior to his conviction.
But since then, things have changed dramatically for the better for Hicks.
Hicks has overcome an addiction to alcohol and Xanax and has been sober for six years, according to him People.
The actor has turned his life around since his legal troubles and has been open about his past.
After his arrest, he was ultimately found unfit to stand trial and was taken to a state hospital.
In an interview with Peoplehe called it his ‘lowest moment’.
“When I came to, everything hit me right away,” he said. ‘It was the gravity of the situation, the people I had let down, how sorry I was for what had happened and my actions. And knowing that I wasn’t in my right state of mind, but still knowing that’s not an excuse.”
During his four years in prison, he “learned a lot about myself while I was in a cell.”
‘I’ve always masked my emotions, masked my feelings with substances or whatever. And that was the first time I was really in tune with myself and trying to figure out what to do from here on out,” he said.
“So that was the beginning of my sobriety. From the hospital until I left until now, I have been sober for six years and I have committed to helping people.”
It’s Adam Hicks! He played Luther in the Disney Channel series Zeke and Luther from 2009 to 2012 and Joe in the 2006 family comedy How To Eat Fried Worms (pictured)
The youngster is pictured in How To Eat Fried Worms with Ryan Malgarini
The star was pictured at a Hulu event in 2016
But in 2017 he had several run-ins with the law and was arrested in 2018 for alleged armed robbery. He was sentenced to five years in prison in July 2021, but was released in March 2022 due to time served
Adam is also a musician and released the songs I Need You and Chosen One in 2022
The actor said he felt “good” about himself.
‘I feel good about myself, that’s right. “I feel good because I know how far I’ve come and I know what it was – and stuff like this, you never get over it,” he said.
“I think the people I let down and the people affected, this will stay with me forever. It will always be there as a reminder of how bad things can get.”
Adam is also a musician and released the songs I Need You and Chosen One in 2022.