Bill Hicks
Biography
Born in Georgia but raised in Houston since the age of 7, this self-described "Prince of Darkness" was compelled to use the comedy stage as his philosophic soapbox. At 13, he would sneak out of his suburban house to hustle his way onto open-mike night rosters. In two brief decades, Hicks worked his way up the sweat-stained comedy ladder to national exposure on The Tonight Show, Late Show with David Letterman and an HBO cable special. Rolling Stone named him the "hot stand-up" of 1993. He was the hit of the 1990 and 1991 Just for Laughs comedy festivals in Montreal. Dead at 32, the enigmatic Hicks was admired, reviled and misunderstood. - The Montreal Gazette, March 28, 1994
32years old at death
- Born Valdosta
- Died Little Rock
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- William Melvin Hicks (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 20 years1989 to 2009
Every film, newest first
- 2009American: The Bill Hicks StoryIMDb rating 7.7
- 1993Bill Hicks: RevelationsIMDb rating 8.4
- 1992Bill Hicks: RelentlessIMDb rating 8.5
- 1989Bill Hicks: Sane ManIMDb rating 8.3
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A first
Hicks was booked for his 12th Letterman appearance in 1993, but his entire routine was cut from the broadcast, the only time a comedian's whole set was removed after taping.
First role
Hicks started doing comedy when he was 16 years old. His first performances took place at the Comedy Workshop, a venue located in Houston, Texas.
Big break
Hicks's career turned around in 1987 when he appeared on Rodney Dangerfield's Young Comedians Special, then moved to New York and performed about 300 times a year for five years.
Beyond film
In 1992 Hicks briefly turned to musical recording, making the Marble Head Johnson album with Pat Brown, a drummer from Austin, Texas, and Kevin Booth, a friend from his Houston high school days.
Bill Hicks movies on Netflix
Worked with
Bill Hicks made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Kevin Booth's page
Andy Huggins1 film together, 2009
Andy Huggins's page
David Johndrow1 film together, 2009
David Johndrow's page
Dwight Slade1 film together, 2009
Dwight Slade's page
James Ladmirault1 film together, 2009
James Ladmirault's page
John Farneti1 film together, 2009
John Farneti's page
Chris BouldDirector, 2 films, 1992 to 1993
All films by Chris Bould
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.