William Melvin Hicks Net Worth

William Melvin Hicks Net Worth is
$800,000

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William Melvin "Bill" Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist and musician. His material, encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy, was controversial, and often steeped in dark comedy. He criticized consumerism, superficiality, mediocrity, and banality within the media and popular culture, which he characterized as oppressive tools of the ruling class that "keep people stupid and apathetic".At the age of 16, while still in high school, he began performing at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas. During the 1980s, he toured the United States extensively and made a number of high-profile television appearances; but it was in the UK that he amassed a significant fan base, filling large venues during his 1991 tour. He also achieved a modicum of recognition as a guitarist and songwriter.Hicks died of pancreatic cancer on February 26, 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 32. In subsequent years – in particular after a series of posthumous album releases – his body of work gained a significant measure of acclaim in creative circles, and he developed a substantial cult following. In 2007, he was voted the fourth greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's list of the UK's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups, and he maintained that ranking on the 2010 list.

Full Name	Bill Hicks
Date Of Birth	December 16, 1961
Died	1994-02-26
Place Of Birth	Valdosta, Georgia, United States
Height	6' 1" (1.85 m)
Profession	Writer, Actor, Producer
Education	Stratford High School
Nationality	American
Parents	Mary Hicks, Jim Hicks
Siblings	Steve Hicks, Lynn Hicks
Movies	American: The Bill Hicks Story, Totally Bill Hicks, No Cure for Cancer, Ninja Bachelor Party, Bill Hicks: Sane Man, Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen, Patrol
Star Sign	Sagittarius

#	Trademark
1	His "Angry Comedian" persona and smoking
2	His jokes about Conservatives and his social commentary
3	References to the Eastern third eye philosophy

#	Quote
1	I was reading in a Waffle House and this waitress comes up to me and says "What you reading for?" Gee, no-one's ever asked me that. What am I reading FOR? Did I just come out of an AA closet with reading? I read, there, I said it, I feel better. I read for many reasons, one of which is so that I don't end up as a ******* waffle waitress! Then this hillybilly comes up and says "Weeeell lookee here, looks like we got ourselves a reader!"
2	I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, 'My dad can beat up your dad.' I'd say 'Yeah? When?'
3	The day they find a cure for HIV there will be fucking in the streets. It's over!
4	[asked where a comedian should draw the line] There are no lines. There are no lines. I say, erase all the lines.
5	I hate patriotism...I can't stand it. It's a round world last time I checked.
6	I love going to the movies. So I'm watching Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and I'm thinking 'you know what? There is no way that you will ever be able to top these special effects in a movie again, you cannot top this shit.' Unless we started using terminally ill stunt people in the motion picture industry.
7	I'm sorry if any of you are catholic. I'm not sorry if you're offended, I'm actually just sorry by the fact that you're catholic.
8	I'm tired of this back-slapping "Isn't humanity neat?" bullshit. We're a virus with shoes, okay? That's all we are.
9	It's great to be here. I thank you. Ah, I've been on the road doing comedy for ten years now, so bear with me while I plaster on a fake smile and plough through this shit one more time.
10	On the theft of his material by Denis Leary: "I have a scoop for you. I stole his act. I camouflaged it with punchlines, and to really throw people off, I did it before he did."
11	I ascribe to Mark Twain's theory that the last person who should be President is the one who wants it the most. The one who should be picked is the one who should be dragged kicking and screaming into the White House.
12	When two or more people agree on an issue, I form on the other side.
13	At his final show: "This is the material, by the way, that has kept me virtually anonymous in America for the past 15 years. Gee, I wonder why we're hated the world over? Look at these fat Americans in the front row - 'Why doesn't he just hit fruit with a hammer?' Folks, I could have done that, walked around being a millionaire and franchising myself but no, I had to have this weird thing about trying to illuminate the collective unconscious and help humanity. Fucking moron."

#	Fact
1	His infamous banned David Letterman set was aired after remaining unseen for more than fifteen years on January 30, 2009. Letterman had his mother on to introduce it and afterward said "it says more about me as a guy than it says about Bill because there was absolutely nothing wrong with it".
2	Less than a week after his burial, he lost the American Comedy Award for Favorite Male Comedian to Carrot Top, whom he ridiculed during his final performances.
3	Lived in New York City. Moved to his parents' house in Little Rock, Arkansas, weeks before his death.
4	Was raised a Southern Baptist. He rejected his families beliefs at a young age and adopted his own philosophy. He often joked about The Bible Belt in his acts.
5	Born in Georgia, he grew up in Florida, Alabama, and New Jersey before settling in Houston, Texas.
6	Though he generally disliked television, he was a huge fan of "The Simpsons," once remarking to a friend that he would like to live in Springfield, and Krusty The Klown's persona as a counter-cultural stand-up comedian in the ninth season episode "Last Temptation of Krust" is a tribute to him.
7	Was engaged to manager Colleen McGarr before his death.
8	To make ends meet, Bill would drive the son of the owners of the night club he was working at in California to school after working all night. The club was the Comedy Store owned by Sammy and Mitzi Shore. Their son was Pauly Shore.
9	Is #19 on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time
10	He appeared eleven times on David Letterman, but always in a very "neutered" way. His final appearance (which he had hoped would be his final message to America before he died, as his cancer diagnosis was known only to friends and family) was recorded but cut out of the final broadcast at the last minute. Ironically, afterwards he was called back and asked to do another performance; his response was: "I don't think I could learn to juggle in that short a time." Bill strongly criticized the show for its "ludicrous" censorship policies (not being able to say the word "Jesus" being one of them). David Letterman later appeared in a documentary about Bill (the UK-produced "Totally Bill Hicks") in which he expressed his regret about how the situation had ended. The only known video footage was a VHS tape given to Hicks's parents which remained unseen until January 31, 2009, when Letterman had Mary Hicks, Bill's mother, as a guest to introduce it. Prior to airing the footage, Letterman took full responsibility for its being edited out, apologized and said "It says more about me as a guy than it says about Bill because there was absolutely nothing wrong with it".
11	Was friends with controversial comedian Sam Kinison, who also died prematurely.
12	Welsh band Super Furry Animals dedicated their album Fuzzy Logic to him.
13	Radiohead dedicated their album "The Bends" to him.
14	Among Hicks's biggest fans were the members of the band Tool. Tool's 1996 album "Aenema" includes many Hicks references, including a picture in the liner notes, a sound clip of a Hicks routine before the final track "Third Eye", and references to Hicks's "Arizona Bay" routine in the title track.

Writer

Title	Year	Status
Bill Hicks Lives	2013	written by
Exhibit A: Leary Verses Hicks	2007	Short
Totally Bill Hicks	1994	Video documentary
Counts of the Netherworld	1993	TV Movie
Bill Hicks: Revelations	1993	TV Special documentary
Bill Hicks: Relentless	1992	Video documentary
One Night Stand	1991	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Bill Hicks: Sane Man	1989	Video documentary
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen	1988	Documentary writer
Nothin' Goes Right	1988	TV Movie uncredited

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Counts of the Netherworld	1993	TV Movie	Count William
Bulba	1981	TV Movie	Cpl. Phil Repulski

Producer

Title	Year	Status
Counts of the Netherworld	1993	TV Movie executive producer
Ninja Bachelor Party	1991	Short producer
Bill Hicks: Sane Man	1989	Video documentary executive producer

Director

Title	Year	Status	Character
Ninja Bachelor Party	1991	Short

Composer

Title	Year	Status	Character
American: The Bill Hicks Story	2009	Documentary

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Bill Hicks: Sane Man	1989	Video documentary performer: "My Way"

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick	2014	Video documentary our deepest thanks to
Nick DiPaolo: Raw Nerve	2011	TV Special documentary special thanks: comedy idol

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Bill Hicks Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-up Comedian	2004	Video	Himself
It's Just a Ride	1994	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Sacred Cow Halloween Special	1993	Video	Himself
Bill Hicks: United States of Advertising	1993	Video	Himself
Late Show with David Letterman	1993	TV Series	Himself
On the Seventh Day in Waco	1993	Video documentary	Himself
Bill Hicks: Revelations	1993	TV Special documentary	Himself
Late Night with David Letterman	1984-1993	TV Series	Himself
Bill Hicks: Relentless	1992	Video documentary	Himself
Funny Business	1992	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Word	1992	TV Series	Himself
Good Morning Britain	1992	TV Series	Himself
The Dennis Miller Show	1992	TV Series	Himself
Tonight with Jonathan Ross	1992	TV Series	Himself
48 Hours	1991	TV Series documentary	Himself
One Night Stand	1991	TV Series	Himself
Bill Hicks: Sane Man	1989	Video documentary	Himself
Impact Video Magazine	1989	Video documentary	Himself
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen	1988	Documentary	Himself
Nothin' Goes Right	1988	TV Movie	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Dude! Where's My Music?		Documentary post-production	Himself
The Drunken Peasants	2016	TV Series	Himself
Irrefutable Proof That Alex Jones Is Bill Hicks	2014	Video documentary short	Himself - CIA Agent / Alex Jones (as Agent Bill Hicks)
Greatest Stand Up Comedians	2013	TV Movie documentary	Himself - 33rd Place
Are You Having a Laugh? Comedy and Christianity	2013	TV Movie documentary	Himself
2012 Crossing Over: A New Beginning	2012	Documentary	Himself
Vanilla Ice Archive	2012	Documentary	Himself
The Reality of Me (TROM)	2011	Documentary	Himself
American: The Bill Hicks Story	2009	Documentary	Himself
The Tragic Side of Comedy	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Late Show with David Letterman	2009	TV Series	Himself - Stand-up Comedian
Heckler	2007	Documentary	Himself
Memoirs of a Cigarette	2007	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Exhibit A: Leary Verses Hicks	2007	Short	Himself
Zeitgeist	2007	Video documentary	Himself
100 Greatest Stand-Ups	2007	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Video on Trial	2006	TV Series	Himself
The Comedians' Comedian	2005	TV Movie documentary
100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time	2004	TV Mini-Series	Himself #19
Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny!	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Full Mountie	2000	TV Series	Himself
Human Traffic	1999		Himself (uncredited)
Totally Bill Hicks	1994	Video documentary	Himself

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William Melvin Hicks Net Worth

William Melvin Hicks Net Worth is
$800,000