Drew Hicks Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Drew Hicks

• Drew Hicks is an Indian American Hindi YouTuber and content creator. In 2023, he came into the limelight after his fluent Hindi-speaking video went viral on social media.

• Once, in a media discussion, he stated that he moved to India when he was five years old with his parents. He then lived in different places in India for eleven years. His parents first moved to Varanasi. During his time in India, Drew Hicks learned Hindi and became fluent in the language. He spent more than a decade of his childhood in India and travelled all over it with his parents, who used to study Hindi at Banas Hindu University. Drew Hicks said,
  

  India has a diverse range of landscapes, cities, and people, making it hard for me to choose a favourite place. However, I do have a few favourites such as Kedarnath for its scenic beauty and mountains, Jaisalmer for its deserts and architecture, Goa for its beaches, and Delhi for its parties.”

  Drew Hicks added in the same discussion that many places in India were close to his heart, and his many Indian friends were like his family who kept calling him back to India.

  A childhood picture of Drew Hicks with his brother

• During the same interview, Drew Hicks then talked about how he learned Hindi and Bhojpuri, which he speaks fluently, despite having an accent. He said that his father’s export business in India led them to relocate to Bihar, where his father took an interest in Madhubani paintings.

  A young Drew Hicks posing with the Taj Mahal

• According to Drew Hicks, he moved to Thailand after completing his formal education and began working for an online organisation. He then began creating online content part-time and began creating videos while showcasing his experiences and travels in India and the United States.

• In 2019, Drew Hicks collaborated with Yachen Lee, a YouTuber, who gained viral fame for his Korean appearance combined with a Bihari Hindi accent. They created videos and uploaded them to their respective YouTube channels.

  Drew Hicks with Yachen Lee

• Thereafter, after his marriage, Drew Hicks began teaching his wife Hindi and documented their progress in various online videos.

  Drew Hicks while teaching Hindi to his wife in a video

• According to one of his video interviews, he enjoys dancing to Indian music and listening to Bhojpuri songs.

  Drew Hicks while dancing to a Bhojpuri song

• In 2022, he started a podcast with his friend Yechan Lee in Hindi.

  Drew Hicks with Yachen Lee during a podcast

• According to him, he enjoys Indian food, especially the samosas sold by street vendors in India. Once, in a media discussion, he shared that when he was a child, they used to cost just 2 rupees, but in 2023, he had to pay 500 rupees for them in America.

  A snip from Drew Hicks’s video about samosa price

• In 2023, Drew Hicks’s ability to speak Hindi and Bhojpuri fluently garnered attention on social media, with one user even claiming that he was more Indian than most of our brothers and sisters.

• He likes smoking cigarettes and consuming alcohol occasionally.

  Drew Hicks posing with a beer can and smoking a cigarette

• Drew Hicks is an avid dog lover. He has a pet dog named Beverly Jane, and he often shares pictures of his pet dog on social media.

  A picture of Drew Hicks’s pet dog