David Hickox had his first taste of the lime-light as a stand-up comic working at the Comedy Workshop, in Houston, in 1979, where he worked briefly with Sam Kinison, and other way-out comics.  While at the cabaret, he took an interest in Improvisation and studied under the tutelage of Paul Menzel while performing in several Comedy Reviews.  To broaden his stage presence he studied the Martial Arts - Taekwondo, Aikido, Judo and Kung Fu to earn a second degree black belt in Taekwondo.

In January 1990, the Comedy Workshop closed its doors leaving few venues to perform, so he headed back to Paul Menzel where he practiced every Wednesday night until he found a permanent place to practice at the Mercury Studio.   In February 1993, he started leading the Improvisation classes for Paul.  David pushed his improvisation skills to the next level by accepting the role of Sergeant Cokes in David Rabe’s “Steamers” and a juror in Sherman Sergel’s drama “Twelve Angry Men”.   While a board member of the Gypsy Theatre Company, he directed some pre-show Improvisation in the “Comedy of Errors” and played Damis in Moliere’s “Tartuffe.  In 1996, he accepted a film role as Captain Peter Cook, in the independent film “Red Ink”.
David has since trained people inthe fine art of Improvisation, at home-school events, library’s, churches, schools, hotel suites, businesses and at private residences. He has performed in Comedy Reviews, with many Improv groups and is recognized as an authority on Improvisation techniques and training.  Since 1993, he has earned a reputation for forwarding the principles of Improvisation and is diligently working on the next breakthrough in training and development for the actor.