MILEY CYRUS

'Destiny Hope "Miley" Cyrus'^[1] (born November 23, 1992) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for starring as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel Original Series, ''Hannah Montana''.

Contents

Biography

Career

Filmography

Films

Television

Self Appearances

Discography

Awards

Notes

External links

Biography

Born in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, Miley Cyrus attended Heritage Middle School^[2] but she now has a private tutor.^[3] She grew up on her parents' farm in the backwoods of Nashville.^[4] Cyrus is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, and the granddaughter of the late Ron Cyrus and Ruth Ann Cyrus. She has two older half-brothers, Christopher Cody and Trace, who sings and plays guitar in ''Metro Station'', an electronic rock band in California,^[5] an older half-sister, Brandi, a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah Lindsey Cyrus, who is also an actress.^[6] She was named Destiny Hope because her parents thought that she would accomplish great things. Cyrus gained her nickname "Miley" because she kept smiling ("Smiley") as a youngster. In an interview with USA Today, Cyrus was quoted as saying her faith is "the main thing" and is why she works in Hollywood.^[7] When interviewed by Parade, she added that she attends church regularly with her family.^[8] She also has many pets, including horses, dogs, cats, fish and chickens.^[9]
Cyrus is the goddaughter of country music star Dolly Parton.

Career

Cyrus became interested in acting at age nine when the family briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While on the set of her father's television series ''Doc'', she received a guest role, playing a girl named Kylie.^[10] In 2003, she played "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's ''Big Fish'' and was credited as Destiny Cyrus. She was also featured in Rhonda Vincent's music video for "If Heartaches Have Wings", and appeared on ''Colgate Country Showdown'' with her father (who was hosting the television program).
Cyrus was eleven years old when she originally auditioned for Disney for the part of the "best friend";^[11] Disney Channel executives then judged her to be "too small," however Miley was persistent in her desire to be part of the show, so Disney called her back for further auditions when she was age 12. According to Disney Channel Executive Vice President Gary Marsh, Cyrus was chosen for ''Hannah Montana'' because of her energetic and lively performance and was seen as a person who "loves every minute of life,"^[12] with the "everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain." She had spent several years attempting to get rid of her Southern accent, but in the end Disney wanted her to revive it. Later in an unusual twist, Cyrus had to audition her own father, Billy Ray Cyrus, to see if he would fit the role as Hannah's dad. ^[13] Cyrus currently stars in the show (''Hannah Montana'') as the lead character Miley Stewart, whose alter ego is the pop music sensation Hannah Montana. Cyrus also performs in character as Hannah Montana for albums and concerts.
Cyrus's first guitar was a Daisy Rock Guitar — the Stardust Series Acoustic Electric Pink Sparkle, and was made a spokesperson for the company in 2004. It was given to her by her parents from her father's Country Music Television fan meet-and-greet, when she was twelve years old.^[14]
On June 22, 2006, a performance of a ''Hannah Montana'' concert (featuring Cyrus as Hannah Montana) at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida was recorded for the Disney Channel. Cyrus spent the rest of 2006 opening for The Cheetah Girls on 20 dates of their 39-city tour.^[15] Cyrus also appeared in the Disney Channel ''Hannah Montana'' promotion, "Hannah Montana's Backstage Secrets", in which she portrays Hannah Montana in a fictional interview set in the show's canon.
Walt Disney Records released the ''Hannah Montana'' soundtrack on October 24, 2006. The soundtrack included eight of the songs that Cyrus performed as Hannah Montana. Cyrus also signed a four-album major record deal with Hollywood Records for her own albums.
Cyrus is good friends with fellow ''Hannah Montana'' co-stars Emily Osment and Mitchel Musso, often texting and conference calling each other during busy days. Miley Cyrus also taught Emily Osment how to play the guitar and Osment taught Cyrus how to knit. She is also friends with the stars of the highly successful TV movie ''High School Musical'', including Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale. Cyrus had a brief cameo in ''High School Musical 2'' credited as "Girl at Pool", where she danced in front of the pool wearing a yellow baby doll top before the end credits.
Cyrus performed as Hannah Montana at the Walt Disney Christmas Parade on December 25, 2006, singing her version of the holiday classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree."
In June 26, 2007, exactly eight months after the release of the first soundtrack, Cyrus released a double album, ''.'' The first disc served as the second ''Hannah Montana'' soundtrack, while the second disc was Cyrus' debut album as herself. She co-wrote, credited as "Destiny Hope Cyrus", eight of the ten songs.
While attending the ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'' premiere, Cyrus stated that they are working on ideas for a Hannah Montana movie. The feature-length film is to be produced by Cyrus's both on and off-screen dad, Billy Ray Cyrus.^[16]
Disney released a ''Hannah Montana'' clothing collection in late summer. Cyrus helped to design some of the pieces from the collection. "It's not a costume. A tween girl isn't doing dress-up, they want to look like they could be Hannah Montana's friend. This is a fashion line."^[17]. The Jonas Brothers will be the opening act.
She enjoys dancing and cheerleading ESPN continues to rebroadcast competitions which feature her Tennessee premiere cheerleading squad.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2008	''	Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana	Main Character
	''Further Adventures In Babysitting''	Brenda
2007	''High School Musical 2	Girl At Pool	Cameo dancer
2003	''Big Fish''	Young Ruthie	credited as Destiny Cyrus

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2007	''The Replacements''	Celebrity Starr	Voice Actor
	''The Emperor's New School''	Mudka's Meat Hut Waitress
	''Hannah Montana''	Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana	Title Role
2006
	''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''	Hannah Montana	Concurrent with "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana"
2003	''Doc''	Kylie	Only in one episode

Self Appearances

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Annual CMA Awards	Presenter
	Disney Channel Games 2006	Green Team
	2006 American Music Awards	Presenter
	Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	Performer
	Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
	Disney Channel's New Year Bowl-athon
2007	Disney Channel Games 2007	Green Team
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Premiere	Premiere
	High School Musical 2 Premiere
	Teen Choice Awards	Presenter

Discography

Main articles: Miley Cyrus discography


★ ''Hannah Montana'' (2006, #1 US)

★ '' (2007, #1 US)

Awards

★ 2007 Winner of the "Favorite TV Actress" for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards

★ 2007 Winner of the "Poptastic Queen" for Popstar Magazine's^[18]

★ 2007 Winner of the "Choice TV Actress: Comedy" for the Teen Choice Awards^[19]

★ 2007 Winner of the "Choice Summer Artist" for the Teen Choice Awards^[19]

Notes

1. Miley Cyrus braced for Disney stardom
2. Teen Miley Cyrus leaves Tennessee hills for Hollywood with dad Billy Ray in tow
3. Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: A Tale of Two Tweens
4. Life Imitates Art for Teen Miley Cyrus
5.
POP-Corn - Miley Rocks

6. "BILLY RAY CYRUS - Bio"
7. Miley Cyrus fulfills her destiny ''USAtoday.com''
8. In step with ... Miley Cyrus ''Parade.com''
9. [1] ''Newsround interview''
10. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060520/news_1c20hannah.html]
11. "'Hannah Montana' Livin' the Rock Star Life! DVD Review"
12. Oldenburg, Ann. ''USA Today''. March 23, 2006. "Lifelong work pays off, says Miley Cyrus, 13." Retrieved on October 1 2006.
13. [2]
14. Miley Cyrus To Follow in Father's Footsteps
15. Disney's Cheetah Girls keep girl power alive
16. 'Hannah Montana' Film In Development
17. Style: Company targets tweens with ‘Hannah Montana’ clothes
Walt Disney Records has announced that Cyrus will be performing both as herself and in character as Hannah Montana on a 54-date North American ''Best of Both Worlds'' concert tour starting October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri and ending January 9, 2008 in Albany, New York.

18. Timberlake, Sandler big winners at Kids' Choice Awards
19. TEEN CHOICE 2007
20. TEEN CHOICE 2007

External links

★ Miley Cyrus' Official Site

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