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Destiny Hope "Miley" Cyrus
(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.
Biography: Born in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb
of Nashville, Miley Cyrus attended Heritage Middle
School but she now has a private tutor. She grew up on
her parents' farm in the backwoods of Nashville. 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,
an older half-sister, Brandi, a younger brother,
Braison, and a younger sister, Noah Lindsey Cyrus, who
is also an actress.
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. When interviewed by Parade, she added that
she attends church regularly with her family. She also
has many pets, including horses, dogs, cats, fish and
chickens. 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. 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";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," 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.
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.
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. 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,
Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus. 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.
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."
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
Tour starting October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri
and ending January 9, 2008 in Albany, New York. 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. |
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