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***summary
Most Recent Role: Performs on American Idol
Alias Name(s): Destiny Miley Cyrus, Destiny Cyrus, Smiley, Smiley Miley, Miley Ray Cyrus, Destiny Hope Cyrus
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Franklin, Tennessee
Birthday: 11-23-1992
Birth Name: Destiny Hope Cyrus (Later changed to Miley Ray Cyrus)
***full biography
Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee,[1] the daughter of Leticia "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus,[1] and the granddaughter of the late Ron Cyrus. She has two elder half-brothers, Christopher Cody and Trace, the latter being the vocalist and guitarist of an electronic rock band, Metro Station in California.[10] She also has an older half-sister, Brandi, a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah, who is also an actress.[11] She was named Destiny Hope because her parents believed that she would accomplish great things.[1] Cyrus gained her nickname "Miley" because she kept smiling ("Smiley") as a youngster.[1]
Cyrus attended Heritage Middle School,[12] and now has a private tutor.[13] She grew up on her parents' farm outside of Nashville.[14]
Career
Cyrus plays in concertCyrus became interested in acting at age nine when the family briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her first acting role was as a guest star on her father's television series Doc, in which she played a girl named Kylie.[15][2] 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 program.
Cyrus was twelve years old when she originally auditioned for Disney for the lead as well as the "best friend" roles;[16] 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 turned 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",[17] with the "everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain".[14] She spent several years 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.[18] Cyrus currently stars in 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.
In 2004, Cyrus became a spokesperson for Daisy Rock Guitars, when she was presented with her first Daisy Rock guitar— the Stardust Series Acoustic Electric Pink Sparkle. 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.[19]
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 Lake Buena Vista, Florida was recorded for the Disney Channel. There were over one thousand people there. Cyrus spent the rest of 2006 opening for The Cheetah Girls on 20 dates of their 39-city tour.[20] 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 Hannah Montana 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. On December 25, 2006, Cyrus performed as Hannah Montana at the Walt Disney Christmas Parade, singing her version of the holiday classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".
On 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's debut album as herself. She wrote, eight of the ten songs and was credited as "Destiny Hope Cyrus". 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 and denim bermuda shorts. before the end credits.
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.[21]
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."[22]
Cyrus performed both as herself and in character as Hannah Montana on a North American Best of Both Worlds Tour that started on October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri; the tour was extended, due to high demand, until January 31, 2008, with 69 total dates, 14 more than previously planned. The Jonas Brothers were the opening act for most of the tour.[23] Tour tickets for each date sold out in record time after they went on sale, disappointing large numbers of fans.[24]
In 2007, Miley made a large contribution to the City of Hope (she gave $1 for every HM concert ticket sold) "The cool thing about being a part of City of Hope is that they are a cancer research center. They're not only helping kids that are there, but also finding out how they can heal them by figuring out what exactly is going on, which is amazing."[25]
In 2007, Cyrus guest-starred as Yatta on Disney Channel's The Emperor's New School. In December 2007, she was ranked at #17 in the Forbes Top 20 Earners Under 25, with an annual earning of US$3.5 million.[8]
In 2008, Cyrus was invited to present the song "That's How You Know" from the film Enchanted at the 80th Academy Awards. She is scheduled to host the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in April.[26]
On March 20, 2008, a wax figure of Miley Cyrus was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New York City.[27]
As of April 2008, Cyrus has been recording her third studio album, expected to be released sometime in July.[28]
On April 9, 2008, Miley Cyrus appeared on the TV show, American Idol Gives Back, and she told the audience that it has always been one of her dreams to appear on American Idol.
In April 2008, Parade magazine and usmagazine.com reported that Cyrus earned $18.2 million in 2007.
Personal life
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.[13] 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 Ashley Tisdale,[29] Vanessa Hudgens and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody stars including Brenda Song.[30]In an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she stated that she looks up to Hilary Duff as her role model.[29]
On January 29, 2008 Miley Cyrus announced her intent to officially change her name to "Miley Ray Cyrus," her middle name reflecting that of her father's.[31][32]
In an interview with USA Today, Cyrus was quoted as saying her faith is "the main thing" and is the reason why she works in Hollywood.[33] When interviewed by Parade, she added that she attends church regularly with her family.[18] In an interview to Christianity Today, Billy Ray said, "Being Christian, we believe in heaven," and "We also had a great church, and when you give up your church, your pastor, and the community you are involved in, you're making a big sacrifice. Let's face it, Hollywood is a completely different environment than Franklin, Tennessee." [34] She also has many pets, including horses, dogs, cats, fish, and chickens.[35]
Beginning in February 2008, Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux (who is also a backup dancer for Cyrus) have been creating videos on YouTube called The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described as a "YouTube hit", is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with Cyrus editing the footage together. It is mostly filmed in Cyrus's bedroom.[36] A particularly popular video was posted on April 13, featuring a dance-off "battle" pitting Cyrus and Jiroux against Jon Chu and Adam Sevani of Step Up 2. The video was choreographed and filmed over the course of two days and it is set to Madonna's song "4 Minutes".[37]
Controversies
On September 24, 2007, rumors began circulating that Cyrus was pregnant.[38] The cause of the rumor was an image of a page of J-14 Magazine circulating on the Internet entitled "Miley's Meltdown" and saying, among other things, "Miley herself confirmed the pregnancy rumors during a J-14 interview".[39] J-14 immediately responded saying that, "Someone doctored the "This Just In" article that appeared on page 16 of J-14's July 2007 issue" and that "this story is completely fabricated!"[40][41] The real story on J-14's Page 16 magazine was about 'Miley's Gross Habits' told by her co-stars on the set of Hannah Montana.
In her movie, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, there is a scene where she and her dad did not put their seatbelts on and, was labeled by some newspapers as a "bad role model".[42] Billy Ray Cyrus later apologized for this, and said
"We got caught up in the moment of filming, and we made a mistake and forgot to buckle our seat belts ... Seat belt safety is extremely important."[
Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee,[1] the daughter of Leticia "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus,[1] and the granddaughter of the late Ron Cyrus. She has two elder half-brothers, Christopher Cody and Trace, the latter being the vocalist and guitarist of an electronic rock band, Metro Station in California.[10] She also has an older half-sister, Brandi, a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah, who is also an actress.[11] She was named Destiny Hope because her parents believed that she would accomplish great things.[1] Cyrus gained her nickname "Miley" because she kept smiling ("Smiley") as a youngster.[1]
Cyrus attended Heritage Middle School,[12] and now has a private tutor.[13] She grew up on her parents' farm outside of Nashville.[14]
Career
Cyrus plays in concertCyrus became interested in acting at age nine when the family briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her first acting role was as a guest star on her father's television series Doc, in which she played a girl named Kylie.[15][2] 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 program.
Cyrus was twelve years old when she originally auditioned for Disney for the lead as well as the "best friend" roles;[16] 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 turned 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",[17] with the "everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain".[14] She spent several years 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.[18] Cyrus currently stars in 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.
In 2004, Cyrus became a spokesperson for Daisy Rock Guitars, when she was presented with her first Daisy Rock guitar— the Stardust Series Acoustic Electric Pink Sparkle. 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.[19]
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 Lake Buena Vista, Florida was recorded for the Disney Channel. There were over one thousand people there. Cyrus spent the rest of 2006 opening for The Cheetah Girls on 20 dates of their 39-city tour.[20] 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 Hannah Montana 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. On December 25, 2006, Cyrus performed as Hannah Montana at the Walt Disney Christmas Parade, singing her version of the holiday classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".
On 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's debut album as herself. She wrote, eight of the ten songs and was credited as "Destiny Hope Cyrus". 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 and denim bermuda shorts. before the end credits.
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.[21]
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."[22]
Cyrus performed both as herself and in character as Hannah Montana on a North American Best of Both Worlds Tour that started on October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri; the tour was extended, due to high demand, until January 31, 2008, with 69 total dates, 14 more than previously planned. The Jonas Brothers were the opening act for most of the tour.[23] Tour tickets for each date sold out in record time after they went on sale, disappointing large numbers of fans.[24]
In 2007, Miley made a large contribution to the City of Hope (she gave $1 for every HM concert ticket sold) "The cool thing about being a part of City of Hope is that they are a cancer research center. They're not only helping kids that are there, but also finding out how they can heal them by figuring out what exactly is going on, which is amazing."[25]
In 2007, Cyrus guest-starred as Yatta on Disney Channel's The Emperor's New School. In December 2007, she was ranked at #17 in the Forbes Top 20 Earners Under 25, with an annual earning of US$3.5 million.[8]
In 2008, Cyrus was invited to present the song "That's How You Know" from the film Enchanted at the 80th Academy Awards. She is scheduled to host the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in April.[26]
On March 20, 2008, a wax figure of Miley Cyrus was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New York City.[27]
As of April 2008, Cyrus has been recording her third studio album, expected to be released sometime in July.[28]
On April 9, 2008, Miley Cyrus appeared on the TV show, American Idol Gives Back, and she told the audience that it has always been one of her dreams to appear on American Idol.
In April 2008, Parade magazine and usmagazine.com reported that Cyrus earned $18.2 million in 2007.
Personal life
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.[13] 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 Ashley Tisdale,[29] Vanessa Hudgens and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody stars including Brenda Song.[30]In an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she stated that she looks up to Hilary Duff as her role model.[29]
On January 29, 2008 Miley Cyrus announced her intent to officially change her name to "Miley Ray Cyrus," her middle name reflecting that of her father's.[31][32]
In an interview with USA Today, Cyrus was quoted as saying her faith is "the main thing" and is the reason why she works in Hollywood.[33] When interviewed by Parade, she added that she attends church regularly with her family.[18] In an interview to Christianity Today, Billy Ray said, "Being Christian, we believe in heaven," and "We also had a great church, and when you give up your church, your pastor, and the community you are involved in, you're making a big sacrifice. Let's face it, Hollywood is a completely different environment than Franklin, Tennessee." [34] She also has many pets, including horses, dogs, cats, fish, and chickens.[35]
Beginning in February 2008, Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux (who is also a backup dancer for Cyrus) have been creating videos on YouTube called The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described as a "YouTube hit", is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with Cyrus editing the footage together. It is mostly filmed in Cyrus's bedroom.[36] A particularly popular video was posted on April 13, featuring a dance-off "battle" pitting Cyrus and Jiroux against Jon Chu and Adam Sevani of Step Up 2. The video was choreographed and filmed over the course of two days and it is set to Madonna's song "4 Minutes".[37]
Controversies
On September 24, 2007, rumors began circulating that Cyrus was pregnant.[38] The cause of the rumor was an image of a page of J-14 Magazine circulating on the Internet entitled "Miley's Meltdown" and saying, among other things, "Miley herself confirmed the pregnancy rumors during a J-14 interview".[39] J-14 immediately responded saying that, "Someone doctored the "This Just In" article that appeared on page 16 of J-14's July 2007 issue" and that "this story is completely fabricated!"[40][41] The real story on J-14's Page 16 magazine was about 'Miley's Gross Habits' told by her co-stars on the set of Hannah Montana.
In her movie, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, there is a scene where she and her dad did not put their seatbelts on and, was labeled by some newspapers as a "bad role model".[42] Billy Ray Cyrus later apologized for this, and said
"We got caught up in the moment of filming, and we made a mistake and forgot to buckle our seat belts ... Seat belt safety is extremely important."[
Films
Year Film Role Notes
2009 The Hannah Montana Movie Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana Main Character
2008 Bolt
2008 Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Hannah Montana / Herself One week showing has been extended
2007 High School Musical 2 Girl At Pool Cameo dancer
2003 Big Fish Young Ruthie credited as Destiny Cyrus
Television
Year Show Role Notes
2006-present Hannah Montana Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana Original run since March 24, 2006
Guest appearances
Year Show Role Notes
2008 American Idol Guest Comedy introduction from Billy Crystal and musical performance
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Guest She was together with her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus on the show
Muppets Channel on Disney Xtreme Digital Celebrity Guest Brief appearance in online video of Kermit the Frog and Pepe the King Prawn on the red carpet of the 2008 Grammy Awards[44]
2008 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Celebrity Guest The Gilyeat Family
2007 The Oprah Winfrey Show Guest Appeared twice on the show, on November 21[45] and December 20.[29]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest She was together with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus on the show.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Guest She was together with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus on the show
The Replacements Celebrity Star Voice Actor
The Emperor's New School Yatta Voice Actor
2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Hannah Montana "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana"
2003 Doc Kiley Two episodes
Discography
Main article: Miley Cyrus discography
Albums
2006: Hannah Montana
2007: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus
2008: Hannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Party
2008: Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Concerts
2006: Hannah Montana: Live at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana)
2007: Hannah Montana: Live in London (concert) (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana)
2007-2008: Best of Both Worlds Tour (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana / Herself, Opening Acts Jonas Brothers, Aly & AJ, and Everlife)
Mainstream singles
2007: "Ready, Set, Don't Go" (Billy Ray Cyrus featuring Miley Cyrus)
2007: "See You Again"
Other singles
2007: "G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)"
2007: "I Miss You"
2007: "Start All Over"
2007/2008: "Let's Dance" (Brazil only)
Awards
2008 Winner of Best Performance in a TV Series as a Leading Young Actress for the 29th Anuual Young Artist Awards
2008 Winner of the "Favorite Female Singer" for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2008 Winner of the "Favorite TV Actress" for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2007 Winner of the "Favorite TV Actress" for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2007 Winner of the "Choice TV Actress: Comedy" for the Teen Choice Awards[46]
2007 Winner of the "Choice Summer Artist" for the Teen Choice Awards[46]
2006-2007 Winner of the "Best Child Role Model" for the Golden Icon Awards presented by Travolta Family Entertainment[47]
Most Recent Role: Performs on American Idol
Alias Name(s): Destiny Miley Cyrus, Destiny Cyrus, Smiley, Smiley Miley, Miley Ray Cyrus, Destiny Hope Cyrus
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Franklin, Tennessee
Birthday: 11-23-1992
Birth Name: Destiny Hope Cyrus (Later changed to Miley Ray Cyrus)
***full biography
Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee,[1] the daughter of Leticia "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus,[1] and the granddaughter of the late Ron Cyrus. She has two elder half-brothers, Christopher Cody and Trace, the latter being the vocalist and guitarist of an electronic rock band, Metro Station in California.[10] She also has an older half-sister, Brandi, a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah, who is also an actress.[11] She was named Destiny Hope because her parents believed that she would accomplish great things.[1] Cyrus gained her nickname "Miley" because she kept smiling ("Smiley") as a youngster.[1]
Cyrus attended Heritage Middle School,[12] and now has a private tutor.[13] She grew up on her parents' farm outside of Nashville.[14]
Career
Cyrus plays in concertCyrus became interested in acting at age nine when the family briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her first acting role was as a guest star on her father's television series Doc, in which she played a girl named Kylie.[15][2] 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 program.
Cyrus was twelve years old when she originally auditioned for Disney for the lead as well as the "best friend" roles;[16] 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 turned 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",[17] with the "everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain".[14] She spent several years 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.[18] Cyrus currently stars in 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.
In 2004, Cyrus became a spokesperson for Daisy Rock Guitars, when she was presented with her first Daisy Rock guitar— the Stardust Series Acoustic Electric Pink Sparkle. 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.[19]
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 Lake Buena Vista, Florida was recorded for the Disney Channel. There were over one thousand people there. Cyrus spent the rest of 2006 opening for The Cheetah Girls on 20 dates of their 39-city tour.[20] 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 Hannah Montana 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. On December 25, 2006, Cyrus performed as Hannah Montana at the Walt Disney Christmas Parade, singing her version of the holiday classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".
On 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's debut album as herself. She wrote, eight of the ten songs and was credited as "Destiny Hope Cyrus". 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 and denim bermuda shorts. before the end credits.
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.[21]
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."[22]
Cyrus performed both as herself and in character as Hannah Montana on a North American Best of Both Worlds Tour that started on October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri; the tour was extended, due to high demand, until January 31, 2008, with 69 total dates, 14 more than previously planned. The Jonas Brothers were the opening act for most of the tour.[23] Tour tickets for each date sold out in record time after they went on sale, disappointing large numbers of fans.[24]
In 2007, Miley made a large contribution to the City of Hope (she gave $1 for every HM concert ticket sold) "The cool thing about being a part of City of Hope is that they are a cancer research center. They're not only helping kids that are there, but also finding out how they can heal them by figuring out what exactly is going on, which is amazing."[25]
In 2007, Cyrus guest-starred as Yatta on Disney Channel's The Emperor's New School. In December 2007, she was ranked at #17 in the Forbes Top 20 Earners Under 25, with an annual earning of US$3.5 million.[8]
In 2008, Cyrus was invited to present the song "That's How You Know" from the film Enchanted at the 80th Academy Awards. She is scheduled to host the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in April.[26]
On March 20, 2008, a wax figure of Miley Cyrus was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New York City.[27]
As of April 2008, Cyrus has been recording her third studio album, expected to be released sometime in July.[28]
On April 9, 2008, Miley Cyrus appeared on the TV show, American Idol Gives Back, and she told the audience that it has always been one of her dreams to appear on American Idol.
In April 2008, Parade magazine and usmagazine.com reported that Cyrus earned $18.2 million in 2007.
Personal life
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.[13] 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 Ashley Tisdale,[29] Vanessa Hudgens and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody stars including Brenda Song.[30]In an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she stated that she looks up to Hilary Duff as her role model.[29]
On January 29, 2008 Miley Cyrus announced her intent to officially change her name to "Miley Ray Cyrus," her middle name reflecting that of her father's.[31][32]
In an interview with USA Today, Cyrus was quoted as saying her faith is "the main thing" and is the reason why she works in Hollywood.[33] When interviewed by Parade, she added that she attends church regularly with her family.[18] In an interview to Christianity Today, Billy Ray said, "Being Christian, we believe in heaven," and "We also had a great church, and when you give up your church, your pastor, and the community you are involved in, you're making a big sacrifice. Let's face it, Hollywood is a completely different environment than Franklin, Tennessee." [34] She also has many pets, including horses, dogs, cats, fish, and chickens.[35]
Beginning in February 2008, Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux (who is also a backup dancer for Cyrus) have been creating videos on YouTube called The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described as a "YouTube hit", is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with Cyrus editing the footage together. It is mostly filmed in Cyrus's bedroom.[36] A particularly popular video was posted on April 13, featuring a dance-off "battle" pitting Cyrus and Jiroux against Jon Chu and Adam Sevani of Step Up 2. The video was choreographed and filmed over the course of two days and it is set to Madonna's song "4 Minutes".[37]
Controversies
On September 24, 2007, rumors began circulating that Cyrus was pregnant.[38] The cause of the rumor was an image of a page of J-14 Magazine circulating on the Internet entitled "Miley's Meltdown" and saying, among other things, "Miley herself confirmed the pregnancy rumors during a J-14 interview".[39] J-14 immediately responded saying that, "Someone doctored the "This Just In" article that appeared on page 16 of J-14's July 2007 issue" and that "this story is completely fabricated!"[40][41] The real story on J-14's Page 16 magazine was about 'Miley's Gross Habits' told by her co-stars on the set of Hannah Montana.
In her movie, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, there is a scene where she and her dad did not put their seatbelts on and, was labeled by some newspapers as a "bad role model".[42] Billy Ray Cyrus later apologized for this, and said
"We got caught up in the moment of filming, and we made a mistake and forgot to buckle our seat belts ... Seat belt safety is extremely important."[
Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee,[1] the daughter of Leticia "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus,[1] and the granddaughter of the late Ron Cyrus. She has two elder half-brothers, Christopher Cody and Trace, the latter being the vocalist and guitarist of an electronic rock band, Metro Station in California.[10] She also has an older half-sister, Brandi, a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah, who is also an actress.[11] She was named Destiny Hope because her parents believed that she would accomplish great things.[1] Cyrus gained her nickname "Miley" because she kept smiling ("Smiley") as a youngster.[1]
Cyrus attended Heritage Middle School,[12] and now has a private tutor.[13] She grew up on her parents' farm outside of Nashville.[14]
Career
Cyrus plays in concertCyrus became interested in acting at age nine when the family briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her first acting role was as a guest star on her father's television series Doc, in which she played a girl named Kylie.[15][2] 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 program.
Cyrus was twelve years old when she originally auditioned for Disney for the lead as well as the "best friend" roles;[16] 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 turned 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",[17] with the "everyday relatability of Hilary Duff and the stage presence of Shania Twain".[14] She spent several years 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.[18] Cyrus currently stars in 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.
In 2004, Cyrus became a spokesperson for Daisy Rock Guitars, when she was presented with her first Daisy Rock guitar— the Stardust Series Acoustic Electric Pink Sparkle. 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.[19]
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 Lake Buena Vista, Florida was recorded for the Disney Channel. There were over one thousand people there. Cyrus spent the rest of 2006 opening for The Cheetah Girls on 20 dates of their 39-city tour.[20] 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 Hannah Montana 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. On December 25, 2006, Cyrus performed as Hannah Montana at the Walt Disney Christmas Parade, singing her version of the holiday classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".
On 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's debut album as herself. She wrote, eight of the ten songs and was credited as "Destiny Hope Cyrus". 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 and denim bermuda shorts. before the end credits.
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.[21]
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."[22]
Cyrus performed both as herself and in character as Hannah Montana on a North American Best of Both Worlds Tour that started on October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri; the tour was extended, due to high demand, until January 31, 2008, with 69 total dates, 14 more than previously planned. The Jonas Brothers were the opening act for most of the tour.[23] Tour tickets for each date sold out in record time after they went on sale, disappointing large numbers of fans.[24]
In 2007, Miley made a large contribution to the City of Hope (she gave $1 for every HM concert ticket sold) "The cool thing about being a part of City of Hope is that they are a cancer research center. They're not only helping kids that are there, but also finding out how they can heal them by figuring out what exactly is going on, which is amazing."[25]
In 2007, Cyrus guest-starred as Yatta on Disney Channel's The Emperor's New School. In December 2007, she was ranked at #17 in the Forbes Top 20 Earners Under 25, with an annual earning of US$3.5 million.[8]
In 2008, Cyrus was invited to present the song "That's How You Know" from the film Enchanted at the 80th Academy Awards. She is scheduled to host the 2008 CMT Music Awards with her father in April.[26]
On March 20, 2008, a wax figure of Miley Cyrus was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in New York City.[27]
As of April 2008, Cyrus has been recording her third studio album, expected to be released sometime in July.[28]
On April 9, 2008, Miley Cyrus appeared on the TV show, American Idol Gives Back, and she told the audience that it has always been one of her dreams to appear on American Idol.
In April 2008, Parade magazine and usmagazine.com reported that Cyrus earned $18.2 million in 2007.
Personal life
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.[13] 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 Ashley Tisdale,[29] Vanessa Hudgens and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody stars including Brenda Song.[30]In an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she stated that she looks up to Hilary Duff as her role model.[29]
On January 29, 2008 Miley Cyrus announced her intent to officially change her name to "Miley Ray Cyrus," her middle name reflecting that of her father's.[31][32]
In an interview with USA Today, Cyrus was quoted as saying her faith is "the main thing" and is the reason why she works in Hollywood.[33] When interviewed by Parade, she added that she attends church regularly with her family.[18] In an interview to Christianity Today, Billy Ray said, "Being Christian, we believe in heaven," and "We also had a great church, and when you give up your church, your pastor, and the community you are involved in, you're making a big sacrifice. Let's face it, Hollywood is a completely different environment than Franklin, Tennessee." [34] She also has many pets, including horses, dogs, cats, fish, and chickens.[35]
Beginning in February 2008, Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux (who is also a backup dancer for Cyrus) have been creating videos on YouTube called The Miley and Mandy Show. The show, described as a "YouTube hit", is said to be filmed for fun by Cyrus and Jiroux and to be entirely their work, with Cyrus editing the footage together. It is mostly filmed in Cyrus's bedroom.[36] A particularly popular video was posted on April 13, featuring a dance-off "battle" pitting Cyrus and Jiroux against Jon Chu and Adam Sevani of Step Up 2. The video was choreographed and filmed over the course of two days and it is set to Madonna's song "4 Minutes".[37]
Controversies
On September 24, 2007, rumors began circulating that Cyrus was pregnant.[38] The cause of the rumor was an image of a page of J-14 Magazine circulating on the Internet entitled "Miley's Meltdown" and saying, among other things, "Miley herself confirmed the pregnancy rumors during a J-14 interview".[39] J-14 immediately responded saying that, "Someone doctored the "This Just In" article that appeared on page 16 of J-14's July 2007 issue" and that "this story is completely fabricated!"[40][41] The real story on J-14's Page 16 magazine was about 'Miley's Gross Habits' told by her co-stars on the set of Hannah Montana.
In her movie, Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, there is a scene where she and her dad did not put their seatbelts on and, was labeled by some newspapers as a "bad role model".[42] Billy Ray Cyrus later apologized for this, and said
"We got caught up in the moment of filming, and we made a mistake and forgot to buckle our seat belts ... Seat belt safety is extremely important."[
Films
Year Film Role Notes
2009 The Hannah Montana Movie Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana Main Character
2008 Bolt
2008 Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Hannah Montana / Herself One week showing has been extended
2007 High School Musical 2 Girl At Pool Cameo dancer
2003 Big Fish Young Ruthie credited as Destiny Cyrus
Television
Year Show Role Notes
2006-present Hannah Montana Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana Original run since March 24, 2006
Guest appearances
Year Show Role Notes
2008 American Idol Guest Comedy introduction from Billy Crystal and musical performance
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Guest She was together with her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus on the show
Muppets Channel on Disney Xtreme Digital Celebrity Guest Brief appearance in online video of Kermit the Frog and Pepe the King Prawn on the red carpet of the 2008 Grammy Awards[44]
2008 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Celebrity Guest The Gilyeat Family
2007 The Oprah Winfrey Show Guest Appeared twice on the show, on November 21[45] and December 20.[29]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest She was together with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus on the show.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Guest She was together with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus on the show
The Replacements Celebrity Star Voice Actor
The Emperor's New School Yatta Voice Actor
2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Hannah Montana "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana"
2003 Doc Kiley Two episodes
Discography
Main article: Miley Cyrus discography
Albums
2006: Hannah Montana
2007: Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus
2008: Hannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Party
2008: Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Concerts
2006: Hannah Montana: Live at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana)
2007: Hannah Montana: Live in London (concert) (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana)
2007-2008: Best of Both Worlds Tour (Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana / Herself, Opening Acts Jonas Brothers, Aly & AJ, and Everlife)
Mainstream singles
2007: "Ready, Set, Don't Go" (Billy Ray Cyrus featuring Miley Cyrus)
2007: "See You Again"
Other singles
2007: "G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)"
2007: "I Miss You"
2007: "Start All Over"
2007/2008: "Let's Dance" (Brazil only)
Awards
2008 Winner of Best Performance in a TV Series as a Leading Young Actress for the 29th Anuual Young Artist Awards
2008 Winner of the "Favorite Female Singer" for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2008 Winner of the "Favorite TV Actress" for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2007 Winner of the "Favorite TV Actress" for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2007 Winner of the "Choice TV Actress: Comedy" for the Teen Choice Awards[46]
2007 Winner of the "Choice Summer Artist" for the Teen Choice Awards[46]
2006-2007 Winner of the "Best Child Role Model" for the Golden Icon Awards presented by Travolta Family Entertainment[47]
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