Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus) is an American actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter. She became known for her breakout role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana in the popular Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana and its related films. For the franchise, she recorded five original soundtracks, with 3 of them topping Billboard 200 chart. As a solo artist, she was signed to Disney's Hollywood Records, for which she recorded three studio albums and one EP, all of which were a commercial success. Miley also provided the voice of Penny in Disney's 2008 animated feature film Bolt, and has lent her voice to several other Disney characters from various television shows, including Celebrity Starr in The Replacements and Yatta in The Emperor's New School. She also appeared in several other Disney Channel sitcoms, including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck as her alter-ego, Hannah Montana. Additionally, Miley made a brief cameo in High School Musical 2. She participated in various Disney projects, including the Disney Channel Games and Disney's Friends for Change. Her songs "Fly on the Wall" and "Wrecking Ball" were heard in Disney's 2009 sci-fi/thriller movie Race to Witch Mountain and in the 2021 20th Century Studios film Free Guy, respectively. She was mentioned in The Muppets episode "Swine Song" and later played Veronica "Ronnie" Miller in The Last Song and Mainframe in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

In 2023, her documentary concert special Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions), was released exclusively on Disney+.

In 2024, she became the youngest person to be named a Disney Legend.

Biography

Early life

Miley Cyrus is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and his ex-wife Tish. She has five siblings - two half-brothers named Trace and Chris, a half-sister named Brandi and a younger brother, Braison Cyrus, and sister, Noah Cyrus. Her birth name is Destiny Hope, given to her by her parents who hoped she would achieve greatness. Her childhood nickname was Smiley, as she had a cheerful disposition which was eventually shortened to Miley.

Career

She was initially educated at Heritage Elementary School in Tennessee. When she turned 8, her family moved to Toronto, Canada where her father Billy Ray took a role in the TV series Doc (2001). It was around this time that Cyrus decided she wanted to act too. Her first role came alongside her father in Doc (2001). She also scored a small role in Tim Burton's Big Fish (2003).

In 2005, Cyrus was cast as the lead in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana (2006), about a teenage lead a double life as a pop star. Again her father acted alongside her. The show was a smash and lead to hit records, sell-out tours and merchandising deals. She became a teen superstar. Following the success of Hannah Montana (2006), she became primarily known as a singer. She also made the move into other roles - including playing Ronnie Miller in The Last Song (2010), Lola in LOL (2012) alongside Demi Moore, and as Molly Morris/Brooke Stonebridge in So Undercover (2012).

She was romantically linked with Liam Hemsworth from 2009 to 2013. Three years after their breakup, they got back together in 2016, and Cyrus later revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in October that they are engaged. On December 23, 2018, they married, but split in 2019.

Music

On June 3, 2013, Cyrus released "We Can't Stop" as the lead single to her fourth studio album titled Bangerz (stylized as BANGERZ).

On August 25, 2013, Cyrus released Bangerz's second single "Wrecking Ball", which became her first no. 1 hit in the United States. She has released several singles since then and has generally adopted a new image as well.

Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, her fifth studio album, was independently released for free online streaming on SoundCloud on August 30, 2015.

On September 29, 2017, she released her sixth studio album Younger Now, followed by Plastic Hearts on November 27, 2020.

On January 12, 2023, she released "Flowers" as the lead single for her eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation, which was released on March 10, 2023. She won two Grammy awards for the track.

Roles

Gallery

Trivia

She legally changed her full name from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus. "Miley" came from her childhood nickname "Smiley", which was shortened to "Miley", that was given to her because of her constant smiling as a young child and "Ray" after grandfather, Ronald Ray Cyrus.
She is one of the few Disney Channel alumni to top the Billboard Hot 100, along with Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Selena Gomez, the Jonas Brothers, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sabrina Carpenter.