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Miley Cyrus Biography

Miley Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee on November 23rd, 1992 to mother Leticia Finley and country music sensation father Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley’s real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus; she earned the affectionate moniker “Miley” as a child because she smiled so much (“Smiley”). Miley has two older half-brothers, Christopher Cody and Trace. Trace is the guitarist and vocalist of Metro Station, an electronic rock project based out of California. Miley’s family also includes older half-sister Brandi, younger sister Noah, who is also into acting, and a younger brother named Braison. It is her bubbly personality, explosive talent, and sweet charm that have endeared Miley Cyrus to her avid fans, earning her such awards as the Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Award for “Favorite TV Actress”, and two Teen Choice Awards for “Choice TV Actress” and “Choice Summer Artist.” In December 2007, Miley was ranked #17 on the Forbes list of Top 20 earners under 25.

Miley takes on Montana
At the age of nine, Miley Cyrus became interested in acting when her family was briefly living in Toronto, Ontario. Her first on-screen appearance was as a young girl named Kylie on her father’s television show, Doc. She then went on to appear in Tim Burton’s Big Fish, and was also featured in Rhonda Vincent’s music video “If Heartaches Have Wings.” At age eleven, Miley auditioned for Disney and was turned down due to her small size; however, the persistent and driven Miley would not take no for an answer, which led Disney to call her back for more auditions when she turned twelve years old. Disney soon chose Miley to play the precocious Hannah Montana on their show of the same name. Soon thereafter, executives at Hollywood Records caught wind of the magic that is Miley Cyrus and approached her with a record contract. Before long, this multi-talented starlet was catapulted into stardom, with legions of preteen fans creating fan sites, paparazzi documenting her every move, and some fake scandals rearing their ugly heads in tabloids.

Branching out
It is rumored that as of December 2007, Miley was working on a Hannah Montana movie to be released in late 2008 or early 2009. It is a feature-length film being produced by Miley’s father, Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley has also been involved in the Hannah Montana clothing line that was released in late summer of 2007; she designed some of the pieces in the collection.

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