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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
Miley Cyrus branched out and left her Hannah Montana days in the past, ending her Hannah Montana show with a full length movie in 2009. Her next step would be a world tour where she said goodbye to fans as a Disney teen. She then released an album titled ‘Breakout’ and began her work as an “adult” recording artist. Her latest album “Can’t Be Tamed” was released in 2010.

Miley has played roles in several full-length movies, including ‘Sex and the City 2’ and ‘The Last Song’. Some of her more recent roles can be seen in films such as ‘LOL: Laughing Out Loud’ and ‘Never Say Never’ filmed in 2010 and set to be released in 2012.

In April, 2011, she embarked on an international tour in South America, which ended on July 2, 2011 in Australia.

Although it was rumoured that Miley’s parents were divorcing they have since reconciled and are trying to put their family back together.

Although Miley and her Australian boyfriend Liam have had their up's and down's, they are still going strong.

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