Destiny Hope "Miley" Cyrus[1]
(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.
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. Buy
Hannah Montana Tickets.
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