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Miley Cyrus InformationsMiley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny
Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American actress and
singer-songwriter. Cyrus is known for starring as Miley
Stewart/"Hannah Montana" in the television series Hannah Montana on
the Disney Channel. Cyrus was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of Leticia "Tish" (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray
Cyrus, and the granddaughter of the late Ron Cyrus. She has two older half-brothers; Christopher Cody and Trace,
the latter being the vocalist and guitarist of an electronic rock band, Metro Station in California. She also has
an older half-sister, Brandi, a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah, who is also an actress. She
was named Destiny Hope because her parents believed that she would accomplish great things. Cyrus gained her
nickname "Miley" because she kept smiling ("Smiley") as a youngster.
Cyrus attended Heritage Middle School and was a cheerleader, and now goes to school at a place called Options For Youth. She also has a private tutor on the set of her T.V. show. She grew up on her parents' farm outside of Nashville, Tennessee
Cyrus 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.
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. .
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