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Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25 , 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky ) is an American Country Singer and Film and Television actor, who is best known for his Hit Single " Achy Breaky Heart " ( 1992 ). He is also a Multi-platinum Selling recording artist, with one number one country single and eight top-ten singles. From 2001 to 2004 , he starred in the television series '' Doc '', a show about a doctor from the ranch adjusting to the large city. Starting in 2006 , he is currently co-starring in the Disney Channel original television series, '' Hannah Montana '', which stars his daughter Miley . BIOGRAPHY Billy Ray Cyrus was born on August 25, 1961 , in Flatwoods, Kentucky . His father was a Pentecostal preacher who used to sing with Billy Ray in church when he was just 4 years old. Billy Ray later went to college on a Baseball scholarship, before switching his focus to music. After years of searching in Nashville , he signed with PolyGram Records in 1990 . CAREER After moving to Los Angeles alone, Cyrus signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 1990 . The success of " Achy Breaky Heart " from his first album '' Some Gave All '' helped renew the popularity of Line Dancing and made Cyrus a star. At the time he was widely known for his signature Mullet hairstyle. In 1993 , Cyrus was scheduled to perform for Queen Elizabeth II but had to cancel due to family reasons. Cyrus' follow-up, '' It Won't Be The Last '', began strong but sales wound up being disappointing compared to ''Some Gave All''. He continued to chart and release four more albums over the next six years. These were '' Storm In The Heartland '' in 1994 , '' Trail Of Tears '' in 1996 , '' Shot Full Of Love '' in 1998 , and '' Southern Rain '' in 2000 . He has had some success as a Gospel singer with his album '' The Other Side '' in 2003 . His most recent albums are '' Wanna Be Your Joe '' in 2006 and '' Home At Last '' in 2007 . In 2004, ''. He did land six Top Ten singles on the country charts, including "Could've Been Me", "Busy Man", and "In the Heart of a Woman". Cyrus also holds the record for the longest time at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart for a debut record (17 weeks). "We The People", the working people’s anthem from ''Southern Rain'' became the campaign theme song for President George W. Bush during his 2000 election campaign. Cyrus starred in the 1999 independent film '' Radical Jack ''. Cyrus also had a small part in David Lynch 's 2001 film '' Mulholland Drive '' as Gene, a pool cleaner who had been having an affair with the wife of Adam Kesher ( Justin Theroux ). In 2001 , Cyrus played the lead role on the PAX (now ION Television) comedy-drama '' Doc ''. ''Doc'' became the highest-rated show on the network. In 2005, Cyrus expanded his acting career in a stage production of '' Annie Get Your Gun '' in Toronto , as the role of Frank Butler . Cyrus' television credits include '''' as the limo driver, Duke. Cyrus has also been the subject of many television specials that detail his rise to fame and his career. These include two ABC documentaries, '' Dreams Come True '' and '' A Year On The Road '', a VH1 exclusive, as well as the TNN specials '' I Give My Heart To You '', and '' The Life And Times Of Billy Ray Cyrus ''. In late 2005, Cyrus and his daughter Miley began filming the first twenty episodes of a new Disney Channel original television series, '' Hannah Montana ''. The show revolves around a young teenage girl (Miley) who lives a double life as pop singing sensation "Hannah Montana." Cyrus plays the pop star's widowed father, manager, and famous singer Robby Stewart . ''Hannah Montana'' is currently airing on the Disney Channel, and has received positive reviews from critics and viewers. His character is loosely based on his real life; footage of Robbie Ray as a famous singer in the past is actual footage and photos of Cyrus himself as a singer, and many times allusions are made to the singer, as in the episode ''New Kid in School'' where Robby Stewart dons a mullet wig and introduces his character as Billy Ray Cyrus; in the episode ''Ooo, Ooo, Itchy Woman'' where his character refers to his single "Achy Breaky Heart" by asking a Mouse which was crawling around inside the Stewarts' Piano , "Lynda, you know 'Achy Breaky Heart'?"; and in the episode " On The Road Again ", where Cyrus performs his song "I Want My Mullet Back", a track from his latest CD. Also, in the episode, ''It's a Mannequin's World'', when Robby does the limbo and cracks his back, he says, "Ohh, my Achy Breaky back!" Also in one of the more recent episodes when Hannah is about to reveal her secret to a reporter the family must pretend to be others and so he says that he is Billy Ray Cyrus. He also sang " The Star Spangled Banner " at Game 5 of the 2006 World Series in St. Louis, Missouri. |
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