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Date of Birth: August 25th 1961
Grammy nominated 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 rural doctor adjusting from his move from a ranch to a large city. As of 2006, he is co-starring in the Disney Channel original television series, Hannah Montana, which stars his daughter Miley Cyrus.
In Cyrus' 16 year career, he has released 23 charting singles, 12 of which reached the top 40 and one reached the top of Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. After a four year hiatus from the charts, Cyrus returned with his current single, a duet with daughter Miley, "Ready, Set, Don't Go", which has so far reached the Top 20 of the Billboard country charts.
The success of Some Gave All also caused speculation of Cyrus becoming the sole competition of Garth Brooks, who at the time was dominating the country music genre. Cyrus also was widely known for his signature mullet hairstyle. In 1993, he was scheduled to perform for Queen Elizabeth II but had to cancel due to family reasons. Cyrus's follow-up album, 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 also recorded an album of Christian music, The Other Side in 2003. His most recent albums are Wanna Be Your Joe in 2006 and Home At Last in 2007.
Cyrus starred in the 1999 independent film Radical Jack. He 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, which became the network's highest-rated show. In 2005, Cyrus expanded his acting career in a stage production of Annie Get Your Gun in Toronto, appearing in the role of Frank Butler.
Cyrus' television credits include The Nanny, Diagnosis Murder, Love Boat, The Next Wave, and TNN’s 18 Wheels Of Justice. In 2004, he guest-starred as a limo driver in the episode "The Power of Love" of the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. 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 co-starring in the Disney Channel original television series, Hannah Montana.
