Miley Ray Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Cyrus was born on November 23, 1992, in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, to Letitia Jean "Tish" (Finley) Cyrus and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.[3] She grew up on a 500-acre (200 ha) farm in Franklin.[4] Her birth name, Destiny Hope, was derived from her parents' belief that she would accomplish great things, and she was given the nickname "Smiley", later shortened to "Miley", because she often smiled as an infant.[5] She officially changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus in 2008; her middle name honors her paternal grandfather, Democratic politician Ronald Ray Cyrus, to whom she remained close until his death in 2006.[6] Against the advice of her father's record company,[7] Cyrus's parents secretly married a year after her birth, on December 28, 1993.[8] They had two more children together, son Braison and daughter Noah.[9] Cyrus has elder siblings, Trace and Brandi,[10] and an elder paternal half-brother named Christopher.[8] Christopher grew up with his mother Kristin Luckey in South Carolina.[7] Four of her siblings also eventually entered the entertainment business; Trace as a vocalist and guitarist for the electronic pop band Metro Station,[11] Noah as an actress, Braison as a fashion model, and Brandi as a journalist.[12][13][14] Cyrus's godmother is entertainer Dolly Parton.[15]
Cyrus attended Heritage Elementary School.[16] She was raised Christian and was baptized in a Southern Baptist church prior to moving to Hollywood in 2005.[17] She attended church regularly while growing up and wore a purity ring.[18] In 2001, when Cyrus was eight, she and her family moved to Toronto, Canada while her father filmed the television series Doc.[19] After Billy Ray took her to see a 2001 Mirvish production of Mamma Mia! at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Cyrus grabbed his arm and told him, "This is what I want to do, daddy. I want to be an actress."[20] She began taking singing and acting classes at the Armstrong Acting Studio in Toronto.[21] In her first role, Cyrus played a girl named Kylie on Doc.[5] In 2003, Cyrus was credited under her birth name for her role as "Young Ruthie" in Tim Burton's Big Fish.
THROWBACKTHISDAY; makes it 23 years and TBT Blog wishes her a happy birthday.
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