Miley Cyrus

**Miley Ray Cyrus** (born **Destiny Hope Cyrus**; November 23, 1992) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She has starred in a television series (_Hannah Montana_) and in four movies. She has released five albums and has written an autobiography.

Cyrus played minor roles in television series _Doc_ and movie _Big Daddy_ and _Big Fish_. She then appeared in _Hannah Montana_ in 2006. Her debut studio album _Meet Miley Cyrus_ was released in 2007. As of 2020, Cyrus has released eight albums: _Meet Miley Cyrus_ (2007), _Breakout_ (2008), _Can't be Tamed_ (2010), _Bangerz_ (2013), _Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz_ (2015), _Younger Now_ (2017), _Plastic Hearts_ (2020), and _Endless Summer Vacation_ (2023).

## Personal life

Destiny Hope Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee. Her parents are Billy Ray Cyrus and Letitia "Tish" (Finley) Cyrus. Miley was a childhood nickname.
In 2008, Cyrus dated an Australian actor called Liam Hemsworth. The two became engaged before breaking off their engagement in 2013. They reconciled and were later married on December 23, 2018.

In August 10 2019, it was announced that Cyrus and Hemsworth had separated. On January 28, 2020, the divorce was finalized.

### Television

Cyrus was eleven years old when she starred in the television series, _Hannah Montana_. In 2012 and 2013, Cyrus played Missi in the series _Two and a Half Men_. In August 2013, Cyrus twerked on singer Robin Thicke at the MTV Video Music Awards program. It was the most tweeted about event in history. There were 360,000 tweets per minute.

In September 2016, Cyrus co-starred in Amazon Studios' _Crisis in Six Scenes_.

### Music

In 2006, Cyrus released the first _Hannah Montana_ soundtrack album. It has sold 4.5 million copies. It reached number one on the US _Billboard_ 200. In 2007, she released a double album, _Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus_. The first CD was a soundtrack album for _Hannah Montana_, and the second CD was Cyrus' first studio album. She starred in the Best of Both Worlds Tour.

Her second album was _Breakout_ (2008) and third album was _Can't be Tamed_ (2010).

Her fourth album _Bangerz_ was released on October 4 by RCA Records. So far three singles have been released from _Bangerz_. _We Can't Stop_ was released in June 2013. It reached number 2 in the U.S. _Billboard_ Hot 100. In September 2013, Cyrus released the nude music video for her next single, "Wrecking Ball". It racked up more than 19.3 million views on Vevo in 24 hours, which was a record at the time. It reached number one in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. "Wrecking Ball" was her first number-one single in the United States. In 2014, Cyrus embarked on The Bangerz World Tour.

On October 5, 2013, Cyrus presented _Saturday Night Live_ for the second time.

Cyrus was a featured artist on rapper Future's November 2013 single, "Real and True". The single reached number 32 on the U.S. _Billboard_ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

In December 2013, MTV chose Cyrus as the best artist of the year. The video for the third single from _Bangerz_, "Adore You", was posted on Vevo on December 26, 2013.

Cyrus released her fifth album, _Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz_, on the music-sharing site Soundcloud on August 30, 2015, following the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, which she hosted.

Cyrus released the lead single "Malibu" from her sixth album, _Younger Now_, on May 11, 2017.

She released _Plastic Hearts_ in 2020, which featured the singles "Midnight Sky" and "Prisoner", which samples "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John and features British singer Dua Lipa.

In 2023, Cyrus released her eighth studio album, _Endless Summer Vacation_. The lead single "Flowers" entered at number one on the _Billboard_ Hot 100, becoming her second US chart-topper after "Wrecking Ball" (2013). "Flowers" ranked at number two on _Billboard_<nowiki/>'s Year-End Hot 100 for 2023 and won Cyrus her first two Grammy Awards, for Best Pop Solo Performance and Record of the Year; it was also nominated for Song of the Year, which went to "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish. The album track "Thousand Miles" with Brandi Carlile was nominated in the category of Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. _Endless Summer Vacation_ was nominated for Album of the Year and for Best Pop Vocal Album, which both went to Taylor Swift's _Midnights_.

### Movies

In 2008, Cyrus voiced the part of "Penny" in the Disney CGI-animated movie _Bolt_. In 2009, she starred in _Hannah Montana: The Movie_. In 2010, she starred in _The Last Song_ and had a brief appearance in _Sex and the City 2_. In 2012, she starred in _LOL_ and in _So Undercover_.

### Books

In 2008, Cyrus posed nude for snaps that appeared in _Vanity Fair_ magazine. This adventure did not damage Cyrus's career. In early 2009, Cyrus released the autobiography, _Miles to Go_. The book is a collection of family photographs, stories, and memories.

## Discography

- _Meet Miley Cyrus_ (2007)
- _Breakout_ (2008)
- _Can't Be Tamed_ (2010)
- _Bangerz_ (2013)
- _Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz_ (2015)
- _Younger Now_ (2017)
- _Plastic Hearts_ (2020)
- _Endless Summer Vacation_ (2023)
- _Something Beautiful_ (2025)

### Films

|Title|Year|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|Young Ruthie|Feature film debut; credited as Destiny Cyrus||
|rowspan="2"|2008|Herself|Concert film|
|Penny (voice)|English dub; voice-over role|||
|2009|Miley Stewart/ Hannah Montana|||
|rowspan="2"|2010|Herself|Cameo appearance|
|Veronica "Ronnie" Miller||||
|2011|Herself|Concert film||
|rowspan="2"|2012|Lola Williams||
|Molly Morris||||
|rowspan="3"|2015|Herself|Documentary|
|Herself|Cameo appearance|||
|Herself|Cameo appearance|||
|2017|Mainframe (voice)|English dub; voice-over role||

### Television

|Title|Year|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2001–2003|Kylie|Recurring role; 3 episodes||
|2006|rowspan="2"|Miley Stewart/ Hannah Montana|Episode: "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana"|
|2006–2011|Lead role; 98 episodes|||
|rowspan="3"|2007|Waitress (voice)|Recurring role; 4 episodes|
|Celebrity Starr (voice)|Episode: "The Frog Prince"|||
|Girl at pool|Disney Channel Movie|||
|2009|Miley Stewart/ Hannah Montana|Episode: "Double-Crossed"||
|2012|Missi|Guest role; 2 episodes||
|2013|Herself|Special||
|2014|Herself|Special||
|2015|Pigeon (voice)|Episode: "A Farewell to Kings"||
|2016|Lennie Dale|Miniseries||
|2016–2017|Herself/ Coach|Key advisor (season 10); coach (seasons 11, 13)||
|2019|Ashley O|Episode: "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"||

## Other websites

- Miley Cyrus  at MTV

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer
- **years active**: 2001 - present


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Miley Cyrus
- **image**: MileyCyrusPerforming2013.png
- **caption**: Miley in 2013
- **other names**: Miley Ray Cyrus
Ashley O
Hannah Montana
- **birth name**: Destiny Hope Cyrus
- **birth place**: Franklin, Tennessee, United States
- **years active**: 2001–present
- **signature**: File:MileyCyrus signature.svg