Biography of Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus (birth name Destiny Hope Cyrus) is an American singer and actress. She became famous thanks to her leading roles in the youth series "Hannah Montana" and the melodrama "The Last Song", as well as after the release of the albums "Breakout", "The Time of Our Lives", "Can't Be Tamed" and others.
Actress and singer Miley Cyrus Together with John Travolta in 2009, Miley was nominated for a Golden Globe for the song “I Thought I Lost You”, sounded in the cartoon “Bolt”, and in 2013 for a Grammy Award for the album “ Bangerz." Six-time winner of the Kids' Choice Awards and 19-time winner of the Teen Choice Awards (as of early 2021).
Origin
The biography of Miley Cyrus began in 1992, on November 23, in the city of Nashville (USA, Tennessee). At birth, the girl received the name Cyrus Destiny Hope, but in 2008 she officially changed her name to Cyrus Miley Ray.
The celebrity has two sisters and two older brothers. Her godmother is the famous American singer Parton Dolly. Miley's grandfather was involved in politics and died in 2006. The girl’s parents are people from the world of music and cinema. They played a major role in Miley's development as an actress and singer. Her father is Billy Ray Cyrus, a popular country music singer and actor. Miley Cyrus's mother, whose biography is interesting, is also very much in demand in show business. At first she pursued her own acting career, and then became her daughter’s personal manager. It is the parents who constantly help the young rising star in all her ambitious projects and endeavors.
Childhood and family
Miley Cyrus was born on November 23, 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Her parents are famous country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and actress Letitia Jean Cyrus (nee Finley).
Children's photos of Miley Cyrus The Cyrus family also had Leticia's children from a previous marriage - son Trace and daughter Brandi, whom Billy Ray adopted in early childhood, and two more children together - the youngest son Brayson and the youngest daughter Noah. In addition, Miley has a half-brother, Christopher Cody (on his father's side), who grew up with his mother Christine Luckey in South Carolina.
Little Miley Cyrus with her parents, sister and brother When Miley's future parents started dating, Billy Ray's record company did not recommend that he get married - it was unprofitable for commercial reasons. However, on December 28, 1993, after the birth of their daughter, the couple still secretly got married.
In the photo: Billy Ray and Letitia Jean Cyrus Subsequently, most of Miley's brothers and sisters connected their lives in one way or another with the entertainment industry: Trace sings and plays guitar in the electronic pop group Metro Station, Noah became an actress, Brason is busy in the modeling business, and Brandi works as a journalist.
Miley Cyrus with her childhood best friends Miley grew up on a farm in Franklin, Tennessee, and went to Heritage Elementary School. The family paid great attention to religion, and the children regularly attended the Baptist church. In 2001, Billy Ray had to go to Canada to work on the television series Doc, and the whole family moved to Toronto with him.
Miley Cyrus in childhood and now There, at the age of 8, the girl first saw the musical “Mamma Mia!” in the theater, and it made such an impression on her that after the performance she grabbed her father’s sleeve and shouted: “That’s what I want, dad.” ! I want to become an actress! Then the parents signed up the purposeful little girl for singing and acting lessons at the Armstrong Acting Studio. Soon she made her first appearance on television, playing a small role in the same series “Doc” on which her father worked.
Miley – Smaily
The future star of the American series did not immediately receive the name Miley Cyrus. Her parents named her Destiny. The girl grew up as a very smiling child; she was jokingly called Miley (from the English Smaily - smiling). In 2008, she deliberately changed her name from Destiny to Miley.
Thanks to smiles, Destiny became Miley
Her father and mother met when they already had life experience behind them. Children from previous relationships did not prevent them from building their family; on the contrary, Billy Ray Cyrus (famous country singer) began to raise Letitia’s daughter and son. Soon they had a child together, Destiny, and later she had another brother and sister. By the way, Billy turned out to be a pretty firm person, and despite the fact that his recording studio was against marriage, he still got married.
Miley began to learn the basics of acting at the Armstrong School in Toronto. Her father’s work, as well as the musicals they attended together, pushed her to this choice. The debut on the screen took place in 2003. Destiny starred in no less than Tim Burton himself in the film “Big Fish”. The role was minor, but it was just the beginning.
Television career
At the age of 11, Miley came close to her dream - she learned about the Disney casting for the new television series Hannah Montana. This is a story about an ordinary schoolgirl Miley Stewart, who became a famous pop singer under the pseudonym Hannah Montana, but hid it from her friends and led a double life. Casting for Destiny Hope Cyrus “Hannah Montana” To participate in the casting, the girl recorded a cassette with her songs and sent her to a television studio, and soon she was invited for a personal audition. The producers hesitated whether to take such a little girl for the main role, because according to the plot, her heroine should be noticeably older. However, they were captivated by the perseverance of the future star, her charm and vocal abilities - and Miley was approved for this role, especially since a year and a half had already passed and the girl was 13.
The evolution of Hannah Montana This is how the young actress’s serious television career began, and her mother Leticia Cyrus became her daughter’s personal agent. Subsequently, Miley sometimes regretted: “I didn’t have a childhood - at the age of 13 I was already working, and sometimes I really wanted to hang out with my brothers and sisters!”
The house where Miley Cyrus spent her childhood (the family rented it after the success of Hannah Montana) The series premiered on March 26, 2006, and its popularity among teenagers broke all imaginable records. Miley Cyrus has become a star and an idol of an entire generation. The series ran for four seasons and ended in 2011. It is noteworthy that the role of the main character’s father was played by her father Billy Ray Cyrus, and the role of her mother was played by the famous actress Brooke Shields. In addition, stars such as Selena Gomez and Mickey Rourke can be seen in episodes of the series, and Miley's younger sister, Noah Cyrus, played the role of the main character as a child.
In the photo: Miley and Noah Cyrus In the wake of the popularity of the series, she began producing related products: clothing, jewelry, dolls, stationery, etc. - and all these products were in great demand. By 2008, Hannah Montana's worldwide viewership exceeded 200 million. Miley Cyrus and the series as a whole have received a huge number of television awards and nominations, including prizes at the BAFTA Children's Awards and Teen Choice Awards and four Emmy nominations.
Miley Cyrus in the image of Hannah Montana Continuing the successful theme of Hannah Montana, Miley starred in the same role in two more “related” series of the same TV channel – “Everything is tip top, or the Suite life of Zack and Cody” (2006 – 2009) and “Everything is tip top” top, or Life on Board" (2009 - 2010) with Dylan and Cole Sprouse (and the latter project even overtook "Hannah Montana" in ratings).
The next time the young star appeared on TV was only in 2021 - it was Woody Allen’s six-episode film “Crisis in Six Scenes,” where Miley got a solo role together with Woody Allen himself. The author's project of the famous director was broadcast only on Amazon Video and had a very limited audience.
Music career
The rise of Miley Cyrus' musical career is closely intertwined with the success of the Hannah Montana project, since the singer's first single was the title theme of the series "The Best of Both Worlds", and her first album was the soundtrack to the film. The disc was released on October 24, 2006, and was an immediate and overwhelming success. True, Hannah Montana was listed as the performer of the songs, not Miley Cyrus. Hannah Montana – Nobody's Perfect But soon this “injustice” was corrected: on June 26, 2007, a new double album “Hannah Montana 2 / Meet Miley Cyrus” was released: the first disc was the soundtrack the second season of the series, and the second has already become Miley's debut album as an independent singer. The young girl’s new musical work exceeded all expectations: the album not only rose to the top of the ratings, but also became triple platinum.
2008 cemented Miley's success as a singer - in July her album “Breakout” was released, which was no longer related to the Hannah Montana theme, but, nevertheless, also went platinum. And a year later, Miley presented another wonderful musical work, the album “The Time of Our Lives,” which included a real hit - the main song for the movie “The Last Song,” “When I Look at You.” Critics called this album “another confident step” towards the singer being able to finally say goodbye to the image from the series. Miley Cyrus – When I Look At You Soon after this, the girl went on a large tour “Wonder World Tour” across North America and Europe. The public noted that the young singer was very good at singing ballads, and a kind of “rock chic” appeared in her manners. The tour was a great success, and all proceeds of $64 million were donated to the City Of Hope organization for people with cancer.
Miley Cyrus circa 2009 In 2010, the album “Can't Be Tamed” was released, for which a striking video clip was shot for the title track. Then in the spring of 2011, Miley Cyrus toured South America with her Gypsy Heart Tour. During this period, the girl radically changed her image - she no longer wanted to be a teenage star, but tried to be accepted as an adult singer.
Photo shoot of Miley Cyrus for Maxim (2013) The efforts were rewarded: in 2013, Miley took the top spot in the list of “100 Sexiest Women on the Planet” according to Maxim magazine, and her single “We Can’t Stop” was named the best track of the summer 2013 of the year. In the fall of the same year, Cyrus released her fourth studio album, Bangerz, which was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Pop Vocal Album category. For the original video clip for the song “Wrecking Ball,” she received an MTV Video Music Award. Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball Early next year, the singer went on a world tour, and now her “adult” behavior on stage sometimes turned into openly provocative, so that Miley’s concerts even received an age restriction of “16+”. The “menu” of performances included latex swimsuits, indecent gestures, active twerking and kissing girls from the backup dancers.
Growing up, Miley Cyrus chose a shocking image. One critic called the singer’s behavior on stage “a train wreck in the most classic sense, as the audience’s reaction showed a mixture of confusion, fear and horror in a thick cocktail of embarrassment.” Her stage image was just as risky in her next tour in 2015 – “Milky Milky Milk Tour”.
Many were shocked by the sudden changes in the singer's lifestyle. In 2015, Miley Cyrus collaborated with the independent psychedelic rock band The Flaming Lips - in particular, they re-recorded the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." That same year, she recorded her fifth studio disc, the experimental psychedelic album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz. Miley described it as "slightly psychedelic, but still from the world of pop music."
In 2021, the singer participated in the television show “The Voice” as a mentor. “The Voice”: Miley Cyrus Sings In the fall of 2017, her sixth studio album “Younger Now” was released, which included the famous singles “Malibu” and “ Inspired." Fans breathed a sigh of relief: the singer’s shocking behavior is gradually becoming a thing of the past.
Miley Cyrus's height is 164 cm “Now I feel like a completely different person,” she admitted. “I don’t want to say that I wasn’t myself before.” But this is who I am in the last album – this is the real me.”
"Hanna Montana"
In 2004, Cyrus beat out 1,000 applicants for the lead role of Miley Stewart in the hit Disney show Hannah Montana. The series features a young pop superstar (Montana) who hides her celebrity identity in order to be a normal teenager in real life (Stewart). To accommodate filming, the entire family moved to Los Angeles, California, and Billy Ray joined his daughter on screen as her fictional manager father. Her star on the rise, Cyrus released the successful Hannah Montana soundtrack album in 2006. In 2007, Cyrus' double album, Hannah Montana 2: Meet Miley Cyrus, led to the launch of the Best of Both Worlds tour. The concert series sold out in record time and the show was extended by 14 dates to help assuage disappointed fans. Her successful 3-D concert film grossed $31.3 million in the first weekend of February 2008.
Enthusiasm for Cyrus's television alter ego remained strong for the rest of the decade. Hannah Montana: The Movie grossed over $79 million upon its release in April 2009. Cyrus said goodbye to her role in Hannah Montana in early 2011.
Works in cinema
Miley Cyrus first appeared on the big screen in 2003, starring in Tim Burton's fantastic tragicomedy Big Fish as the main character as a child. Then she could be seen in a small episode in the youth musical High School Musical: Vacation (2006).
Still from the film “Big Fish” However, only her third work can be considered a full-fledged film debut, which again became the role of Hannah Montana in a full-length feature film based on the series – “Hannah Montana: The Movie” (2010). Her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, as well as the famous supermodel Tyra Banks, took part in the film, as in the series.
In 2010, a full-length film about Hannah Montana was released. The young actress’s first adult film work was the leading role in the melodrama “The Last Song” (2010), the debut feature film directed by Julie Anne Robinson, in which Miley’s partners were Liam Hemsworth and Greg Kinnear.
On the set of “The Last Song,” Miley Cyrus met Liam Hemsworth. Since Miley’s character is from New York, the young actress had to visit a speech therapist for a long time to get rid of her southern accent. In addition, Miley recorded two songs for the film’s soundtrack, including the main theme song “When I Look at You.” Miley Cyrus – When I Look At You Despite the film’s box office success, critics did not rate Miley Cyrus’s work as an adult actress very highly: they wrote that she "unfortunately has not yet learned not to overact" and "rather acts out scenes rather than delve into the motives and feelings of her heroine." As a result, the favorite actress of the younger generation received the Teen Choice Awards and Kids' Choice Awards, but was also nominated for the Golden Raspberry anti-award.
The young actress’s next work is in a feature film, the comedy “Summer. Classmates. Love", published in 2012. But despite the participation of the famous actress Demi Moore, who played the role of the heroine’s mother, the film was released only in limited release without a serious advertising campaign and, because of this, did not even recoup the budget invested in it.
On the set of the film “Summer. Classmates. Love” This work was followed by the action-comedy “Undercover Agent” (2012), which required Miley to undergo serious training in fighting techniques, riding a motorcycle and shooting a pistol. And yet, this film failed miserably both at the box office and according to professional critics. After this, the girl can be seen in Sofia Coppola's comedy musical A Very Murray Christmas, starring Bill Murray, where she plays herself and performs two musical numbers.
Film and television
“The Last Song”, “Summer. Classmates. Love", "Undercover Agent"
In 2010, Cyrus starred in the romantic drama The Last Song, a film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name. Her coming-of-age drama Summer. Classmates. Love" (2012) was also aimed at a teen audience, while her attempt to branch out a bit as a private detective in "Undercover" (2012) ended with a direct-to-video release in the United States.
"The Night Before", "A Very Murray Christmas", "Crisis in Six Scenes"
Cyrus resumed her film work in 2015, appearing as herself in two holiday comedies: The Night Before, starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the Bill Murray special A Very Murray Christmas. The following year, she teamed up with Woody Allen to star in the series Crisis in Six Scenes.
"The Voice"
Already a veteran of the small screen, Cyrus returned to her hosting duties as one of the new female coaches for The Voice season 11—the other being Alicia Keys. The women competed to find the best performer, alongside veteran coaches Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Cyrus left at the end of the season but returned for season 13 in 2021.
"Black Mirror", "Bright Minded"
After a small, uncredited voice role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Cyrus was in the spotlight in June 2019 in Season 5 of Black Mirror, in which she played a pop star named Ashley O. The following spring, she launched the interview show Bright Minded: Live with Miley on Instagram Live to help the public cope with the coronavirus outbreak.
Dubbing
Miley's work voicing animation characters turned out to be more successful than her roles in feature films. The first such project for her was the animated series about twin orphans “To Replace” (2006 – 2010), where she had a small role as a star. More notable, although minor, was the role of Miley in the animated series “The Emperor's New School” (2007 – 2009).
A kind of breakthrough can be considered the work on the full-length animated film “Volt”, in which she voiced the role of a girl – the owner of the main character, a puppy named Volt (voiced by John Travolta). This cartoon triumphantly hit theaters, collecting $310 million, and was also nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. Miley personally received another nomination for the Golden Globe for the song “I Thought I Lost You” for this film. And a year later she took part in the same role in the short sequel - the cartoon “Super Rhino”.
The girl voiced the heroine of the cartoon "Volt" In 2021, Miley Cyrus voiced the episodic character of Mainframe in the fantastic adventure action film "Guardians of the Galaxy. Part 2,” which became one of the box office leaders, including thanks to the participation of such actors as Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell.
Charity
Since Miley Cyrus has an impressive income from a young age, she regularly engages in charity work. She supports medical research and participated in benefit concerts for it in 2008, 2009 and 2012. During the Best of Both Worlds and Wonder World Tours in 2008 and 2009, the center donated one dollar from every ticket sold. It also benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation and numerous other charities aimed at for the treatment of various diseases, animal protection, etc. In 2011, the singer recorded a video for the American Red Cross with an appeal to raise funds for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In 2013, when everyone began to discuss the singer’s outrageous behavior, her eyes seemed to open: “If what I do, so many people are willing to discuss it, then this can be used for good. You can change something for the better, and not just give rise to empty gossip.” A very important project for her was supporting the “Blessings in a Backpack” organization, which provides meals for schoolchildren from disadvantaged families, as well as programs aimed at child development creativity. She says: “I want children to do what they love. Not by what is their responsibility, because someone told them it was right, or because their parents wanted it, or because it is important to someone close to them - but by what their soul truly lies in.”
The Happy Hippie project helps troubled youth In August 2014, Miley organized her own foundation, The Happy Hippie, to help homeless youth, LGBT people and other vulnerable categories.
Break out of the image
After the deafening popularity of “Hannah,” Cyrus herself found it difficult to free herself from this image. In order to attract another part of the audience, the actress made attempts to act in roles that were different for herself. Some of them went virtually unnoticed, while others resonated with the audience. Miley Cyrus's filmography is not as successful as the famous series, but the actress is still remembered for her works:
- "The Last Song" (2010);
- “LOL” (“Summer. Odnoklassniki. Love.”) (2012);
- "Undercover Agent" (2012).
Cyrus appears on the covers of the most prestigious magazines
For a more successful exit from the role of a teenage girl, Miley Cyrus changes her appearance and appears with a short, daring haircut. Her behavior at concerts becomes more relaxed, and her programs are given an age limit (16+). In 2013, Maxim magazine gave Cyrus first place in the top 100 sexiest women.
Personal life of Miley Cyrus
From 2009 to 2013, Miley Cyrus was in a relationship with her The Last Song co-star Liam Hemsworth. At one time they were even engaged, but after the breakup Miley told the press: “I don’t like relationships like this, when two people try to become one. I don’t think I have any desire for that kind of codependency.”
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth met in 2009. From the fall of 2014 to the spring of 2015, the girl dated Patrick Schwarzenegger, the son of the legendary actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. But despite the warm attitude of the young man’s parents, these relationships turned out to be fragile - they could rather be classified as hobbies.
The actress dated the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Miley soon admitted her bisexuality, and since July 2015 she had an affair with model Stella Maxwell, but these feelings melted away without lasting even a couple of months.
Miley had a short affair with Stella Maxwell. At the same time, the star announced her pansexuality and even gender variation, saying: I don’t want to be considered a woman or a man, and I don’t need my partner to necessarily consider himself a man or a woman. I don't want to put a label on myself! I am ready to love anyone who will love me for who I am! I'm open! However, this reflects Miley's social position rather than her actual sexuality and self-perception.
Finally, in January 2021, she reconnected with Liam Hemsworth, and by the fall, the couple was re-engaged. At the same time, Miley is quite jealous, and she worries when Liam films with beautiful actresses: “I have such a little butterfly fluttering in my stomach. I know myself, and I know our relationship, so such feelings... this is probably not normal, but my whole life is already abnormal.” And once she jokingly admitted: “I have my own spies everywhere. So I don’t have to be around and watch all the time.” However, overall the couple looks happy.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth get back together (2017) In an interview, the singer commented: “I think when people break up and then get back together, it's great because now you know it's right and you've had time be yourself. You've had time to grow. I think that if you grow up attached to another person, you will never become as strong as you can be on your own.”
Miley Cyrus started a rumor about her pregnancy. In 2021, the star's personal fortune was estimated at $200 million, and in total during her life (2001-2017) she earned about $360 million. Miley advocates the legalization of soft drugs and psychedelic drugs and has repeatedly appeared in public with marijuana, declaring that it is “the best drug on earth.” She also held a marijuana cigarette at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards, but it was cut from the television broadcast.
Personal life
Cyrus changed her legal name to Miley Ray Cyrus in 2008. That same year, she caused controversy by posing for candid photographs taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz that appeared in Vanity Fair magazine. The resulting criticism prompted an "embarrassed" Cyrus to apologize to fans, although years later she tweeted that she was not sorry at all, with the emphasis on the four letters. In 2009, Cyrus provided a look at her life with her autobiography, Miles to Go, which featured previously unseen photographs, family stories and "a glimpse into her inner circle of loved ones." Around this time, Cyrus said of the book, “I’m so excited to let fans know how important my relationship with my family is to me. I hope to motivate mothers and daughters to create lifelong memories together and inspire children around the world to pursue their dreams.”
Cyrus, who has made headlines for her romantic life, briefly dated Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers in 2007. She has also been romantically linked to model Justin Gaston and actor Carter Jenkins, among other celebrities. In June 2012, after three years of dating, Cyrus announced her engagement to actor and Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth. The couple separated in September 2013, and although they later rekindled their relationship and got married on December 23, 2018, they separated again the following summer.
Miley Cyrus now
At the end of 2021, the matured Miley Cyrus started thinking about starting a full-fledged family with her chosen one, Liam Hemsworth. The couple is quite ready for the birth of a child, and before conceiving, the singer gave up drinking alcohol and quit smoking, and also took up her physical training. According to relatives, the future spouses are committed to the birth of their first child “as seriously as never before.” However, Miley once already started a rumor about pregnancy, but it turned out to be a joke.
There are rumors about the secret wedding of Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth. In 2021, the singer was included in the ranking of the most active philanthropist stars, sharing first places with Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, rapper Chance the Rapper and other stars. In 2021, she will complete her work on the television project “The Voice.”
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