Biography: Miley Cyrus, birth name: Destiny Hope Cyrus, height: 5 ft 4 1/2, Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius, born on November 23, 1992. Miley is an American child actress, singer, and songwriter.

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Miley is known for starring as Miley Stewart, “Hannah Montana” on the Disney Channel Original Series, Hannah Montana.

Cyrus became an overnight sensation after she was cast in Hannah Montana. Following the success of the show, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs from the show. In December 2007, she was ranked #17 in the list of Forbes Top twenty earners under 25 with an annual earning of US$3.5 million.

Cyrus was born in Franklin, Tennessee, the daughter of Leticia “Tish” (née Finley) and country singer Billy Ray Cyrus.

Cyrus has two older half-brothers — Christopher Cody and Trace. Trace is the vocalist and guitarist of an electronic rock band, Metro Station in California. She also has an older half-sister, Brandi, a younger brother, Braison, and a younger sister, Noah, who is also an actress.

She was named Destiny Hope because her parents believed that she would accomplish great things. Cyrus gained her nickname “Miley” because she kept smiling (“Smiley”) as a youngster.

Cyrus became interested in acting at age nine when the family briefly lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her first acting role was as a guest star on her father’s television series Doc, in which she played a girl named Kylie.

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