Billy Ray Cyrus

American country singer and actor

Photo by: The White House from Washington, DC · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:August 25, 1961

Age:65

Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Children:6

Born in:Flatwoods, United States

Languages:English

Musician Film Actor Singer Television Actor Guitarist Singer-songwriter Television Producer Film Producer

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Photo credits (3)

Billy Ray Cyrus:
Photo by: The White House from Washington, DC · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Hurley:
Photo by: Colleen Sturtevant · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Miley Cyrus:
Photo by: Raphael Pour-Hashemi · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Links

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Famous For

Bands

Brother Clyde

Movies & TV

Hannah MontanaMulholland DriveHannah Montana: The MovieThe NannyThe Spy Next Door

Songs & Albums

Old Town RoadSome Gave AllReady, Set, Don't GoAchy Breaky HeartButterfly Fly Away

Awards

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award (2009)Favorite Country Single (1993)Juno Award for Best Selling Single (1993)Favorite Country New Artist (1993)

Billy Ray Cyrus

American country singer and actor

Biography

William Ray Cyrus ( SY-rəs; born August 25, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, the line dance rose in popularity. A multi-platinum selling artist, Cyrus has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. His most successful album to date is his debut Some Gave All, which has been certified 9× multi-platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by a debut artist and by a country artist at number one on the Billboard 200 (17 consecutive weeks) and most consecutive chart-topping weeks in the SoundScan era. Some Gave All was also the first debut album to enter at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist. Some Gave All was also the best-selling album of 1992 in the US with 4,832,000 copies. During his career he has released 36 charted singles, of which 17 charted in the top 40. In 2019, Cyrus earned his first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist on a remix of Lil Nas X's song "Old Town Road", which spent a record-breaking nineteen consecutive weeks at the top spot (eighteen of them credited to Cyrus). It also spent a record-breaking twenty consecutive weeks (nineteen of them credited to Cyrus) at the top spot on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Billboard Hot Rap Songs. The R&B/Hip-Hop record has been broken in May 2023 by SZA's "Kill Bill". Thanks to "Old Town Road", Cyrus won his first two Grammy Awards, in the categories Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video. From 2001 to 2004, Cyrus starred on the television series Doc. The series focused on a country doctor who moved from Montana to New York City. From 2006 to 2011, he starred as Robby Ray Stewart on the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus playing the title character. From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Vernon Brownmule on the CMT sitcom Still the King.

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Quotes

“Don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart. I just don't think it'd understand. And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart, he might blow up and kill this man.”

— Achy Breaky Heart

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Photos

Musician Billy Ray Cyrus, joined by David and Joshua Smith, speaks to First Lady Melania Trump about cyber bullying and the death of 16 year-old Channing Smith Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in the Red Room of the White House. Channing died by suicide in September after a cyber bullying incident. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter Miley Cyrus perform at the "Kids Inaugural: We Are the Future" concert at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2009.

Billy Ray Cyrus, the host of NBC's "Nashville Star," performs during the open audition filming of the new season aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Footage from the event will air during the "Nashville Star" opening episode. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gina Wollman (Released)

Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter Miley Cyrus perform at the “Kids Inaugural: We Are the Future” concert at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2009.

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Musician Billy Ray Cyrus greets troops in Al-Asad, Iraq on Dec. 19, 2009. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Iraq, Dec. 19, 2009. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his wife Deborah are hosting the USO Holiday Troop Visit with tennis star Anna Kournikova, comedian Dave Attell, tennis coach Nicholas Bollettiere visiting troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Germany. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)

Musician Billy Ray Cyrus greets troops in Al-Asad, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2009. U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife Deborah are hosting the USO Holiday Troop Visit with tennis star Anna Kournikova, comedian Dave Attell, tennis coach Nicholas Bollettieri. The tour visited troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Germany.

Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus poses for pictures with service members during a United Service Organizations holiday show aboard Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2009. Cyrus and other celebrities showed their support and appreciation for service members deployed throughout Iraq on their USO tour.

Billy Ray Cyrus and his daughter Miley Cyrus perform at the "Kids Inaugural: We Are the Future" concert at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2009.

Musician Billy Ray Cyrus performs at the 2009 USO Holiday Tour stop in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Dec. 18, 2009. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and his wife Deborah welcomed tennis star Anna Kournikova, comedian Dave Attell and tennis coach Nicholas Bollettiere and on the tour visiting troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Germany