William Ray Cyrus

The career of popular singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus started in the early 90s. The adult generation remembers him from country albums and his role in the movie Mulholland Drive, and young people know him as the father of provocative star Miley Cyrus and the character of the TV series Hannah Montana. Today, the name of the musician is in the shadow of his daughter's popularity, but he is still far from the end of his creative career.

Billy Ray Cyrus was born on August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky, USA. Parents Ron Cyrus and Ruth Ann Casto divorced when the boy was 5 years old. In the Cyrus family, no one professionally belonged to the art world, but at the same time everyone was very musical.

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Ron Cyrus's father, a former steelworker, later became involved in politics. At the same time, the man played the guitar well, which delighted his little son. Mother played the piano well. But the biggest influence on Billy was his grandfather, a preacher in a Pentecostal church.

The boy's childhood passed in the atmosphere of gospel music and songs, he himself began to sing in the choir when he was 4 years old. Then he began to study playing the guitar, although it was difficult for him - left-handed - to do it. In addition, Billy was fond of baseball and even won a special scholarship to Georgetown College.

Already as a student, the guy, together with his brother, organized the group "Sly Dog" and, gradually getting involved in music, he realized that he was no longer interested in studying. In a word, without completing the 1st year, Billy drops out of college and begins performing with his own songs. In 1984, a fire broke out at the club where Cyrus was performing and destroyed all of the band's equipment. The guy had nothing to lose, and he took a risk and went to Los Angeles, hoping to break through here.

In 1992, Cyrus released his debut album "Some Gave All", which was a huge commercial success and sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The most successful single was the song "Achy Breaky Heart".

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It peaked at # 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and also became a hit on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at # 4, a unique occasion for a country song. The video for this track also became a hit: the line dance became popular all over the world.

In 1993, the artist released his second album, It Won't Be the Last, consisting of 4 singles, each of which achieved moderate popularity. At the same time, the singer begins to tour.

Cyrus' third album, "Storm in the Heartland", was released in 1994. The disc became the least successful in the singer's work. All this led to the decline of Billy's popularity. However, despite this, in 1996 he wrote his fourth album "Trail of Tears". Critics noted him positively, but this did not affect sales. The same fate befell the new disc "Shot Full of Love", recorded in 1998.

Failures push Cyrus to extreme measures - he leaves the label Mercury Records, and a new work in his discography was released already on Monument Records in 2000. Album titled "Southern Rain" was better than previously released, but still not a big success. Desperate, Billy Cyrus turns his attention to cinema.

In 2003, the performer returned to music again, releasing two albums - "Time Flies" and "The Other Side", written in the style of gospel. From 2006 to 2012, Cyrus released five more albums on various labels. Among them, the most successful is Home at Last. The singer's latest disc dates back to 2017.

In 2001, he was invited to a regular role in the medical series "Doc", which won the audience success and captured their attention for 5 seasons. Since then, Billy has starred in several television shows and has also appeared on the reality show Nashville Stars.

Significant in the singer's biography is considered to be the work with the cult director David Lynch in the film "Mulholland Drive" in 2002. In the film, marked by international success in Cannes, the man played a character named Gene.

After a couple of small roles in 2006, Billy was invited to the musical comedy series "Hannah Montana". His daughter Miley Cyrus has been approved for the lead role in this project. Billy plays her on-screen father and producer Robbie Ray Stewart.

In 2009, the film "Hannah Montana: The Movie" was shot, which also starred a father and daughter. The film turned out to be commercially successful, raising more than $ 155 million. In 2011, the Hannah Montana project ended, and Billy's acting career began to decline. He reappeared on screen in 2010 and 2014.

Several TV shows have been filmed about Billy's work that tell about his path to success: "Billy Ray Cyrus: Dreams Come True", "Billy Ray Cyrus: A Year on the Road", "I Give You My Heart" and "The Life and Times of Billy Ray Cyrus" ...

The musician's first marriage took place in his early youth. In 1986, he married a girl named Cindy Smith. Together they wrote a couple of songs for Cyrus's debut album. Young people lived for 5 years and got divorced without having children.

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For two years the singer led a bachelor's personal life, as a result of which in 1992 he had a son, Christopher Cody, from an affair with Christine Lucky. The child stayed with his mother in South Carolina.

In 1993, Cyrus married Letitia (Tish) Finley, who already had two children from her first marriage, Brandy (1987) and Trace (1989). Tish gave birth to her husband three heirs - Miley Rae (1992), Brayson Chance (1994) and Noah Lindsey (2000).

Since 2010, a crisis has matured in the Cyrus family - the couple publicly filed for divorce several times, then underwent therapy with a family psychologist and were able to maintain a relationship.

In 2019, a remix of the legendary hit "Old Town Road" by hip-hop artist Lil Nas X, recorded by Billy Cyrus, was released. The country singer gave the composition a second life and raised it to the top of the world charts.

The artist actively fills his Instagram with photos with family, colleagues, friends and, of course, beloved children. In addition to Miley, two more offspring followed in his creative footsteps - Noah and Trace, who are now making their first successes in show business.

2001 - "Cool Jack" 2002 - "Mulholland Drive" 2004 - "Elvis Left the Building" 2006 - "Hannah Montana" 2009 - "Hannah Montana: The Movie" 2010 - "The Spy Next Door" 2014 - "Shark Tornado 2"

1992 – «Some Gave All» 1993 – «It Won't Be the Last» 1994 – «Storm in the Heartland» 1996 – «Trail of Tears» 1998 – «Shot Full of Love» 2000 – «Southern Rain» 2003 – «Time Flies» 2006 – «Wanna Be Your Joe» 2007 – «Home at Last» 2009 – «Back to Tennessee» 2011 – «I'm American» 2012 – «Change My Mind» 2016 – «Thin Line» 2017 – «Set the Record Straight»

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