Billy Ray Cyrus
Initially written off as a "one-hit wonder" after failing to revisit the oversaturated heights he reached with his cloying country hit "Achy Breaky Heart," Billy Ray Cyrus was in the right place at the right time with the right look, and his catchy hit helped usher in the era of New Country; however, he was soon eclipsed by lasting talents like Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks. When Cyrus turned his attention to acting, he proved an even bigger success as an appealing and competent actor in family entertainment like the PAX series "Doc" (2000-04). Daughter Miley's breakout as a Disney teen star ushered in a comeback for Cyrus, with his co-starring role as the country star father of Miley's pop star character in the lucrative "Hannah Montana" franchise, which included an Emmy-winning television series, feature film spin-off, live touring, and an unstoppable merchandising juggernaut. A father-daughter duet "Ready, Steady, Don't Go" landed Cyrus back on the music charts, even as he became a target for the increasingly sexualized image of the wholesome network's pole-dancing teen. Regardless, Cyrus had managed to put "one-hit" status behind him and rise from the ashes at the center of a multi-media family empire.
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Billy Ray Cyrus
Filmography
Movies
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Glisten and the Merry Mission | Donner (Voice) | - | 2023 |
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Christmas in Paradise | Jimmy Ray Love (Character) | - | 2022 |
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American Reject | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
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Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas | Self | - | 2022 |
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Like a Country Song | Bo Reeson (Character) | - | 2014 |
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Christmas Comes Home to Canaan | Daniel Burton (Character) | - | 2011 |
12% |
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The Spy Next Door | Colton James (Character) | $24.3M | 2010 |
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Christmas in Canaan | Daniel Burton (Character) | - | 2009 |
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Flying By | George Barron (Character) | - | 2009 |
44% |
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Hannah Montana: The Movie |
Robby Ray (Character), Producer |
$79.6M | 2009 |
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Bait Shop | Hot Rod Johnson (Character) | - | 2008 |
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Wish Gone Amiss | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Hannah Montana: One in a Million | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
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Elvis Has Left the Building | Hank (uncredited) (Character) | - | 2004 |
75% | No Score Yet | Death and Texas | Spoade Perkins (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Radical Jack | Jack (Character) | - | 2001 |
84% |
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Mulholland Dr. | Gene (Character) | $0 | 2001 |
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Wish You Were Dead | Dean Longo (Character) | - | 2000 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 54% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Music Performer | 2020 2023 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Music Performer | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk |
Music Performer, Guest |
2013-2014 2017 2020 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Music Performer | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Interview With Dan Rather | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray |
Music Performer, Guest |
2009 2017 |
No Score Yet | 58% | The Voice | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Music Performer | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Music Performer | 2017 |
57% | 62% | Still The King | Burnin' Vernon (Character) | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CMT: Hot 20 Countdown | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Lazard (Guest Voice) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Music Performer | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Apprentice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 38% | 90210 | Judd Ridge (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Surprise Homecoming | Host | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight |
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2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Hannah Montana | Robbie Stewart (Character) | 2006-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nashville Star | Host | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing With the Stars | Contestant | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doc | Dr. Clint Cassidy (Character) | 2001-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 18 Wheels of Justice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
14% | No Score Yet | Love Boat: The Next Wave | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 72% | The Nanny | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |