Billy Ray was born August 25, 1961, and raised in the small Eastern Kentucky town of Flatwoods. His paternal grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher, and his father Ron, sang in the gospel group, "The Crownsmen Quartet." His maternal grandfather...
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Billy Ray was born August 25, 1961, and raised in the small Eastern Kentucky town of Flatwoods. His paternal grandfather was a Pentecostal preacher, and his father Ron, sang in the gospel group, "The Crownsmen Quartet." His maternal grandfather was a hoedown fiddler, and his mother Ruth Ann played bluegrass with him on Saturday nights.

Acting on "intuition, and an inner voice" he bought a guitar when he was 20. And thus the first step was taken down the long road to fame. For years, Cyrus believed in his dream. Week in, week out, month in, month out, he felt the sting of rejection in Nashville -- just like thousands of country boys before him.

But on May 19, 1992, his wildest fantasies became reality. That is the date of the release of "Some Gave All," one of the most explosively successful debut albums in music history. It gave us "Achy Breaky Heart," "Could've Been Me," "Wher'm I Gonna Live," "She's Not Cryin' Anymore," and "Some Gave All," five hits that were omnipresent on the country airwaves. Cyrus capped off the year by marring his sweetheart Leticia Finley, (Who goes by the name Tish). While he could have taken a break and enjoyed the spotlight, Cyrus didn't rest on his laurels. He released "It Won't Be the Last" in 1993, Storm in the Heartland in 1994, and Trail of Tears in 1996, Shot Full of Love in 1998, and Southern Rain in 2000. Even though it would have been easier for him to have recorded more of the "County Pop" tunes that made him famous, Cyrus decided to add more Rock and Blues sounds to his songs. He trusted that his fans would rather that his music came from the heart instead of every song sounding as though it came from "Some Gave All". His instincts were correct and records were well received by his fans, but they didn't make the same impression on the Pop music scene. His albums were not the only things that were born during the decade. He and Tish added on to their blended family of his son Christopher and her two children, son Trace and daughter Brandi. First came a daughter named Destiny, then son Braison, and eight days after the turn of the century, another daughter named Noah was born. Cyrus delighted in taking his wife and children with him when he was on concert tours. Although at times he would have to share the stage with Destiny (Now called Miley) who always managed to wrangle her way into her father concerts. In 1999, Cyrus wanted to try his hand at acting and managed to get a part in a movie here and there. However as a devout Christian, he was upset by the lack of morels, not just in Hollywood, but in the very films in which he was acting in. After finishing the film "Mulholland Dr.", he told God that he was finished unless God could make a way. About that time, the producers of the series "Doc" wanted him for the title role. When he and Tish read the script for the pilot episode, Cyrus realized that his prayer had been answered. The family friendly show not only allowed him to keep his Christian values, it also allowed him to be a witness for the Lord. "Doc" went on to be the most successful show on the PAX TV (Now ION TV) network. During the series, Cyrus was able to record two albums "Time Flies" in 2004 and "The Other Side" in 2004. After "Doc" completed its run, Cyrus decided that he wanted to take a break, but fate intervened with another acting gig. Unbeknownst to him, he had plenty of experience for the role, as he began training for the part when his son Christopher was born and he continued to expand on it when Tish's children Trace and Brandi joined the Cyrus family. By the time he and Tish had Miley, Braison, and Noah, all he had to do was wait for the role to come. Cyrus daughter Miley had been cast in a new TV series for the Disney Channel called "Hannah Montana" and they were looking for someone to play the father on the show. Originally, Cyrus refused to audition for the part, but Tish and Miley kept insisting that he was obviously the right person for the role. The Producers loved his audition and offered him the part. "Hannah Montana" premiered to one of the largest audiences Disney Channel has ever had for an original series and it immediately became a hit. The role of Robbie Stewart allows Cyrus to sing occasionally and one of the episodes featured a song off of his 2005 album "Wanna Be Your Joe". The writers of the show often write in jokes about Cyrus' past celebrity and of course the song "Achey Breaky Heart", with his blessing. Now days, most people address him as "Miley's Dad", But he never minds and he's actually proud to be known as that.

Anna Maria Francesca Perez de Tagle was born in San Francisco, California on December 23, 1990. Before Anna was discovered, she starred in local productions of 'Cinderella', 'Bugsy Malone' and 'The King and I'. She has guest starred on the hit...
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Anna Maria Francesca Perez de Tagle was born in San Francisco, California on December 23, 1990. Before Anna was discovered, she starred in local productions of 'Cinderella', 'Bugsy Malone' and 'The King and I'. She has guest starred on the hit Disney Channel show 'Hannah Montana' as Ashley Dewitt the best friend of mean-girl Amber Addison. She was, once in 2003, a finalist on 'Star Search' as a Junior Singer Finalist. She sung the song "Somewhere" from the movie 'West Side Story'. She has also lent her voice to an episode of 'Higglytown Heroes'. Anna had also and non-speaking role in the movie 'Bee Season.'

Jason Earles was born in San Diego, California. Unlike a lot of actors his age, who just head to Hollywood without any training or experience, Jason decided to learn everything he could. He studied acting, directing, cold reading (which he would...
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Jason Earles was born in San Diego, California. Unlike a lot of actors his age, who just head to Hollywood without any training or experience, Jason decided to learn everything he could. He studied acting, directing, cold reading (which he would win an AMTC award for), & even learned how to Jitter Bug. When Jason wasn't taking lessons, he was acting in local plays in Montana (& later Oregon), amassing four KC/ACTF Irene Ryan nominations. His first "Major" movie role was in "National Treasure" as Thomas Gates, the stable boy who discovers that America's Founding Fathers hid the "Knights Templar Treasure". In 2005, Jason got the part of Jackson Stewart (Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana's older brother) on the series "Hannah Montana". The role gives him a chance to not only display his comedic talents, but to use the "Southern Accent" that he learned during his training.

Tony Oller has been acting and singing for 7 years. He discovered a love of performing at age 9 when he was cast in a community theater production of "Grease". He has since progressed to television, independent/industrial films, national...
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Tony Oller has been acting and singing for 7 years. He discovered a love of performing at age 9 when he was cast in a community theater production of "Grease". He has since progressed to television, independent/industrial films, national commercials and Equity theater in Houston and Los Angeles. Although he stumbled into the entertainment business, it quickly became his passion. Tony learned how incredibly tough it can be but he decided to live by the motto "Always dream. Never give up." Through years of professional training and hard work he is realizing his goals of working in feature film and television. Based upon his work in Los Angeles, he has been invited to join the prestigious Screen Actors Guild. As a testament to hope and perseverance, Tony has landed a lead role in a network television series. After wishing upon many stars (and going on over 250 auditions), fate stepped in to see him through. He plays 'Danny' in a new Disney Channel comedy short series called "As The Bell Rings"! The show premiered on August 26, 2007. New episodes air on Fridays at 6:55pm CT (7:55pm ET/PT) on The Disney Channel with various episodes rerunning daily.

Equal to acting is his love of music. He has sung on several television shows: "Star Search", "Showtime At The Apollo" and "The Jenny Jones Christmas Special". Besides singing (he's been a vocal student for 6 years), Tony also takes piano and guitar lessons and enjoys playing his drums and his saxophone (alto and tenor). He was a member of his school concert band for 4 years and was in marching band in his freshman year. Tony has another goal to become a recording artist and has previously worked with two interested music producers during his stays in L.A.

His dance training includes hip-hop and tap dancing (with some requisite ballet) in his early youth. As a young teen, he was a proud member of Planet Funk's Slam Squad hip hop dance troupe (Jason Anderson, choreographer) and has taken master classes in hip-hop dance from Wade Robson and Shane Sparks in L.A. He recently trained at Planet Funk with Jason Anderson who also teaches in New York City.

Tony is solidly guided by the three most important things in life: Faith, Family and Friends. He's proud to be a regular fun-loving guy who attends public high school and maintains an A-B average. At school Tony belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (where he occasionally sings at the morning meetings) and Key Club (He helped paint a Habitat for Humanity home and he earned over 50 total service hours in 2007, many for his work with Cross Wind Productions, a teen film ministry program). Over the years he has also been involved in Drama Club, Higher Dimensions, Spanish Club and Storytellers Club.

Tony has been named one of "50 Hottest Male Stars" in the Winter 2007 issue of Teen Magazine. Also, he will be featured in a comprehensive interview in Popstar! Magazine.