Billy Ray Cyrus Profile, Age, Height, Family, Affairs, Biography & More

Billy Ray Cyrus Profile, Age, Height, Family, Affairs, Biography & More

Billy Ray Cyrus is an American singer and actor. Billy Ray Cyrus has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and 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.

From 2001 to 2004, Cyrus starred in the television show Doc. The show was about a country doctor who moved from Montana to New York City. From 2006 to 2011, he co-starred in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus. From 2016 to 2017, he starred as Vernon Brownmule on the CMT sitcom Still the King.

From 1986 until their divorce in 1991, Cyrus was married to Cindy Smith, with whom he co-wrote the songs “Wher’m I Gonna Live?” and “Some Gave All”, both of which appeared on his 1992 debut album, Some Gave All.

In 1992, Cyrus became the father of two children with different women: Christopher Cody, born in April 1992 to Kristin Luckey, and Miley Cyrus, born in November 1992 to Leticia “Tish” Finley. Cyrus promised Luckey to support her and their child; she raised Christopher in South Carolina.

On December 28, 1993, Cyrus secretly married Tish Finley, against the advice of her record company. She was pregnant with their second child, son Braison. They have three children together: Miley Ray, Braison Chance and Noah Lindsey Cyrus. He also adopted the two children Finley brought to the wedding: his daughter Brandi; and his son Trace. In June 2021, Cyrus became a grandfather for the first time when Braison and his wife Stella welcomed their first child. Brandi has had a few acting roles and Trace is now Metro Station’s vocalist/guitarist.

The family lived on a 500-acre (2.0 km2) farm in Thompson’s Station, Tennessee, near Nashville. They moved to Los Angeles for the filming of the Hannah Montana series, in which daughter Miley starred. Brandi Cyrus also had roles on the show: in the episode “Yet Another Side of Me”, as Customer #1 and in the Season 4 episode, “Been Here All Along”, as guitarist.

On October 26, 2010, Cyrus filed for divorce in Tennessee, citing irreconcilable differences. But in March 2011, Cyrus said he had dropped divorce proceedings.

On June 13, 2013, Tish filed for divorce after 19 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences with Cyrus. In July 2013, the couple reportedly went to therapy and dropped the divorce. In 2017, the second divorce case was officially dismissed by the court as the couple did not show up. In April 2022, Tish Cyrus filed for divorce a second time, with divorce papers revealing they had been separated for over two years.

In September 2022, Cyrus shared a photo of himself with singer Firerose on Instagram; the large ring on Firerose’s finger fueled speculation that the pair were engaged. A similar photo posted the following month elicited a similar reaction. The two met over a decade prior on the set of Hannah Montana and in 2021 released “New Day”, a collaboration featuring vocals from Firerose and Cyrus on guitar.

Although Cyrus’ song “We the People” was used as a campaign song by Republican George W. Bush during his 2000 presidential campaign, Cyrus is reported to have said he had been a lifelong Democrat.