By: Jessica TorresELED 3140

Standards Fourth grade standards

1.03 Recognize the contributions of individuals and people of various ethnic, racial, religious, socioeconomic groups to the development of civilizations.

4.5.09 Recognize major events, people, and patterns in Tennessee.

4.5.12 Identify major events, people, and patterns in Tennessee.

6.02 Understand how groups can effect change at the local, state, and national level.

Name at Birth: Destiny Hope CyrusBorn in Nashville, TNBirthday on November 23, 1992. Singer, songwriter, actress, best

known for her starring role as "Hannah Montana" on the hit Disney Channel television series.

Daughter of country super star Billy Ray Cyrus.

Residence: Toluca Lake in Los Angeles, California

Hannah Montana's first episode reached over 5 million viewers, the highest ratting for a Disney Channel premiere episode ever.

Why Is She Famous?

• We first were introduced to Miley when she would come on stage when her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, was singing. She would collect the flowers that were thrown on stage and they would bring them to local hospitals.

• Staring in Hannah Montana jump started her career.

• She is known as a singer, songwriter, and actress.

Miley grew up on a 500-acre farm in Franklin, Tennessee, approximately an hour away from Nashville, and attended Heritage Elementary School.

Miley As An Actress Billy Ray took Miley to see a 2001 Mirvish

production of Mamma Mia! Miley grabbed his arm and told him, “This is what I want to do, daddy, I want to be an actress.”

Cyrus played a girl named Kylie on Doc. This was her first actor part.

At age 11, Miley learned about the casting for Hannah Montana. She sent in a tape, but was told she was too young. However, her persistence and ability to sing in addition to act led the show’s producers to invite her back for further auditions

The show allowed her career to jump start into what it is today. She began doing “Hannah Montana” concerts and then, The Best of Both Worlds Tour, where it was Miley Cyrus and Hanna Montana. From there she began doing only Miley Cyrus concerts and began starring in movies.

Miley began singing as “Hannah Montana” on her show.

She started doing concerts as Hannah Montana, then as Hannah and Miley, and eventually only as Miley.

Her first single was “The Best of Both Worlds”, which is credited under Hannah Montana.

In 2008, Miley released an album, Breakout, under her own name.

In 2010, she realesed a statement that said she was going to focus on her acting career, but she continued to go on tour.

Singing & Acting First Audition

Hannah Montana Concert

Miley Cyrus Concert

Does anyone know why she decided to change her name to Miley? And where this name came from?

Miley came from the word Smiley. Her parents always called her smiley, because she was always smiling and happy. They eventually started calling her, Miley!!!

Credits• http://mileycyrus.com/• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1415323/• http://www.biography.com/people/ miley-cyrus-299134• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Cyrus

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