Billy Ray Cyrus is an American multi-awarded country singer, songwriter and actor best known for his hit single “Achy Breaky Heart.” The son of politician Ron Cyrus and the former Ruth Ann Adkins, Billy Ray Cyrus was born in Flatwoods, Kentucky on August 25, 1961. He first attended Georgetown College on a baseball scholarship before switching his passion to music. He then moved to Los Angeles and signed a record deal to Mercury Records. His debut album, Some Gave All was released in 1992 and sold over 9 million copies. The album became number 1 on Top Country Albums and Billboards 200 for 34 and 17 weeks respectively. A year after, Billy Ray Cyrus released his second album It Won’t Be Last which also debuted # 1 and went Platinum in the US. His third album Storm in the Heartland, released in 1994 went Gold. His following albums include Trail of Tears (1996), Shot Full of Love (1998), Southern Rain (2000), Time Flies (2003), The Other Side (2003), Wanna Be Your Joe (2006), and Home at Last (2007).
As an actor, Cyrus has starred in the 1999 independent film Radical Jack. He has also played a small part in David Lynch’s 2001 film Mullohand Drive. In 2001, Cyrus has landed a lead role on ION Television comedy-drama series Doc, which became the network’s highest rated show. He has also starred on the stage production Annie Get Your Gun in Toronto. His various television appearances include The Nanny, Diagnosis Murder, Love Boat, The Next Wave and Wheels of Justice. His career was also a subject of various do!@#!@entaries including Dreams Come True, A Year on the Road, I Give My Heart to You, and The Life and Times of Billy Ray Cyrus. Cyrus also co-stars with his daughter Miley Cyrus in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana.
Cyrus also is the summer host of Nashville Star, a reality series on NBC searching for the most talented country singer music in America.