Mitchel Tate Musso was born on July 1, 1991 in Garland, Texas, where he grew up with his two brothers. He and his brother, Marc was cast for minor roles in the film Secondhand Lions. Since then, he launched his acting career, which was highlighted by his portrayal of Oliver Oken in the Disney Channel hit series, Hannah Montana.
In talking about his auditions for Hannah Montana with The Star Scoop, Musso said, "The process of getting on was they first knew me from Life is Ruff, and then they called me in and said they wanted to see me for Oliver. So I went in for the first audition and I ended up coming back two or three times and the 4th time I read with Emily and Miley for testing. After that, they called me in and I got the part. I shot the pilot about 9 months ago. About seven, eight months later they said they wanted to make it into a series. I was just so excited, because I've shot a couple pilots before but none of them have ever been picked up. Just being on a TV show, you get to be the same person each week. The show is amazing. The script just writes itself now. We have a terrific cast."
Apparently, Musso had always wanted to work with Disney. He said, "It's always been one of the top things I've wanted to work for. I figured hey, this is where I want to be, then this is where I should be. I have always wanted to do it, got the chance to and took it and ran with it."
His other acting projects include Hidden Howie, Stacked, Shorty McShorts' Shorts and King of the Hill. He has also voiced a number of different characters on film and television. He played Jeremy on Phineas and Ferb, Aang in the unaired version of the pilot episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and DJ in the acclaimed animated feature film Monster House. Another appearance he made was alongside Chuck Norris in the TV movie Walker, Texas Ranger.
In talking about his interests, the actor said, "I love to skateboard, love sports. My favorite sport is probably basketball. I like to hockey sack, I like hanging out with my friends, talking to girls, just a regular teen life. I have a dog that's just the love of my life. He's my best friend. I got him on my birthday about three years ago. His name is Stitch."