Billy Ray Cyrus

Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky) is an American country singer, best known for the hit single "Achy Breaky Heart" (1992).

Cyrus originally intended to play baseball professionally. He attended Georgetown College on a baseball scholarship, but quit to form a band called "Sly Dog" with his brother. After moving to Los Angeles alone, Cyrus signed to Mercury Records in 1990. The success of Achy Breaky Heart from the album Some Gave All, helped popularized line dancing and made Cyrus a star.

Cyrus' follow-up, It Won't Be the Last, began strong but sales wound up being disappointing compared to Some Gave All. Storm in the Heartland (1994), Trail of Tears (1996), Shot Full of Love (1998) and Southern Rain (2000) similarly sold only to a diminishing audience.

In 2001, Cyrus began playing the lead role on the PAX Network comedy-drama Doc. In 2004, Blender magazine selected Achy Breaky Heart as the magazine's choice for second worst song ever.


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In 2004, Blender magazine selected Achy Breaky Heart as the magazine's choice for second worst song ever.
. In 2001, Cyrus began playing the lead role on the PAX Network comedy-drama Doc. He is married to Georgiana Young (née Georgiana Belzer), youngest half-sister of late star Loretta Young. Storm in the Heartland (1994), Trail of Tears (1996), Shot Full of Love (1998) and Southern Rain (2000) similarly sold only to a diminishing audience. In 1994, after spinal surgery, Montalban was confined to a wheelchair. Cyrus' follow-up, It Won't Be the Last, began strong but sales wound up being disappointing compared to Some Gave All. Over the course of his long career, he has played roles or guest starred in dozens of television series.

The success of Achy Breaky Heart from the album Some Gave All, helped popularized line dancing and made Cyrus a star. He also appeared in the second Spy Kids film in 2002 and the third one in 2003. After moving to Los Angeles alone, Cyrus signed to Mercury Records in 1990. He has appeared in many diverse films including The Naked Gun and two films from the Planet of the Apes series. He attended Georgetown College on a baseball scholarship, but quit to form a band called "Sly Dog" with his brother. He played an entirely different role by appearing as Khan in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan, which he reprised from a 1967 episode of Star Trek called Space Seed. Cyrus originally intended to play baseball professionally. Roarke, and his sidekick Tattoo, were pop icons.

Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky) is an American country singer, best known for the hit single "Achy Breaky Heart" (1992). His character, Mr. For a time the program was one of the most popular on television. He then starred in the television program, Fantasy Island from 1978 to 1984. The car was successful and heavily advertised—his mellifluous delivery of a line praising its "rich Corinthian leather" upholstery became famous and was much parodied.

In 1975 he was chosen as the television spokesman for the new Chrysler Cordoba . Many of his early roles were in Westerns, where he played character parts usually as the Latin lover. During the 1950s and 1960s he was one of the few working Hispanic actors. Montalban's first role was on The 20th Century-Fox Hour in 1955.

Ricardo Montalban (born November 25, 1920 in Mexico City) is an actor.