Editing Billy Ray Cyrus (section)

==Acting career==
Cyrus starred in the 1999 independent film ''Radical Jack''. He also had a small part in [[David Lynch|David Lynch's]] 2001 film ''[[Mulholland Drive (film)|Mulholland Drive]]'' as Gene, a pool cleaner who had been having an affair with the wife of Adam Kesher ([[Justin Theroux]]). In 2001, Cyrus played the lead role on the [[ION Television|PAX (now ION Television)]] comedy-drama ''[[Doc (2001 TV series)|Doc]]'', which became the network's highest-rated show. In 2005, Cyrus expanded his acting career in a stage production of ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' in [[Toronto]], appearing in the role of [[Frank E. Butler|Frank Butler]].<ref name="PTC">{{cite web|title=Billy Ray Cyrus |url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/aboutus/advisoryboard/billyraycyrus.htm |publisher=Parents Television Council |access-date=July 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710012645/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/aboutus/advisoryboard/billyraycyrus.htm |archive-date=July 10, 2010 }}</ref>

Cyrus' television credits include ''[[The Nanny]]'', ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]'', ''[[Love Boat, The Next Wave]]'', and [[Spike (TV channel)|TNN]]'s ''18 Wheels Of Justice''. In 2004, he guest-starred as a limo driver in the episode "The Power of Love" of the Canadian teen drama ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]''. Cyrus has also been the subject of many television specials that detail his rise to fame and his career. These include two [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] documentaries, ''Billy Ray Cyrus: Dreams Come True'' and ''Billy Ray Cyrus: A Year on the Road'', a [[VH1]] exclusive, as well as the TNN specials ''I Give My Heart To You'', and ''The Life and Times of Billy Ray Cyrus''. In late 2005, Cyrus and his daughter [[Miley Cyrus]] began co-starring in the [[Disney Channel]] original television series, ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', which premiered on March 24, 2006.

In March 2007, Cyrus joined several other celebrities to take part in the [[Dancing with the Stars (US season 4)|fourth season]] of the US version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (US TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Meet the New Cast of 'Dancing With the Stars|last=unknown|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/story?id=2890554&page=1|work=ABC.com Dancing with the Stars|date=February 20, 2007|access-date=February 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223002319/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Entertainment/story?id=2890554&page=1|archive-date=February 23, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> He and his partner [[Karina Smirnoff]], were eliminated in the eighth week (May 8, 2007) after having also placed in the "bottom two" the week before.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2007/05/09/billy-ray-booted-off-dance-show-351412/ |title=Singer Cyrus booted off dance show |date=May 9, 2007 |access-date=May 9, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622015003/http://metro.co.uk/2007/05/09/billy-ray-booted-off-dance-show-351412/ |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

Cyrus also starred in [[Jackie Chan|Jackie Chan's]] movie ''[[The Spy Next Door]]''. It was shot in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] and released in January 2010.

Cyrus sits on the advisory board of a conservative group called the [[Parents Television Council]].<ref name="PTC" />

In 2010, it was announced that he and his son [[Trace Cyrus]] would take part in a new [[Syfy]] reality series called ''UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious''.<ref name="UFO">{{cite news|url=http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2010/09/07/syfy-announces-upcoming-series-with-billy-ray-cyrus-and-son/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205004219/http://tucsoncitizen.com/paranormal/2010/09/07/syfy-announces-upcoming-series-with-billy-ray-cyrus-and-son/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |title=SyFy announces upcoming series with Billy Ray Cyrus and son |first=Cherlyn Gardner | last=Strong | newspaper=Tucson Citizen |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=September 7, 2010}}</ref><ref name="UFO2">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/07/syfy-and-peacock-productions-ink-billy-ray-cyrus-to-headline-development-of-new-reality-show-ufo-unbelievably-freakin-obvious/62322 |title=Syfy and Peacock Productions Ink Billy Ray Cyrus to Headline Development of New Reality Show: 'UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious' |first=Robert |last=Seidman |publisher=TV by the Numbers |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=September 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911000917/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/07/syfy-and-peacock-productions-ink-billy-ray-cyrus-to-headline-development-of-new-reality-show-ufo-unbelievably-freakin-obvious/62322 |archive-date=September 11, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Seidma|first=Robert|date=September 7, 2010|title=Syfy and Peacock Productions Ink Billy Ray Cyrus to Headline Development of New Reality Show: 'UFO: Unbelievably Freakin' Obvious'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/07/syfy-and-peacock-productions-ink-billy-ray-cyrus-to-headline-development-of-new-reality-show-ufo-unbelievably-freakin-obvious/62322/|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129210247/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/07/syfy-and-peacock-productions-ink-billy-ray-cyrus-to-headline-development-of-new-reality-show-ufo-unbelievably-freakin-obvious/62322/|archive-date=November 29, 2010|access-date=September 7, 2010|website=zaptoit.com}}</ref><ref name="UFO3">{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2010/tv/news/syfy-goes-for-the-obvious-1118023772/ |title=Syfy goes for the 'Obvious' |first=Stuart |last=Levine |magazine=Variety |date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=September 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909000507/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118023772.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |archive-date=September 9, 2010 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

Cyrus made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as Billy Flynn in ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''. He was in the show for a temporary engagement from November 5 to December 23, 2012.<ref>[https://playbill.com/person/billy-ray-cyrus-vault-0000123349 Billy Ray Cyrus Playbill]</ref>