▁spent ▁a ▁record - bre aking ▁twenty ▁consecutive ▁weeks ▁( n in ete en ▁of ▁them ▁cred ited ▁to ▁C yrus ) ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Songs ▁and ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁Rap ▁Songs . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁the ▁song , ▁C yrus ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁Gram my ▁Awards , ▁in ▁the ▁categories ▁Best ▁Pop ▁Du o / Group ▁Performance ▁and ▁Best ▁Music ▁Video . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁C yrus ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁television ▁show ▁Doc . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁about ▁a ▁country ▁doctor ▁who ▁moved ▁from ▁Mont ana ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁co - star red ▁in ▁the ▁Disney ▁Channel ▁series ▁Hann ah ▁Mont ana ▁with ▁his ▁daughter ▁M iley ▁C yrus . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁star red ▁as ▁Vern on ▁Brown m ule ▁on ▁the ▁C MT ▁sit com ▁Still ▁the ▁King . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Billy ▁Ray ▁C yrus ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁Fl at wood s , ▁Kentucky , ▁to ▁Ron ▁C yrus , ▁a ▁politician ▁and ▁former ▁steel worker , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁the ▁former ▁Ruth ▁Ann ▁Cas to . ▁C yrus ▁started ▁singing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four . ▁His ▁parents ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9