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Miley Cyrus\u2019<\/strong> <\/a>breakout role on Hannah Montana<\/em><\/a> launched her into superstardom \u2014 and made big names of some of her costars.<\/p>\n The Disney Channel<\/a> series, which aired for four seasons from 2006 to 2011, starred Cyrus as regular teen Miley Stewart who has a larger-than-life secret: she\u2019s also mega pop star Hannah Montana. The hit series also featured Cyrus\u2019 real-life father, Billy Ray Cyrus<\/strong><\/a>, as Miley Stewart\u2019s dad Robby, Emily Osment<\/strong><\/a> as best friend Lilly Truscott, Jason Earles<\/strong><\/a> as Miley\u2019s brother Jackson, Mitchel Musso<\/strong> as Miley\u2019s other bestie, Oliver Oken, and Moises Arias<\/strong><\/a> as Jackson\u2019s friend Rico Suave.<\/p>\n Although Miley found incredible success in the music industry, she never forgot her formative years on Hannah Montana<\/em>. In March 2021, 15 years after the series premiere, Miley honored her iconic character with a poignant letter<\/a> dedicated to Hannah Montana.<\/p>\n \u201cHi Hannah, it\u2019s been a while. 15 years to be exact. Since the first time I slid those blonde bangs over my forehead in the best attempt to conceal my identity, then slipped into a puke-pink terry cloth robe with a bedazzled \u2018HM\u2019 over the [heart],\u201d she wrote via Instagram<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t know then \u2026 that is where you would live forever. Not just in [my heart], but [in the hearts of] millions of people around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n