Miley Cyrus’s Mom, Tish Cyrus, On Billy Ray Cyrus’s Hannah Montana Claim

She recalled telling Billy Ray — who at the time hadn’t had any acting work in two years — that the casting directors were “really interested” in getting him on the show. “Yes, it would be a pay cut but our family could be together,” she added, referring to the fact that the family would’ve had to move from Toronto, where they were living at the time, to Tennessee and LA, where Hannah Montana was filmed.