Cody Linley life and biography

Cody Linley is an American actor and singer. He was best known for his recurring role as Jake Ryan in the television series Hannah Montana and for being a contestant on the seventh season of Dancing With The Stars, in which he was partnered with Julianne Hough.

Linley made his acting debut in the 1994 made-for-television film Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack. Subsequently, he had supporting roles in four films released in 2000: My Dog Skip, Where the Heart Is, Walker, Texas Ranger, and Miss Congeniality. In 2003, Linley was in the independent film When Zachary Beaver Came to Town and appeared in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen.

Other film roles include Hannah Montana, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, Rebound, and Hoot. He also had a role in an episode of That's So Raven as Daryl.

Most recently, Linley appeared in nine episodes of Hannah Montana as Jake Ryan. Linley co-hosted the 2008 Disney Channel Games.

Dancing with the Stars:

Linley was a contestant on Season 7 of Dancing With The Stars. He was temporarily paired with Edyta Sliwinska, who had been eliminated earlier in the season with her partner Jeffrey Ross, for Weeks 7 and 8 of the competition. Sliwinska was brought back after Linley's partner on the show, Julianne Hough, was hospitalized. Hough became his partner again in Week 9. Linley was voted off the show on November 18, 2008.

On May 5, 2009, he returned to the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars. He participated in the new pro dancer competition as Afton DelGrosso's partner/student because the final three pro dancers each had to teach a star from a previous season.

Music career:

Linley released his first single "Breathe" ft. Capo in September 2010. His debut album is expected to be released sometime in 2011 or 2012.

Filmography:

2008 : The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft ; Dancing With The Stars ; Disney Channel Games
2009 : Forget Me Not

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