An American actor, singer, and musician by the name of Mitchel Musso. He is well recognized for his roles as “King Brady” in “Pair of Kings” and “Oliver Oken” in “Hannah Montana.” In the animated series “Phineas and Ferb,” he also provided the voice for the character “Jeremy Johnson.” At the age of 8, he made his formal Hollywood debut in “Secondhand Lions.” His brother Marc was also a character in the movie. He served as the creative director for the 2016 film “Characterz,” in which he played the character “Tucker.” In addition to “The Keyman,” “Sins of Our Youth,” “The Sand,” “Bachelor Lion,” and “The Search for Santa Paws,” he also appeared in a number of other films. Because of the influence of his older brother, he has always had a strong interest in music. His 2009 first album was greatly influenced by this motivation.
Early Childhood & Life
Mitchel Tate Musso was born in Garland, Texas, on July 9, 1991, and grew up in Rockwall, Texas. His parents, performers Katherine and Samuel Musso, were involved in the community theater in their area. When Mitchel was younger, he was enthralled by his parents’ artistic creations, which ultimately influenced his decision to become an actor.
He did not have enough time to complete conventional school because he began his work at an early age. As a result, Mitchel spent most of his boyhood at home.
He was raised alongside his two brothers. Along with Miley Cyrus’s brother, one of his older brothers, Mason Musso, sang in the band “Metro Station.” Because he was close to his sibling, he quickly became very interested in music and eventually started his own music career.
He had acted as “Richie” in the short film “Am I Cursed?” before making his debut. His performance enabled him to land a supporting role as a “Cub Scout” in the movie “The Keyman.” Despite appearing in these two movies, he had to go through a lengthy audition process before landing his breakout part in the 2003 movie “Secondhand Lions.”
Career of Mitchel Musso
In the unaired pilot episode of the television series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” from 2003, Mitchel portrayed “Aang.” Similarly, he also appeared as “One Nad aka Walter” in the 2004 Oliver Beene episode “Soup to Nuts.”
He played the character of “Andy Larkmon” in an episode of the television show “Squirrel Boy” in 2006.
He finally landed a position in the well-known “Disney” series “Hannah Montana,” which starred Miley Cyrus in the lead role, after playing a number of tiny roles in different TV programs. A teenage girl who simultaneously lived the lives of a music star and a regular schoolgirl was the subject of an American musical comedy series.
His performance in “Hannah Montana” made him quite famous. Mitchel gained international fame because the show was broadcast in other nations as well.
From 2007 through 2015, he received praise for his performance as “Jeremy Johnson” in the animated series “Phineas and Ferb.”
His full-fledged debut feature picture, “Secondhand Lions,” from Hollywood, was cast in him in 2003. The movie was about a shy young man who lived on a Texas farm with his bachelor great-uncles. Mitchel played a little part as a child actor in the film. His brother Marc Musso appeared in the film as well. He finally received a tremendous amount of praise for his acting abilities. As soon as possible, he received a nomination for the “Young Artist Award” under the category of “Best Performance in a Feature Film—Young Actor Age Ten or Younger.”
In the 2005 television movie “Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire,” Mitchel played “Josh Whitley.”
In the 2006 movie Monster House, he provided the voice of Dustin J. “DJ” Walters. He was nominated for an Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films award for “Best Performance by a Younger Actor” because of his work in the film.
In the film “Life Is Ruff,” he played Raymond Figg, the protagonist’s best buddy.
In the television show “King of the Hill,” Mitchel provided the voice of the character “Curtis” in 2007. He appeared in three more episodes.
He was given the lead position in the television series “Pair of Kings” in 2010.
In 2011, Mitchel served as the host of the six-episode American reality program “PrankStars,” which aired on the Disney Channel. The show’s idea was quite original. The program showed young viewers meeting their favorite celebrities while having their photos taken by a covert camera.
2016 saw Mitchel receive a second voice-over job opportunity. In the television show “Milo Murphy’s Law,” he provided the voice of Wally.
He had also started to focus on his singing career by the late 2000s. His long-awaited desire was eventually realized in 2009 when he published his debut album, “Mitchel Musso.”
He released his first song, titled “The in Crowd,” in December 2008, before the album was made available. In May 2009, he made available his second single, “Hey.”
For “Disney,” Mitchel also performed on numerous tracks. He performed the remix of “Lean on Me” for the Disney movie “Snow Buddies.” In addition, he sang “Stand Out” and “If I Didn’t Have You.”
Additionally, Mitchel provided vocals for the Disney Channel film “Princess Protection Program” with the song “The Girl Can’t Help It.” He kept on singing, including the song “Live like Kings,” which was played on the Disney XD television series “Pair of Kings,” which also starred Musso.
The eight songs on Mitchel’s EP “Brainstorm,” which was published in 2010, were “Get Away,” “Got Your Heart,” “Celebrate,” “You Got Me Hooked,” “Just Go,” “Empty,” “Come Back My Love,” and “Open the Door.”
Individual Life of Mitchel Musso
On the sets of the acclaimed “Disney” television show “Hannah Montana,” Musso first met Emily Osment. They started to fall in love soon after. Before breaking up, they dated for around two years.
Additionally, Gia Mantegna and Mitchel dated for a long time. Throughout his career, Mitchel has been in relationships with numerous women, but his purported romance with actor Katelyn Tarver—who was two years older than him—grabbed the spotlight. For a period, his relationship with American actor Cody Kennedy made the news as well.
Mitchel was fined $5,000 after being caught driving while intoxicated in October 2011. At first, it didn’t seem like a big thing, but the incident resulted in the cancellation of the show “PrankStars” and the death of his character in “Pair of Kings.”