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Mitchel Musso

How you know Mitchel:

Mitchel Musso stars as responsible and anxious twin Brady, who is eager to prove his worth as king, in the Disney XD comedy series, "Pair of Kings."

A familiar face on Disney Channel, Musso stars as Oliver Oken, eternal optimist and Miley and Lilly's loyal best friend, in the Emmy-nominated hit Disney Channel Original Series "Hannah Montana". He can also be heard in Disney XD's Emmy-nominated animated comedy series "Phineas and Ferb," as the voice of Jeremy Johnson, a handsome teen who works at Mr. Slushy Burger and is the object of Candace's affection.

Musso was first introduced to Disney Channel viewers in the Disney Channel Original Movie "Life is Ruff." He went on to star in Disney Channel Original Movie "Hatching Pete" and was seen in Walt Disney Pictures' feature film "Hannah Montana: The Movie."

Born on July 9, 1991 in Rockwall, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, Musso began his professional acting career at the age of eight, following in the footsteps of many family members who are actors and musicians.

Among his other acting credits are roles in the made-for-television movie "Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire" and the television series "Stacked" and "Oliver Beene." On film, he starred in the short film "Am I Cursed?" and co-starred in the feature film "Secondhand Lions," with his brother, Marc. He also starred in Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis' Oscar-nominated feature film, "Monster House."

Musso, who is also an accomplished singer/songwriter, released his self-titled Walt Disney Records solo debut CD in June 2009. The album debuted at # 19 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and, on the very first day of release, hit #2 on the iTunes Pop chart and #5 on iTunes Album chart. The album’s premiere single "Hey" shot to #8 on the iTunes Pop chart and to date, over 400,000 digital singles have been downloaded. Musso has also recorded songs for the soundtracks for "Hannah Montana 3," "Wizards of Waverly Place" and "Phineas & Ferb."

Musso currently resides in Los Angeles. In his spare time he loves to skateboard and jam with his brother Mason, from the band Metro Station.