Was Austin Butler in Hannah Montana?

Last Modified Feb 27, 2023 05:02 GMT
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Yes, Austin Butler was in Hannah Montana. Butler landed a guest starring role in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana playing the role of Dedek Hanson opposite actress Miley Cyrus.

Austin Butler has recently achieved a milestone in his career through a breakthrough role as the legendary late singer Elvis Presley. Butler starred in the 2022 biopic film Elvis, directed by Baz Luhrmann. The film definitely received plenty of positive reviews and the cast members were lauded for their extraordinary performances in the film. Butler was heavily appreciated for imitating Presley with such perfection.

American actor Austin Robert Butler who is famously known as Austin Butler was born on August 17, 1991, in Anaheim, California, U.S. Since his younger days, Butler was very much interested in acting. When he was 13, he was approached by a representative from a background acting management company at the Orange County Fair who helped him kick-start his career in the entertainment industry.

Austin Butler's career at Disney

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During his early career days, Butler started by working as an extra on television series including Unfabulous, and Drake and Josh, in 2005. After two years, Austin Butler landed a guest starring role in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana playing the role of Derek Hanson, Hannah's blind date in season 2 episode 7, titled "My Best Friend's Boyfriend," opposite actress Miley Cyrus.

While talking about his early work for Disney and Nickelodeon, Butler told Backstage Magazine, “I look back on the Nickelodeon and Disney shows that I did; even though my skill wasn’t there, I still wanted to give the energy [as if] I was going to make ‘Raging Bull.'" Austin also added, “I kept that fierce dedication toward trying to find more truth, even in things where it could be easier to just phone it in.”

The “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” alum continued, “I was doing these TV shows that were really fun, and some people really dug them. But I didn’t feel fulfilled as an artist. I just wasn’t being challenged in the way that I wanted to.”

Austin Butler has also played roles in other teen dramas such as iCarly, Zoey 101, and many more.

What is Hannah Montana?

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Hannah Montana is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correl, and Barry O'Brien for the Disney Channel. American pop singer Miley Cyrus is known for playing the titular role of Hannah Montana. The show first aired on March 24, 2006, and it last aired on January 16, 2011, with a total of four seasons and 98 episodes.

Talking about its storyline, the show revolved around the life of a teenage girl living a double life as famous pop singer Hannah Montana, an alter ego she adopted so she could maintain her anonymity and live a normal life as a teenager. All the episodes are about Miley trying to safeguard her secret from the world while she struggles to cope with social and personal issues.

FAQs

A. Austin Butler's net worth is around $5 million.
A. Austin Butler is 31 years old. He was born on August 17, 1991.
A. Austin Butler played the role of Derek Hanson, Miley's blind date in the teen-drama series Hannah Montana.

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