Mitchel Tate Musso (born July 9, 1991) [1] is an American actor and musician. Musso is perhaps best known for his role as Oliver Oken in the Disney Channel sitcom, Hannah Montana and Jeremy Johnson in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb . In other works, he provided his voice of DJ for the computer animated film, Monster House and also starred as Raymond Figg in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Life Is Ruff which was released on July 15, 2005. Musso's self-titled debut album was released on June 2, 2009.

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Early life

Mitchel Musso was born in Garland, Texas. He has two brothers, Mason Musso, singer and guitarist in the band Metro Station and Marc Musso, who appeared in the film Secondhand Lions alongside Mitchel. Musso describes himself as the rebellious one in the family and sports two tattoos, both dedicated to his family. On his left wrist, "M M M" stands for Mason, Mitchel and Marc. The tattoo on his left shoulder, which reads "Sam M Unsurpassed", is dedicated to his father. ^[2]

Acting career

His introduction into the entertainment industry began in 2003, when he made his film debut in Secondhand Lions , alongside his brother Marc. Haley Joel Osment, the actor who portrayed Walter in Secondhand Lions, is the brother of Emily Osment. Both Musso and Osment now co-star together on the Disney Channel sitcom, Hannah Montana . Before Musso was cast in Secondhand Lions , he had been in several films beforehand: Am I Crushed? as Richie and The Keyman as a cub scout both in 2002. Musso also starred in a few episodes of King of the Hill as the voice of Bobby Hill's friend Curt in the episodes The Powder Puff Boys and Bobby Rae as well as the surfer kid in Four Wave Intersection in 2007.

In addition to his role as Oliver Oscar Oken in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana, Musso also voices Jeremy Johnson in Phineas and Ferb , a boy whom Phineas's sister, Candace (Ashley Tisdale) has a crush on. Other acting credits include Raymond Figg in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Life Is Ruff , the voice of Aang in the unaired version of the pilot episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender , the voice of DJ in the film, Monster House , and Hannah Montana: The Movie , which was released on April 10, 2009. Musso was in the first Disney Channel Games in 2006 on the Green Team, and appeared on the Red Team in 2007 and 2008. He also appeared in the TV movie Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire alongside Chuck Norris.

Music career

Musso recorded a remixed remake of the song "Lean On Me" for the Disney film, Snow Buddies ; the music video is included on the DVD and the song is included on the Radio Disney Jams 10 CD. Musso also sang the song "If I Didn't Have You" with Hannah Montana co-star Emily Osment for the DisneyMania 6 CD. For their 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie, Hatching Pete , Musso teamed up with co-star Tiffany Thornton, from Sonny With A Chance , to record a song called "Let It Go" that was used in the film. The two also worked on a music video for the song which was released to Disney Channel. Musso also recorded a song called "The Girl Can't Help It" for another Disney Channel Original Movie, Princess Protection Program. "Let it Go" and "The Girl Can't Help It" will be on the Disney compilation album, Disney Channel Playlist, which was released on June 9, 2009.

In a studio effort, Musso released his self-titled debut album on June 2, 2009. His debut single, "The In Crowd," a cover of a John Hampson song, premiered on Radio Disney on December 5, 2008. The song is also featured on Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11. His second single, Hey , was released on May 15, 2009 on Radio Disney with an accompanying music video that premiered on Disney Channel.

Touring

Mitchel Musso has performed in the Radio Disney Jingle Jams Tour. In 2008, Musso was said to be opening for Raven-Symoné in "The Pajama Party Tour", but due to "unforeseen circumstances", the tour was postponed. Once the postponement was announced, Musso made the following statement on his blog:

"The Raven Tour has been postponed....and it's not April Fools.... I know it's hard to believe...try being me. But you know what? The band and dancers and myself have worked really hard to create an Incredible Show for you guys and I know that something great is just around the corner. We already have offers coming in, and as soon as I know details for a new tour, I will pass them along." ^[3]

Musso was recently on tour with Corbin Bleu. He appeared in the song "The Best of Both Worlds" during the Best of Both Worlds Tour with Miley Cyrus.

Starting May 2 2009, Musso will embark on a summer tour to promote his album. He will perform 25 shows between May 2 and October 17. Shows include performances at Six Flags parks across the country, arenas and on the Disney Cruise Lines. ^[4]

Additional Appearances

On June 2, 2008, Musso was a surprise guest at the Spotlight Awards at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts. He presented awards to the Best Actor and Best Actress of the 2007-2008 theatrical year. In 2008, Musso, Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus all made "family" guest appearances in Metro Station's music video for Seventeen Forever.

Mitchel Musso also appeared at the 2009 College World Series Opening Day in Omaha, NE.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details
2009	Mitchel Musso Released: June 2, 2009 Label: Walt Disney Records

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions			Album
		US	US Pop	CAN
2008	"If I Didn't Have You" (with Emily Osment)	110	80	—	DisneyMania 6
2009	"The In Crowd"	—	—	—	Mitchel Musso
	"Hey"	70 [5]	—	79
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Am I Cursed?	Richie
	The Keyman	Cub Scout
2003	Secondhand Lions	Boy	Debut film
2005	Life Is Ruff	Raymond Figg	Main Role Disney Channel Original Movie
2006	''Monster House	DJ	Voice
2009	Hannah Montana: The Movie	Oliver Oken/Mike Standley III	Minor Role (His character Oliver only appeared in the beginning of the film, however)
	Hatching Pete	Cleatus Poole	Main Role
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Oliver Beene	One Nad	"Soup to Nuts" (Season 2, Episode 2)
2006-2009	Hannah Montana	Oliver Oken	Main Role
2008-present	Phineas and Ferb	Jeremy Johnson	Main Role
Guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Walker Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire	Josh Whitley
	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Aang	Voice, unaired episode
2006	Disney Channel Games 2006	Himself	Green Team
2007	Shorty McShorts' Shorts	Kevin	Voice, in the episode Mascot Prep
	Disney Channel Games 2007	Himself	Red Team
2008	Metro Station - Seventeen Forever	Cameo	Music Video
	Disney Channel Games 2008	Himself	Red Team (Inferno)

References

1. Mitchel Musso
2. 'Hannah Montana' actor Mitchel Musso on his tattoos & Disney kid label
3. Moments with Mitchel
4. Mitchel Musso (323) 622-8588
5. Artist Chart History - Mitchel Musso