Hannah Montana is an American television series which debuted on Friday, March 24, 2006 on Disney Channel. The series focuses on Miley Stewart / Hannah Montana played by Miley Cyrus, who lives a double life as an average teenage girl at school during the day and a famous pop singer at night, concealing her real identity from the public other than her close friends and her family.Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana played by

The series is set in modern day Malibu, California. The show centers on Miley Stewart's life as an 8th grade student. Nobody except her dad, brother, close relatives, and good family friends knows that she is the famous pop superstar, Hannah Montana. She lives in a house by the beach with her father Robby and 16-year-old brother Jackson. The Stewarts are from Nashville, Tennessee. Miley's mother died four years ago in the show, leaving singer-songwriter Robby a widower and the sole caretaker of their children, giving up his previous career as a famous country singer. He is also the disguised manager of Hannah Montana. Miley's two best friends Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken also live nearby and attend school with her. Each episode deals with adolescent life issues, personal conflicts, or problems that are easily solved, with lessons learned by the show's end. Seasonal events in the series correlate with the actual seasonal events of the original airdate.

Miley Cyrus
Fourteen-year-old Miley Stewart lives an average teenage life by day, but she goes undercover (with the help of a wig) as teen pop sensation, Hannah Montana - her alter-ego. Miley's best friends are Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken, the only people at Miley's school that know her secret.
Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana played by Miley Cyrus
Fourteen-year-old Miley Stewart lives an average teenage life by day, but she goes undercover (with the help of a wig) as teen pop sensation, Hannah Montana - her alter-ego. Miley's best friends are Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken, the only people at Miley's school that know her secret.

Lilly Truscott played by Emily Osment
Lilly is the best friend of Miley Stewart who is always there when she needs her and was already a huge Hannah Montana fan when she found out Miley's secret. Lilly loves skateboarding, cute clothes, and boys. She also wears contact lenses and has a dog. Lilly enjoys having a good time, going to parties, the beach, the mall, or even cheerleading. When with Hannah, she disguises herself as Lola Lafonda or Lola Luftnagle.

Oliver Oken played by Mitchel Musso
Oliver is the best friend of Lilly Truscott and Miley Stewart since she moved to town. When Miley was a new kid, Oliver started a rumor that Miley ate a possum. Initially, Oliver was in love with Hannah Montana, however this ended after he learned that Miley was Hannah.

Jackson Stewart played by Jason Earles
He is the brother of Miley Stewart and son of Robby Stewart. Jackson has a few good friends, including his best friend, Cooper. His interests are food, girls, his image, and money. Jackson loves his family, but like his dad he always treats his sister as Miley rather than Hannah. Though sometimes jealous of the attention Miley gets, Jackson always keeps his sister's secret.

Robby Ray Stewart played by Billy Ray Cyrus
He is a widower and father of Jackson and Miley. He is also Hannah Montana's manager/producer, and he writes her songs. When he is Hannah's manager, he wears a mustache to cover up his identity from people who might recognize him as Miley Stewart's dad. In each episode, he typically gives his daughter advice, often times utilizing reverse psychology. Robby's wife, Miley and Jackson's mother, died some time before the show begins, so Robby often feels the burden of trying to keep his family together and raise two teenagers on his own.

Lilly Truscott played by Emily Osment
Lilly is the best friend of Miley Stewart who is always there when she needs her and was already a huge Hannah Montana fan when she found out Miley's secret. Lilly loves skateboarding, cute clothes, and boys. She also wears contact lenses and has a dog. Lilly enjoys having a good time, going to parties, the beach, the mall, or even cheerleading. When with Hannah, she disguises herself as Lola Lafonda or Lola Luftnagle.

Oliver Oken played by Mitchel Musso
Oliver is the best friend of Lilly Truscott and Miley Stewart since she moved to town. When Miley was a new kid, Oliver started a rumor that Miley ate a possum. Initially, Oliver was in love with Hannah Montana, however this ended after he learned that Miley was Hannah.

Jackson Stewart played by Jason Earles
He is the brother of Miley Stewart and son of Robby Stewart. Jackson has a few good friends, including his best friend, Cooper. His interests are food, girls, his image, and money. Jackson loves his family, but like his dad he always treats his sister as Miley rather than Hannah. Though sometimes jealous of the attention Miley gets, Jackson always keeps his sister's secret.

Robby Ray Stewart played by Billy Ray Cyrus
He is a widower and father of Jackson and Miley. He is also Hannah Montana's manager/producer, and he writes her songs. When he is Hannah's manager, he wears a mustache to cover up his identity from people who might recognize him as Miley Stewart's dad. In each episode, he typically gives his daughter advice, often times utilizing reverse psychology. Robby's wife, Miley and Jackson's mother, died some time before the show begins, so Robby often feels the burden of trying to keep his family together and raise two teenagers on his own.