Where are the Hannah Montana stars now? It’s been a decade since the first episode catapulted Miley Cyrus to fame - but other cast members haven't been so lucky

When Hannah Montana first launched in 2006, no one would have believed that its smiley star would one day be embroiled in more controversies that it is possible to keep track of.

But Miley Cyrus is not the only actor in the successful Disney series whose career has taken an unexpected turn.

From her father Billy Ray's move into made-for-TV movies to Moises Arias' strange relationship with Willow Smith, FEMAIL investigates what the cast have been up to since the show ended in 2011.

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When Hannah Montana first launched in 2006, no one would have believed that its smiley Disney queen star would one day be embroiled in more controversies that it is possible to keep track of

MILEY CYRUS

In the five years since the show ended, the 23-year-old has completely transformed from sickly-sweet Disney starlet (pictured) to the subject of widespread media attention and public scrutiny

She's since forged a successful music career with chart-toppers including We Can't Stop and Wrecking Ball, and was declared Artist of the Year by MTV in 2013

Barely a day seems to go by without Cyrus' name hitting the headlines.

In the five years since the show ended, the weed-loving 23-year-old has completely transformed from sickly-sweet Disney starlet to the subject of widespread media attention and public scrutiny.

Her controversial performance with Robin Thicke at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, where Cyrus stripped down to a skin-coloured, latex two-piece outfit and 'twerked' with Thicke, was enough to shake her clean image.

Her controversial performance with Robin Thicke at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (pictured), where Cyrus stripped down to a skin-coloured, latex two-piece outfit and 'twerked' with Thicke, was enough to shake her clean image

She's since forged a successful music career with chart-toppers including We Can't Stop and Wrecking Ball, and was declared Artist of the Year by MTV in 2013.

As well as regular television performances and cameos, Cyrus is starring The Untitled Woody Allen Project, which is set in the 1960s, along with Woody, Rachel Brosnahan, and Elaine May.

The six half-hour episode series for Amazon is expected to premiere some time later this year.

Busy Cyrus has also joined the American series of The Voice as a coach, along with Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Alicia Keys.

BILLY RAY CYRUS

Country singer William Ray 'Billy' Cyrus, 54, plays Robby Stewart, Miley's and Jackson's father, in the Disney series

Country singer William Ray 'Billy' Cyrus, 54, plays Robby Stewart, Miley's and Jackson's father, in the Disney series.

Since the show ended he's appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies and lowbrow shows including 2011's Christmas Comes Home to Canaan and 2014's Sharknado 2: The Second One.

It seems he has turned his attention to his slightly more successful music career, and he released his thirteenth album, Change My Mind, in 2012. 

It peaked at 38 in the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Since the show ended he's appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies and lowbrow shows including 2011's Christmas Comes Home to Canaan and 2014's Sharknado 2: The Second One

This year Cyrus has starred in a programme called Still the King, where he plays 'a scandal-ridden, washed-up, one-hit-wonder who was kicked out of country music, only to emerge 20 years later', according to CMT. 

In an interview with GQ in 2011, Cyrus confessed that 'the damn show destroyed my family' and that he wished it had never happened, saying: 'I hate to say it, but yes, I do. 

'I'd take it back in a second. For my family to be here and just be everybody okay, safe and sound and happy and normal, would have been fantastic. Heck, yeah. I'd erase it all in a second if I could.'

JASON EARLES

Jason played a 16-year-old in Hannah Montana - even though he was 29 at the time

If you're thinking that Jason Earles - who plays Jackson Stewartis, Miley's older brother - looks like he has aged far more than five years since the series ended, then you are right.

Jason played a 16-year-old in Hannah Montana - even though he was 29 at the time. 

He is now 39-years-old and still acting, although his biggest role remains as Miley's brother.

He also starred in American martial arts-inspired comedy series Kickin' It, a short film called Steve's Big Date and an action film called Hunted: Battle of the Drones.  

He is now 39-years-old and still acting, although his biggest role remains as Miley's brother

EMILY OSMENT

Emily Osment (pictured with Mitchel Musso and Cyrus in an episode that aired in 2006) who played Miley's best friend Lilly in Hannah Montana, has taken up slightly grittier acting roles since the series ended

Emily Osment, who played Miley's best friend Lilly in Hannah Montana, has taken up slightly grittier acting roles since the series ended. 

Last year she was involved in the film Love Is All You Need?, an independent drama set in a world where being gay is normal and heterosexual people are intimidated.

She also played Jodi - an addict living on the streets - in the CBS series Mom, until she was killed off by a drug overdose.

The year before Osment played the lead in a TV show called Young & Hungry, produced by her former co-star Ashley Tisdale, which received mixed reviews from critics.

Last year she was involved in the film Love Is All You Need?, an independent drama set in a world where being gay is normal and heterosexual people are intimidated. Pictured: Osment at a party in Hollywood on May 12

MITCHEL MUSSO 

Musso, now 24, played Oliver Oken, Miley's wimpy friend and Lilly's boyfriend.

He was arrested on suspicious of driving under the influence in 2011 and appears to have stayed more or less out of the limelight from then on.

Sticking mainly to Disney Channel shows following Hannah Montana, Musso has had roles in the animated series Phineas and Ferb and in Pair of Kings. He also hosted the show PrankStars. 

Musso (top right), now 24, played Oliver Oken, Miley's wimpy friend and Lilly's boyfriend in the series

Last year he starred in poorly-reviewed horror flick The Sand with a terrible premise - a group of college students wake up on a local beach after an all-night graduation party only to discover that anything that touches the sand will be devoured. 

He recently finished filming the lead role in a comedy called Characterz, which is not out yet. 

Sticking mainly to Disney Channel shows following Hannah Montana, Musso (pictured here at a party in 2012) has had roles in the animated series Phineas and Ferb and in Pair of Kings. He also hosted the show PrankStars

BROOKE SHIELDS 

Brooke Shields, 50, had already made a name for herself through her acting and modelling before she was cast as Miley's late mother in Hannah Montana.

Since the show ended she's played roles in a number of TV shows and mildly successful films including The Middle, Chalet Girl and The Greening of Whitney Brown.

This year she's starred in made-for-TV movie Flower Shop Mystery: Mum's the Word and been filming for its sequel, Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted.

Brooke Shields, 50, had already made a name for herself through her acting and modelling before she was cast as Miley's late mother in Hannah Montana

Since the show ended she's played roles in a number of TV shows and mildly successful films including The Middle, Chalet Girl and The Greening of Whitney Brown

In an interview on the Today show in 2013, Shields weighed in on Cyrus' controversial VMA performance with Robin Thicke. 

'I was Hannah Montana's mother!' she said, adding with mock shock: 'Where did I go wrong?'

She then expressed genuine concern, saying: 'I just want to know who's advising her, and why [the racy display] is necessary.... [Our children] can't watch that.

'I feel like it's a bit desperate,' she said.  

MOISES ARIAS

Moises Arias (left), 22, was just 12 when he took on the role of Rico Suave in Hannah Montana

Moises Arias, 22, was just 12 when he took on the role of cheeky Rico Suave in Hannah Montana. 

He's continued acting and had roles in Despicable Me 2, Ender's Game and The Kings of Summer, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews.

Perhaps what he is most famous for post-Hannah Montana, however, is his friendship with Willow Smith, the 15-year-old daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith. 

He's continued acting and had roles in Despicable Me 2, Ender's Game and The Kings of Summer, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews

In May 2013, eyebrows were raised when Arias posted then deleted a black and white Instagram snap of him and Smith, then 12, reclining on a bed together

In May 2013, eyebrows were raised when Arias posted then deleted a black and white Instagram snap of him and Smith, then 12, reclining on a bed together.

A shirtless Arias was sitting up, leaned against the wall, while Willow was lying down on her side in front of him. 

Arias quickly deleted the image, but not before hundreds of his fans reposted it via various social media channels.

Smith’s behaviour – though appearing innocent – was deemed by online critics to be too mature for a newly teenage girl.

Arias also hit the headlines earlier this year when Kendall Jenner, 20, tagged his Instagram account in a post of a photograph of her and her sister Kylie, 18.

It's not clear whether perhaps Arias took the picture, or Kendall simply thought he would appreciate the artistic nature of the snap, as his Instagram contains a plethora of moody black and white posts.  

Holiday break: Kendall Jenner, 20, took a moment to post a picture of her and sister Kylie, 18, along with a cryptic message