Cody Linley
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Cody Martin Linley is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his recurring role as Jake Ryan in the television series Hannah Montana and for being a contestant on the seventh season
of Dancing With The Stars, in which he was partnered with Julianne Hough
.
, Where the Heart Is
, Walker, Texas Ranger
, and Miss Congeniality. In 2003, Linley was in the independent film
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
and appeared in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen
.
Other film roles include Hannah Montana, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, Rebound, and Hoot
. He also had a role in an episode of That's So Raven
as Daryl.
Most recently, Linley appeared in nine episodes of Hannah Montana as Jake Ryan. Linley co-hosted the 2008 Disney Channel Games
.
of Dancing With The Stars. He was temporarily paired with Edyta Śliwińska
, who had been eliminated earlier in the season with her partner Jeffrey Ross, for Weeks 7 and 8 of the competition. Śliwińska was brought back after Linley's partner on the show, Julianne Hough
, was hospitalized. Hough became his partner again in Week 9. Linley, however, was voted off the show on November 18, 2008.
Performance
On May 5, 2009, he returned to the eighth season
of Dancing with the Stars. He participated in the new pro dancer competition as Afton DelGrosso's partner/student because the final three pro dancers each had to teach a star from a previous season.
videos, called the Ro and Co Show, with fellow Disney star, Roshon Fegan
from Camp Rock
. On June 14, 2008, they performed their song "Dis Me" at The Key Club Hollywood.
Linley is a member of the Hollywood Knights
celebrity
basketball team.
Linley also took an acting class with Demi Lovato
, Selena Gomez
, and Logan Henderson
Linley's brother, Chad Linley died on August 7, 2011. He was 29 years old. Adult Swim
did a tribute bumper to "Chad Linley [1983-2011]".
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7)
The seventh season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 22, 2008 as a part of ABC's fall line-up. Instead of 12 couples like previous seasons, this was the first season to showcase a lineup of 13 couples...
of Dancing With The Stars, in which he was partnered with Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough
Julianne Alexandra Hough is an American professional ballroom dancer, country music singer and actress. She is most widely known for being a two-time champion of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for choreography...
.
Career
Linley made his acting debut in the 1994 made-for-television film Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack. Subsequently, he had supporting roles in four films released in 2000: My Dog SkipMy Dog Skip (film)
My Dog Skip is a 2000 film, directed by Jay Russell. It is based on the autobiographical book My Dog Skip by Willie Morris. The movie was released January 14, 2000....
, Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is (2000 film)
Where the Heart Is is a 2000 drama/romance film directed by Matt Williams and produced by Susan Cartsonis, David McFadzean, Patricia Whitcher and Matt Williams. Filmed in Austin, Texas, and Waco, Texas at Baylor University. The movie stars Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd...
, Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full...
, and Miss Congeniality. In 2003, Linley was in the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is a 2003 children's movie starring Jonathan Lipnicki and Cody Linley, based on the children's book of the same name by Kimberly Willis Holt.-Plot:...
and appeared in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film about a family with 12 children . The film takes its title from the 1948 biography of the same name of Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth and their 12 children, but other than the title and the concept of a family with 12 children,...
.
Other film roles include Hannah Montana, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It, Rebound, and Hoot
Hoot (film)
Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy film based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. It was directed by Wil Shriner and produced by New Line Cinema and Walden Media. Hoot was released on May 5, 2006....
. He also had a role in an episode of That's So Raven
That's So Raven
That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
as Daryl.
Most recently, Linley appeared in nine episodes of Hannah Montana as Jake Ryan. Linley co-hosted the 2008 Disney Channel Games
Disney Channel Games
The Disney Channel Games were annual Olympic-based televised games that aired on the Disney Channel from 2006–2008. The 2006 Games were filmed in California and produced by 7ATE9 Entertainment. In 2007 and 2008 the Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World...
.
Dancing with the Stars
Linley was a contestant on Season 7Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 7)
The seventh season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 22, 2008 as a part of ABC's fall line-up. Instead of 12 couples like previous seasons, this was the first season to showcase a lineup of 13 couples...
of Dancing With The Stars. He was temporarily paired with Edyta Śliwińska
Edyta Sliwinska
Edyta Śliwińska is a professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars. Śliwińska appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the American series, but did not return for the eleventh.- Early life...
, who had been eliminated earlier in the season with her partner Jeffrey Ross, for Weeks 7 and 8 of the competition. Śliwińska was brought back after Linley's partner on the show, Julianne Hough
Julianne Hough
Julianne Alexandra Hough is an American professional ballroom dancer, country music singer and actress. She is most widely known for being a two-time champion of ABC's Dancing with the Stars. She earned a Creative Arts Primetime Emmy nomination in 2007 for choreography...
, was hospitalized. Hough became his partner again in Week 9. Linley, however, was voted off the show on November 18, 2008.
Performance
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman/Flatley in Week 6 | Tonioli | |||
| 1 | Cha-Cha-Cha Cha-cha-cha (music) The Cha-cha-chá is a style of Cuban music. It is popular dance music which developed from the danzón in the early 1950s.- Origin :As a dance music genre, cha-cha-chá is unusual in that its creation can be attributed to a single composer, Enrique Jorrín, then violinist and songwriter with the... / "Tilt Ya Head Back Tilt Ya Head Back "Tilt Ya Head Back" is a single by rapper Nelly that features pop singer Christina Aguilera, released in 2004, from Nelly's album Sweat.-Background:... " |
6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| Quickstep Quickstep The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events... / "I Want You to Want Me I Want You to Want Me "I Want You to Want Me" is a song by Cheap Trick which first appeared on their second album In Color in 1977. It was the first single released from that album but it didn't chart in the US. However, it was a #1 single in Japan... " |
8 | 7 | 8 | Safe | |
| 2 | Rumba Rumba (dance) Rumba is a dance term with two quite different meanings.In some contexts, "rumba" is used as shorthand for Afro-Cuban rumba, a group of dances related to the rumba genre of Afro-Cuban music. The most common Afro-Cuban rumba is the guaguancó... / "Bleeding Love Bleeding Love "Bleeding Love" is a pop/R&B ballad co-written by Jesse McCartney and Ryan Tedder and produced by Tedder for British singer Leona Lewis's debut album, Spirit. The song is the album's lead single , released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in October 2007... " |
7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive Jive (dance) In Ballroom dancing, Jive is a dance style in 4/4 time that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was originally presented to the public as 'Jive' in 1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance... / "Call Me the Breeze Call Me the Breeze "Call Me the Breeze" is a song by J. J. Cale. It first appeared on his 1971 debut album, Naturally, as the opening track. The song consists of a 12-bar blues guitar shuffle over the backing of a primitive drum machine... " |
7 | 7 | 7 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango Tango music Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons... / "Bohemian Like You Bohemian Like You "Bohemian Like You" is a song by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols. It was released in 2000 as a single from the band's third studio album Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. On its original release, it failed to even reach the Top 40 in the UK, peaking at number 42... " |
7 | 8 | 8 | Safe |
| 5 | Jitterbug / "Big Time Operator" | 10 | 9 | 9 | Safe |
| 6 | Samba Samba Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival... / "Whine Up Whine Up "Whine Up" is a song by Dominican-American pop/R&B singer Kat DeLuna, released as her debut single from her album 9 Lives. The song features Elephant Man. It was believed that Ivy Queen was featured, but Kat herself provided the rap, rapping at a lower register... " |
8 | 8 | 7 | Safe |
| 7 (With Edyta Sliwinska Edyta Sliwinska Edyta Śliwińska is a professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars. Śliwińska appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the American series, but did not return for the eleventh.- Early life... ) |
Viennese Waltz Viennese Waltz Viennese Waltz is the genre of a ballroom dance. At least three different meanings are recognized. In the historically first sense, the name may refer to several versions of the waltz, including the earliest waltzes done in ballroom dancing, danced to the music of Viennese Waltz.What is now called... / "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" is a 1995 song written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange for the film of the same year Don Juan DeMarco... " |
8 | 7 | 7 | Last to be Called Safe |
| Team Cha Cha Cha Cha-cha-cha (music) The Cha-cha-chá is a style of Cuban music. It is popular dance music which developed from the danzón in the early 1950s.- Origin :As a dance music genre, cha-cha-chá is unusual in that its creation can be attributed to a single composer, Enrique Jorrín, then violinist and songwriter with the... / "Mercy Mercy (song) "Mercy" is a soul song performed by Welsh blue-eyed soul singer Duffy, released as the second single from her debut album, Rockferry . Co-written by Duffy and Steve Booker and produced by Booker, it was released over 2008 worldwide to critical acclaim and unprecedented chart success... " |
6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 (With Edyta Sliwinska Edyta Sliwinska Edyta Śliwińska is a professional ballroom dancer. She is best known for her appearances on the American version of the reality television series Dancing with the Stars. Śliwińska appeared on all of the first ten seasons of the American series, but did not return for the eleventh.- Early life... ) |
Foxtrot / "Call Me Irresponsible Call Me Irresponsible "Call Me Irresponsible" is a 1962 song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics written by Sammy Cahn.According to the Mel Tormé book The Other Side of the Rainbow with Judy Garland on the Dawn Patrol, Van Heusen originally wrote the song for Garland to sing at a CBS dinner... " |
8 | 8 | 8 | Last to be Called Safe |
| Mambo / "My Way My Way (song) "My Way" is a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault. Anka's English lyrics are unrelated to the... " |
8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Semifinals | Paso Doble / "Le Disko" | 8 | 7 | 7 | Placed Fourth |
| Salsa Salsa music Salsa music is a genre of music, generally defined as a modern style of playing Cuban Son, Son Montuno, and Guaracha with touches from other genres of music... / "Juventud del Presente" |
8 | 8 | 8 |
On May 5, 2009, he returned to the eighth season
Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 8)
The eighth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on Monday, March 9, 2009, as part of ABC's spring line-up. The show generally followed the format of previous seasons, with 13 couples, although there were some changes, including two new dances , and an occasional dance-off between the bottom...
of Dancing with the Stars. He participated in the new pro dancer competition as Afton DelGrosso's partner/student because the final three pro dancers each had to teach a star from a previous season.
Music career
Linley released his first single "Breathe" ft. Capo in September 2010. His debut album is expected to be released sometime in 2011 or 2012.Personal life
Linley made YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
videos, called the Ro and Co Show, with fellow Disney star, Roshon Fegan
Roshon Fegan
Roshon Bernard Fegan is an American actor, dancer, rapper and musician. He is best known for his role as Sander Loyer in the Disney Channel movie franchise Camp Rock and for his role as Ty Blue on the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up!.-Early life:Roshon Fegan was born on October 6,...
from Camp Rock
Camp Rock
Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The film is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks....
. On June 14, 2008, they performed their song "Dis Me" at The Key Club Hollywood.
Linley is a member of the Hollywood Knights
Hollywood Knights
Hollywood Knights are an American basketball team based in Encino, California.The team was founded by David Mirisch for High school in 1978. The team played in several high school in the United States.- Current players :* Robert Adamson* Jake T...
celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
basketball team.
Linley also took an acting class with Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato
"She’s got the range, the full emotional spectrum, incredible control… Vocally, she’s the best thing Disney’s had since Christina Aguilera."—Producer Toby Gad on Demi Lovato's vocals...
, Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
, and Logan Henderson
Logan Henderson
Logan Phillip Henderson is an American actor, dancer, rapper and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his starring role as Logan Mitchell on the Nickelodeon series, Big Time Rush, as well as being a member of the Big Time Rush band itself.-Early life:Henderson was born and raised in North...
Linley's brother, Chad Linley died on August 7, 2011. He was 29 years old. Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
did a tribute bumper to "Chad Linley [1983-2011]".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack | Younger Tommy | |
| 1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger is an American television action crime drama series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis, and starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Texas Ranger Division. The show aired on CBS in the spring of 1993, with the first season consisting of three pilot episodes. Eight full... |
Timmy | "Jacob's Ladder" (Season 7, Episode 22) |
| 2001 | Griffin Pope | "Desperate Measures" (Season 9, Episode 12) | |
| 2000 | My Dog Skip My Dog Skip My Dog Skip is a memoir by Willie Morris published by Random House in 1995."My Dog Skip" is the story about nine-year-old Willie Morris growing up in Yazoo City, Mississippi, a tale of a boy and his dog in a small, sleepy Southern town that teaches us about family, friendship, love, devotion and... |
Spit McGee | |
| Where the Heart Is Where the Heart Is (2000 film) Where the Heart Is is a 2000 drama/romance film directed by Matt Williams and produced by Susan Cartsonis, David McFadzean, Patricia Whitcher and Matt Williams. Filmed in Austin, Texas, and Waco, Texas at Baylor University. The movie stars Natalie Portman and Ashley Judd... |
Brownie Coop | ||
| Miss Congeniality | Tough Boy | ||
| 2002 | Beyond the Prairie, Part 2: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder | Charlie Magnuson | |
| 2003 | When Zachary Beaver Came to Town When Zachary Beaver Came to Town When Zachary Beaver Came to Town is a 2003 children's movie starring Jonathan Lipnicki and Cody Linley, based on the children's book of the same name by Kimberly Willis Holt.-Plot:... |
Cal | |
| Cheaper by the Dozen Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American comedy film about a family with 12 children . The film takes its title from the 1948 biography of the same name of Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth and their 12 children, but other than the title and the concept of a family with 12 children,... |
Quinn | ||
| 2004 | That's So Raven That's So Raven That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House... |
Daryl | "Five Finger Discount" (Season 3, Episode 5) |
| 2005 | Echoes of Innocence Echoes of Innocence Echoes of Innocence is a Suspense/Adventure independent film from studio, Lifesize Entertainment. On March 28, 2006 it was released on video.-Synopsis:... |
Christopher | |
| Rebound | Larry Burgess Jr. | ||
| 2006 | Hoot Hoot (film) Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy film based on Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. It was directed by Wil Shriner and produced by New Line Cinema and Walden Media. Hoot was released on May 5, 2006.... |
Mullet Fingers | |
| 2007 | The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It | Sean Redford | |
| 2006–2010 | Hannah Montana Hannah Montana Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real... |
Jake Ryan | Recurring |
| 2008 | The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft is the first title in The Hardy Boys PC game series created by JoWood Productions and The Adventure Company... |
Joe Hardy | Voice |
| Dancing With The Stars | Himself | Contestant | |
| Disney Channel Games Disney Channel Games The Disney Channel Games were annual Olympic-based televised games that aired on the Disney Channel from 2006–2008. The 2006 Games were filmed in California and produced by 7ATE9 Entertainment. In 2007 and 2008 the Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World... |
Himself | Online Host | |
| 2009 | Forget Me Not Forget Me Not (2009 film) Forget Me Not is a 2009 American supernatural horror film. The film stars Cody Linley, Carly Schroeder, Chloe Bridges, Jillian Murray, and Micah Alberti. It is also written and directed by Tyler Oliver, and is a limited release.-Plot:... |
Eli Channing | |
| 2011 | Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey Melissa & Joey is an ABC Family original television series starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. It first aired on ABC Family on August 17, 2010... |
Aiden |