Would it have made a difference if the television show Hannah Montana was called Alexis Texas? Your favorite show would not have been named as such had the powers that be chosen Alex Texas, The Popstar Life or The Secret Life of Zoe Stewart as the show’s title.

This Emmy Award nominated show has come a long way from its beginnings as a mere episode of That’s So Raven, another famous Disney Channel show.  The original idea for the show Hannah Montana was actually based on the Goin’ Hollywood episode of That’s So Raven but it turned out to be a full show which debuted on television in March 24, 2006. 

If you are a Disney Chanel fanatic then this teenager who lives a double life as the average teen Miley Stewart on one hand and as the famous pop diva Hannah Montana on the other hand is a familiar fixture in your living rooms.  But for those who may not know the famous pop singer Hannah Montana who is played by equally famous Miley Cyrus in real life, then there is still time to catch up on the TV show which the whole town (and even other parts of the world with access to the Disney Channel) is raving about. 

Aside from Miley Cyrus, Hanna Montana also stars Miley’s real-life father Billy Ray Cyrus who plays Robby Stewart, her reel father.  Hannah’s best friend Lilly in the TV show is played by Emily Osment while her older brother Jackson is played Jason Earles.  The other stars in the TV show are Mitchel Musso who plays Oliver Oken and Moises Arias who plays Rico from the start of Season 2. 

Call it twist of fate but Miley Cyrus first auditioned for the role of Lilly.  However, the producers thought she was the personification of the lead character playing the dual role of Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana so she got the lead role. 

The names of the characters in the Hannah Montana TV show has encountered a lot of changes from the time the show was conceptualized up to the time it debuted on TV. Best friend Lilly’s name which was changed from Lilly Romero to Lilly Truscott while Miley, the alter ego of Hannah Montana, was changed from Zoe Stewart to Chloe and then later on to Miley after Miley Cyrus for the part.  Even the name Hannah Montana was not spared from name changes.  In fact, Hannah’s original name was supposed to be Anna Cabana, Alexis Texas or Samantha York. 

Hannah Montana may have started as a children’s TV series but it has metamorphosed into something bigger and has invaded the concert world and the commercial world spawning Hannah Montana dolls, gift products and other items that has made Miley Cyrus a byword not only among teenagers but also among their parents and other adults who also enjoy watching the TV series. 

Now, Hannah Montana is what you call a character whose time has now come. And she is taking not only the United States by storm but the other continents as well. 

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