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Cody Linley | |
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 Linley in June 2011 | |
| Born | Cody Martin Linley November 20, 1989 [1] Lewisville, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Parent | Cathryn Sullivan [2] |
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Cody Martin Linley (born November 20, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He played a recurring role as Jake Ryan in the television series Hannah Montana , and was a contestant on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars , in which he was partnered with Julianne Hough and finished fourth.
Linley made his acting debut in the 1998 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 Skip , 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 . He also played a live-action version of Arnold for a commercial for Hey Arnold!: The Movie .
Other film roles include Hannah Montana, The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It , Rebound , and his biggest film role, Hoot (2006), with Logan Lerman and Brie Larson. He also had a role in an episode of That's So Raven as Daryl in the Episode Five Finger Discount the Boy who was friends with Corey Baxter [Kyle Massey] that tricked Corey into stealing a Monkey Key Chain.
Most recently, Linley appeared in ten episodes of Hannah Montana as Jake Ryan. Linley co-hosted the 2008 Disney Channel Games.
Linley was a celebrity contestant on Dancing with the Stars for the seventh season, which premiered on September 22, 2008. [3] He and his professional dance partner Julianne Hough were eliminated on November 18, finishing in fourth place. He was temporarily partnered with Edyta Śliwińska for two weeks when Julianne Hough was hospitalized on October 21, later diagnosed with endometriosis on October 27, [4] and had to undergo surgery to remove her appendix on October 28. [5]
| Week | Dance | Music | Judges' scores [lower-alpha 1] | Total score | Result | ||
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| 1 (Night 1) | Cha-cha-cha | "Tilt Ya Head Back" — Nelly & Christina Aguilera | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Safe |
| 1 (Night 2) | Quickstep | "I Want You To Want Me" — Letters to Cleo | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe |
| 2 | Rumba | "Bleeding Love" — Leona Lewis | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 3 | Jive | "Call Me the Breeze" — Lynyrd Skynyrd | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | Safe |
| 4 | Tango | "Bohemian Like You" — The Dandy Warhols | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | Safe |
| 5 | Jitterbug | "Big Time Operator" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | Safe |
| 6 | Samba | "Whine Up" — Kat DeLuna, feat. Elephant Man | 8 | 8 [lower-alpha 2] | 7 | 23 | Safe |
| Group Hip hop | "It Takes Two" — Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock | — | |||||
| 7 (with Edyta Sliwinska) | Viennese waltz | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — Bryan Adams | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | Safe |
| Team Cha-cha-cha | "Mercy" — Duffy | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 8 (with Edyta Sliwinska) | Foxtrot | "Call Me Irresponsible" — Frank Sinatra | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Safe |
| Mambo | "My Way" — Los Lonely Boys | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||
| 9 | Paso doble | "Le Disko" — Shiny Toy Guns | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | Eliminated |
| Salsa | "Juventud de Presente" — Tito Puente | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | ||
Linley was born in Lewisville, Texas, the son of Cathryn Sullivan, an acting coach, and Lee Linley. [2]
Linley is a member of the Hollywood Knights celebrity basketball team. [6]
Linley also took acting classes with Logan Henderson. [7]
Linley's brother, Chad Linley, died on August 4, 2011. He was 29 years old. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack | Younger Tommy | |
| 1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Timmy | "Jacob's Ladder" (Season 7, Episode 22) |
| 2000 | Griffin Pope | "Desperate Measures" (Season 9, Episode 12) | |
| 1999 | My Dog Skip | Spit McGee | |
| Miss Congeniality | Tough Boy | ||
| 2000 | Where the Heart Is | Brownie Coop | |
| 2002 | Beyond the Prairie 2: The True Story of Laura Wilder | Charlie Magnuson | |
| 2003 | When Zachary Beaver Came to Town | Cal | |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Quinn | ||
| 2004 | That's So Raven | Daryl | "Five Finger Discount" (Season 3, Episode 5) |
| 2005 | Echoes of Innocence | Christopher | |
| Rebound | Larry Burgess Jr. | ||
| 2006 | Hoot | Mullet Fingers | |
| 2007 | The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It | Sean Redford | |
| 2006–2010 | Hannah Montana | Jake Ryan | Recurring, 10 episodes |
| 2008 | The Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft | Joe Hardy | Voice |
| Dancing with the Stars | Himself | Contestant | |
| Disney Channel Games | Online Host | ||
| 2009 | Forget Me Not | Eli Channing | |
| 2012 | Melissa & Joey | Aiden | 2 episodes |
| The Playroom | Ryan | ||
| 2013 | My Dog the Champion | Eli | |
| 2014 | Hoovey | Hoovey | |
| 2016 | Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | Matthew Shepard | |
| 2017 | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming |
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