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.

Cody Linley
Linley in June 2011
Born
Cody Martin Linley

(1989-11-20) November 20, 1989 (age 34)[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • rapper
  • dancer
Years active1994–present
ParentCathryn Sullivan[2]
Musical career

Acting career

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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.

Dancing with the Stars

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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]

Cody Linley - Dancing with the Stars (season 7)
Week Dance Music Judges' scores[a] Total score Result
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[b] 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
  1. ^ Individual judges' scores are listed in the following order: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
  2. ^ Michael Flatley filled in for Len Goodman as a guest judge this week.

Personal life

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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]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
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

References

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  1. ^ "Person Details for Cody Martin Linley, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Marguerite T. (1995-06-01). "SO, HE WANTS TO BE IN PICTURES PROMISING ACTOR CHAD LINLEY, 13, EARNS $2,000 SOME WEEKS. BUT LAST YEAR HIS EXPENSES OUTRAN HIS INCOME-AND HIS CAREER IS TAKING A TOLL ON THE FAMILY. - June 1, 1995". Money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. ^ "Dancing With The Stars - Home - ABC.com". Dancing.abc.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  4. ^ Tauber, Michelle (October 28, 2008). "Julianne Hough Taking Care Health 'Because I Want to Have Babies Someday'". People.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  5. ^ ABC7. "'DWTS' pro Julianne Hough to have appendix removed | ABC7 San Francisco | abc7news.com". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2023-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Hollywood Knights International". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  7. ^ Studio, Cathryn Sullivan's Acting for Film. "Hall of Fame". www.cathrynsullivan.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  8. ^ "Cody Linley's Brother Chad Has Died | OCEANUP TEEN GOSSIP". Oceanup.com. 2011-08-10. Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
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