Biography
A teenage heartthrob extraordinaire on movie screens during the mid- to late 2000s, fair-haired Cody Linley actually undertook one of his first forays into cinema as a preadolescent. He played the aptly named Spit McGee, a bully who harasses the protagonist, in Jay W. Russell's nostalgic coming-of-age drama
My Dog Skip (2000). A lead followed in John Schultz's offbeat comedy
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town (2003), as did prominent billing in
Hoot (2006), a family-oriented adventure about a group of teens who attempt to save some rare owls. Linley achieved broadest recognition, however, for his portrayal of Jake Ryan, opposite
Miley Cyrus, in the
second season of the blockbuster sitcom
Hannah Montana. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide