Who is Mitchel Musso?
American actor and singer Mitchel Tate Musso was born in Garland, Texas USA, on 9 July 1991, meaning that Cancer’s his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in nearly 50 TV series and movies, and is probably known best for portraying King Brady in 47 episodes of the popular family fantasy comedy series “Pair of Kings”, which starred Larramie Doc Shaw and Kelsey Asbille, and was created by Dan Cross and David Hoge. It follows teenage twins from Chicago, Illinois who’ve inherited the throne of an island nation, the series aired from 2010 through 2012 and won two of its six award nominations.
Education and early life
Mitchel and his brothers Marc and Mason were raised in Rockwall, Texas by their father Samuel Musso and mother Katherine (nee Moore), both of whom were theatre actors, thus Mitchel’s interest in acting from a very early age; Marc’s today also an actor, while Mason’s a singer and was the frontman of the emo band Metro Station.
Mitchel was 10 when he made his debut film appearance, playing Cub Scout in the 2001 drama “The Keyman”, and he’s since been active in the film industry.
He studied at a local high school in Los Angeles, California, having moved there to pursue an acting career; Mitchel matriculated in 2009, but then didn’t enroll at college.
Roles in movies
The year 2002 saw him play Ritchie in the short family drama “Am I Cursed?”, and in 2003, Mitchel portrayed Boy in the critically acclaimed family comedy “Secondhand Lions”, which starred Robert Duvall, Michael Caine and Haley Joel Osment, and was written and directed by Tim McCanlies. It follows a boy who’s been sent by his mother to spend a summer with his eccentric and wealthy uncle in Texas, and the film won one of its seven award nominations.
Some of Mitchel’s following roles were in the 2005 crime action thriller “Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire”, the hit 2006 animated family comedy “Monster House” (lead voice role) and the 2009 family comedy “Hannah Montana: The Movie”.
He starred as Scott in the 2014 thriller “Sins of Our Youth”, directed by Gary Entin, and which also starred Joel Courtney and Lucas Till; it follows four teenagers as they’re shooting off weapons recreationally, and have accidentally killed a young boy.
Mitchel’s also known for portraying Mitch in the 2015 science fiction horror comedy “The Sand”, directed by Isaac Gabaeff, and which starred Brooke Butler, Cleo Berry and Cynthia Murell; it follows a group of students who’ve got drunk at a graduation beach party, and have now woken up in a desert which wants to kill them.
Some of Mitchel’s most recent film roles have been in the 2018 comedy “Bachelor Lions”, the 2020 animated adventure comedy “Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe” (voice role) and the 2020 short adventure “Save the Island”.
Roles in TV series
Mitchel’s debut TV series appearance was in the 2004 episode “Soup to Nuts” of the adventure comedy “Oliver Beene”, and in the following a couple of years, he played and voiced characters in an episode of the animated action adventure “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (voice role), the comedy “Stacked”, and the short animated adventure “Shorty McShorts’ Shorts”.
From 2006 through 2011, he played Oliver Oken and several other characters in 89 episodes of the hit musical family comedy “Hannah Montana”, which created by Richard Correll and Barry O’Brien, starred Jason Earles, Emily Osment and Miley Cyrus. It follows the life of a teenager who’s secretly a pop star, the series aired from 2006 through 2011, and won 20 of its 49 award nominations.
Mitchel’s also known for voicing Jeremy Johnson and a couple of other characters in 89 episodes (2007-2014) of the short animated action “Phineas and Ferb”, which today stars Dan Povenmire and Vincent Martella, and was created by Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh. It follows two brothers who love to invent things, and their pet platypus Perry who’s a secret agent; the series has been airing since 2007 and has won four of its 45 award nominations.
Mitchel’s since had roles in two more TV series, voicing Jeremy Johnson in three episodes of the short animated action “Milo Murphy’s Law” from 2016 through 2018, and playing Chase Wolfson in the 2021 episode “Expanding” of the crime drama “The Rise”.
Other credits
Mitchel wrote the 2020 short adventure movie “Save the Island”.
Some of his recent talk-show appearances have been in “So Random!”, “PrankStars” and “Hollywood Insider”.
Awards and nominations
Mitchel won a 2012 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension”.
He was also nominated for a 2004 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor, for “Secondhand Lions”, a 2007 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor, for “Monster House”, and a 2008 Young Artist Award for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “Hannah Montana”.
Career as a singer
Mitchel’s self-titled album was released on 2 June 2009, and received mixed reviews.
He opened for his brother’s band Metro Station twice in the summer of 2009, and was then an opening act for the American rock ‘n’ roll band KSM. Mitchel’s free concert was held at the Great New York State Fair on 4 September 2010, and his second album was released on 23 November of the same year, entitled “Brainstorm”.
Following a 10-year break from music, Mitchel released his new single “DRANK” on 28 October 2022.
Love life and relationships
Mitchel rarely speaks about his love life in public, but there are still six women whom he’s dated, that his fans know about. He dated American social media personality Erin Barr, American actress and screenwriter Cody Kennedy and American actress Kirby Bliss Blanton, but the dates of when they were together and for how long haven’t been disclosed.
From 2008 through 2010, Mitchel was in a relationship with Emily Osment, an American actress and singer-songwriter who’s appeared in over 60 movies and TV series, and is probably still known best for playing Lilly in the 2009 family comedy movie “Hannah Montana: The Montana”.
In 2011, Mitchel dated American actress Gia Mantegna, who’s had roles in 30 movies and TV series.
He’s today in a relationship with Haley Rome, an American social media star and registered nurse; Haley holds a Bachelor’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University.
Mitchel’s in a relationship with Haley Rome as of May 2023, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.
Interesting facts and hobbies
Mitchel was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) on 17 October 2011, but was released because he had no outstanding warrants; this was why he was dropped from the series “Pair of Kings”. He later stated that the incident caused him to become more serious and responsible.
Mitchel’s a philanthropist and has contributed to several charity organizations, while he also made an appearance at the Young Women’s Leadership Summit, organized by Turning Point USA.
He’s an Instagram star, as over 250,000 people are following him on the network today, although he’s posted only about 20 pictures and videos onto the network; most of these show him during his everyday life.
Mitchel’s favorite actor is Keanu Reeves, and some of his favorite movies include “The Watcher”, “Much Ado About Nothing”, and “Johnny Mnemonic”.
Height, eyes and wealth
Mitchel’s age is 31. He has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall and weighs around 143lbs (65kgs).
Mitchel’s net worth’s been estimated at over $3 million, as of May 2023.