Archive Billy Ray Cyrus By People Staff Published on November 8, 2006 12:00PM EST Share Tweet Pin Email THE REINVENTION Billy Ray Cyrus doesn’t feel like the mulleted heartthrob who rocketed to fame with “Achy Breaky Heart” in 1992. “You know those little apple-head dolls that are all shriveled up?” he asks. “Sometimes I see one and think, ‘Man, I’m looking at myself.'” That may be a bit of an exaggeration—with his soul patch and tousled hair, this father of five definitely hasn’t lost his sex appeal—but a lot of other things have changed. After his music career slowed, he became a full-time actor, starring in the TV series Doc and films such as Mulholland Drive. His latest gig: playing dad on the Disney series Hannah Montana, which happens to star his real-life 13-year-old daughter Miley. The show, about a teen singing star, has also let Cyrus, 45, reignite his music career. His new CD—Wanna Be Your Joe—is already a hit with Hannah fans who turned out for the show’s summer tour. “Some,” he says, “even had freshly carved mullets!”