Cody Linley is an American actor and singer. He played a recurring role as Jake Ryan in the television series ''

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'', and was a contestant on the seventh season of ''

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'', in which he was partnered with Julianne Hough and finished fourth.

Acting career

Linley made his acting debut in the 1998

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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'', ''

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'', and '' Miss Congeniality''. In 2003, Linley was in the

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'' and appeared in the movie ''

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''. 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

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. He also had a role in an episode of ''

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'' as Daryl in the Episode Five Finger Discount the Boy who was friends with Corey Baxter yle Masseythat 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''

Linley was a celebrity contestant on ''

'' for the seventh season, which premiered on September 22, 2008. He and his professional dance partner Julianne Hough were eliminated on November 18, finishing in fourth place. He was temporarily partnered with

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for two weeks when Julianne Hough was hospitalized on October 21, later diagnosed with

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on October 27, and had to undergo surgery to remove her appendix on October 28.

Personal life

Linley was born in Lewisville,

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, the son of Cathryn Sullivan, an acting coach, and Lee Linley. Linley is a member of the Hollywood Knights

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. Linley also took acting classes with Logan Henderson. Linley's brother, Chad Linley, died on August 4, 2011. He was 29 years old.

Filmography

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