{"id":2344984,"date":"2026-03-25T14:58:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2344984"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:58:06","slug":"the-celebs-missing-from-hannah-montana-20th-anniversary-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-celebs-missing-from-hannah-montana-20th-anniversary-special\/","title":{"rendered":"The celebs missing from Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Some of them were spotted at the premiere<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special was a big nostalgic moment, with Miley Cyrus<\/a> returning to celebrate the iconic Disney Channel show that made her a star, but even though it was a major event, loads of major celebs were missing from the actual special itself.<\/p>\n

So, here\u2019s a full look at all the stars who didn\u2019t appear on the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special.<\/p>\n

Emily Osment<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Emily Osment, who played Lilly Truscott, Miley\u2019s best friend, didn\u2019t appear in the special at all.<\/p>\n

She confirmed the reason herself, explaining that she was busy filming her other show, Georgie & Mandy\u2019s First Marriage. So basically, it was just a scheduling conflict, and she wasn\u2019t able to take part.<\/p>\n

Mitchel Musso<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mitchel Musso, who played Oliver Oken, another of Miley\u2019s closest friends, also didn\u2019t appear in the special, and he hasn\u2019t given a clear public reason for his absence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He has stayed fairly quiet, but there\u2019s been a lot of discussion around his past with Disney. Some viewers have pointed out that Disney<\/a> has gradually distanced itself from him over the years, and he\u2019s been less involved in projects compared to his Hannah Montana days.<\/p>\n

Jason Earles<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jason Earles, who played Miley\u2019s older brother Jackson Stewart, was not featured in the special. He was a key part of the show, but there\u2019s no official explanation given for why he wasn\u2019t included.<\/p>\n

Mois\u00e9s Arias<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mois\u00e9s Arias, who played Rico Suave, didn\u2019t appear in the special either. He was part of the original cast and was even spotted at the premiere, but he wasn\u2019t included in the documentary itself.<\/p>\n

Cody Linley<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cody Linley, who played Jake Ryan, was another familiar face missing from the special. He attended the premiere but didn\u2019t take part in the documentary.<\/p>\n

Drew Roy<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Drew Roy was completely absent from the special. He played one of Miley\u2019s love interests on the show, but hasn\u2019t been in the spotlight much in recent years, so it\u2019s likely he simply wasn\u2019t involved or available.<\/p>\n

Lucas Till<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lucas Till appeared in Hannah Montana: The Movie rather than the main series, but there\u2019s no confirmed reason for his absence from the anniversary special.<\/p>\n

Dolly Parton<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dolly Parton played Aunt Dolly in the show and is Miley\u2019s real-life godmother. She has a very close connection to Miley, but she didn\u2019t appear in the doc.<\/p>\n

Brooke Shields<\/h2>\n
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via Disney<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Brooke Shields, who played Miley\u2019s mum, Susan Stewart, was also missing. She appeared in the show in emotional and dream sequences, but she didn\u2019t take part in the anniversary special. As per the Mirror<\/a>, she had previously said, \u201cHannah was my baby girl. So, oh God, my daughter loved the show. We brought her to a taping, and I failed to explain to her that when I called [Miley] \u2018baby girl,\u2019 she wasn\u2019t being replaced by this girl that she was on stage!\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift<\/h2>\n
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via YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Taylor Swift appeared in Hannah Montana: The Movie, performing \u201cCrazier\u201d and contributing to the soundtrack. However, she did not feature in the anniversary special.<\/p>\n

But despite that, Miley said in the documentary, \u201cTaylor was at the beginning of her career. They were looking for someone that would authentically, no shade, be performing in a barn. We both performed in the barn!\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source thetab.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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