Article: Note to Johnny: Billy Ray's a fan.(THROUGH THE WIRE)(Billy Ray Cyrus on Johnny Damon)(Brief Article)

Country singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus wants to meet an unusual inspiration: New York Yankees center fielder Johnny Damon. In New York last week to help pitch upcoming Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, in which he co-stars with his daughter Miley, the Achy Breaky Heart crooner declared: "I always wanted to be Johnny Damon." That drew laughs from those assembled at a Disney upfront presentation.

After all, the two do look a bit alike.

They also share a coiffed connection of sorts. Cyrus said that while filming the fourth season of Doc, the series on i: Independent Television (formerly Pax TV), in October 2004, the producers asked him to get a trim. ...

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