Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Trace Cyrus

Trace Cyrus is the adopted brother to pop superstar Miley Cyrus. Born as Neil Timothy Helson in Ashland, Kentucky, he was the child of his mother's first marriage. His mother, Leticia "Tish" Cyrus, had him with Baxter Neal Helson. When she got remarried to Billy Ray Cyrus, the country star adopted Trace and moved the family to Thompson's Station, Tennessee. After being adopted, his name was changed Trace Dempsey Cyrus, as he was still very young.

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Famous Celebrities You Had No Idea Were Adopted

Trace Cyrus

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