Mitchel Musso reveals the real reason he didn’t take part in the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special despite being a main character in the hit Disney series.
During his appearance on the Joe Vulpis Podcast on Wednesday June 24, the actor spoke about his time in Hannah Montana as Oliver Oken, best friend to Miley Cyrus’ character Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana, and Emily Osment’s Lilly Truscott. Much to fans’ disappointment, Muso and Osment did not appear on the 20th anniversary special in March 2026 – and it wasn’t for lack of an invitation.
According to Musso, he would have been on board if the anniversary special was a new one Hannah Montana episode or a movie instead of interviews and a mini-Hannah concert.
“Of course they asked me. But like I said, it wasn’t presented properly,” Musso admitted. “It’s too long to wait to do it in a way that I don’t even think is right.”
Musso was only 15 when the first episode of Hannah Montana broadcast. Now aged 34, Phineas and Ferb The voice actor says he would do another episode in a heartbeat.
“I wanted it to be like that for the 20th anniversary too, the kid in me was counting on that and saying, ‘I can’t wait for everyone to be on set again,’ and it just didn’t work out that way,” he explained. “Do an episode. Do the show. The setting is still there…they did it differently, and that’s how it is.
That being said, Musso had nothing but praise for his former co-star, Miley Cyrus.
“He’s one of the coolest people,” he said of the Grammy winner. “One of the most awesome people… is my sister, you know what I mean? I would do anything for Miles.”
