Miley Cyrus fought hard to get cast as Hannah Montana, but by the end of the show, she was desperate to get rid of her. HANNAH MONTANA ended 15 years ago this month, so here are some things I bet you never knew about it. Things you never knew about Hannah Montana (2006-2011) — Sources: TIme, Hollywood dot com; Portfolio; NY Times; Uproxx; Animation World Network; Chicago Tribune; Variety; Topix; USA Today; Kevin Hart/Peacock; MIPCOM; Cyrus, Miley; Liftin, Hilary (2009). Miles to Go.; Disney Chan