In what could be pure comic gold, Billy Ray Cyrus, 49, is going to co-host a show on the Scify channel with his freaky son Trace, 21. It will be called UFO: Unbelievably Freakin’ Obvious and will involve Billy Ray and Trace investigating paranormal phenomena. Billy Ray explains that Trace has had an interest in the paranormal for years. In his quote announcing the show he kind of sounds like he buys into some of it, but the title seems to suggest otherwise.
The network is developing a new reality show with Cyrus and son Trace in which the duo will investigate conspiracy theories involving unexplained activity and paranormal phenomena, the network announced Tuesday.
In UFO: Unbelievably Freakin’ Obvious, the father-son team will travel across the country offering skeptical solutions to many theories.
“Getting the opportunity to take this adventure with my son, who has always had a keen interest in this area, is a dream come true,” said the country music star. “I hope this series can shine a light on some of the activities we have questioned, and the mysteries that have long inspired us.”
I’ve watched a few of these type of shows and they usually rely on camera tricks, people getting freaked out in the dark, questionable experts and ominous music to add credence to a bunch of b.s. I’ve only just seen a segment from a maybe-similar show called Paranormal State on A&E, (which I just found through a search). They take the stance that ghosts and hauntings are real. It cracked me up how serious they take it all and at times it seemed like it was put on. We’ll have to see what approach Trace and Billy Ray take on the paranormal. It would be nice if it was a skeptical one, although given who we’re dealing with I won’t get my hopes up.
Also, Kaiser once wrote that Trace “looks like the love child of Joey Ramone and a goat.” Don’t you see it?
Photos above from 5/13/10 and 7/8/09. Credit: WENN.com
They should first look into why Trace looks like a horse (do you think he has a tatoo in his gums too?)
Apparently the gene for unfortunate hair choices was inherited from his dad.
Unbelievably Freakin’ Obvious? That phrase just about sums up that whole family.
Beautiful work on the tats, but holy heck, that face….ugh.
He’d better have an insanely charismatic personality.
And Billy Ray Cyrus looks like a …female with a goatee in that top pic. Weird…
What can you say? End of the world? A new Dark Age?
They should call it the Hicks Files.
aren’t they christians?
Trace got hit with every ugly stick in that family tree. WHY would they put him on tv?!
“country music star”?
uh, maybe about 15 years ago, he had ONE hit.
and MAN OH MAN, Trace is really unfortunate looking.
and analoo, I thought the same thing. he looks like a female, or either one of Sigfried/Roy.
Wow. I just. Wow.
Say what you will about Miley, at least her face isn’t tattooed!
I can’t decide if this means it is the end times or if it is a dream come true for us snarky types.
He needs more facial tattoos.
Billy is NOT Trace’s father. And if the Jersey shore ppl can be on tv, so can they, I guess.
Oof… This whole family has basically the same face (with Trace’s face being the only one with an extra dash of horse going on), and it is not a good look. Since Miley is the most famous of this bunch, I tend to think they all look like her. In that top pic especially, Billy Ray seriously looks like Miley in ten years… With a soul patch. Very creepy.
Also, speaking of Billy Ray, can’t this dude get a job without latching on to one of his kids? I can just picture his children’s births… Instead of saying “it’s a boy!” or “it’s a girl!”, Billy Ray jumped for joy and said “it’s a paycheck!”. Ah well, I guess he can’t live off one hit forever!
AHHHH MY EYES! oh ya, Trace too.
lol@DetRiotgirl!
Did the mother hook up with a horse before Billy Ray? This dude looks like he fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!
hey CB – I’ve watched that show too, Paranormal State. I actually like the guy, the main guy, because he seems to give people room to feel validated, rather than refuting everyone. I don’t believe in all the ghosts and whatnot, but that kid is pretty decent. In my heart I think he just wants people to know that someone cares and is listening. And really, the families on the show, if all they need is some validation and an ‘excersize’ to clear the ‘energies’ or whatever, so be it. They seem to feel better after all is said and done. And I think that’s what this kid is really all about – helping people, even though their problems might be ‘perceived’ rather than actual.
On the other side of it, I do think those haunting shows are all kinda Farce-y. They definitely have a target audience…
How much make-up is Billy Ray wearing?
This is hilarious. Just…all of it.
Maybe they can investigate the paranormal activity on the top of Billie’s head. I believe it has been really creepy there since the 90’s. Spooky.
As di butler pointed out, Miley and Trace are half-siblings biologically, so apparently the mother is the one the goat genes. Billy Ray was blessed with the whoring-out-your-children gene, though, so that’s a winning combo.
This is the first time I’ve ever seen Trace. I don’t think it takes rocket science to conclude this kid has serious issues based on a single photo. Egads.
The advantage of all these Tatoos, he doesn’t need to wear a shirt!
That’s it.
I like how this kid is trying to look hard and tough with his tattoos and “rocker” hair-yet his bands name was “metro station” and their hit song included the lyrics “shake shake shake shake uh shake it”. I see him and Taylor Momsen as perfect for each other-“wanna be” hard rock stars!!
This guy is all sorts of ugly.
Oooo, KJ, he and Taylor Momsen would be perfect together!
The whole Cyrus family exemplifies what happens when you give money to trailer trash.
Don’t know if this has already been said, but Trace’s face is paranormal. There’s your show. Next.
Where did Miley and Trace get their bad teeth from … I guess Billy Ray had a good dental plan he didn’t pass on to his kids
Ugh. The “you da man”/”no YOU da man” finger-pointing. How douchey.
Funny stuff, Fluffy!
He’s only 21? And has all those tats? Must be some insecurities somewhere in there…yikes…
The kid is homely beyond belief. It’s unfathomable… Also, I think he’s trashed, in the media, a number of younger prefabricated pop figures, including Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers and Ashley Tisdale. To be frank, I’m not exactly sure who any of those people are (all I know is what I read on Dlisted); but you’d think that if Trace were a ROCKER, he’d have better things to do – like living the ROCK lifestyle.
Re: Billy Ray, I agree, he’s starting to look like a middle-aged lesbian. Actually, he’s the spitting image of a transman who works at my bank – right down to the goatee. Although I think Billy Ray wears more makeup.
@exiled, the little baby horsey Cyrus – what’s her name? – also has really bad teeth. I think Miley’s had hers capped, but the little one hasn’t had the opportunity yet. It’s the white-trash genes for sure.
I used to watch Paranormal State all the time. There’s this psychic named Chip Coffey and they bring him along sometimes. During one episode, he was doing a reading and said something along the lines of, “I’m getting the name Margaret…” Later, in the woods near the house, the team found an old gravestone with “Margaret” on it. Nobody seemed more surprised than old Chip. He started freaking out and saying “Margaret….MARGARET!!!!” I couldn’t help but wonder why he was so stoked if he “knew” the name Margaret was connected to the “haunting” the whole time. So yeah, Paranormal State is entertaining, but probably not so much realistic. But the main guy does seem like a good person.
trace would probly look some what attractive if he didnt have all the tats on the neck and face…….im all about self expression and they look like great art work but whoa!
Man, did he start getting his tattoos when he was 10…seems have a lot of them.
Trace looks like he’s spent his entire life going, “Dad! Dad! Look at me! Don’t look at Miley! Dad! Dad!” And now finally he’s getting some attention, so I’m a little happy for him.
Still, this show is totally WTF. They threw darts at a board to come up with it.
Gatsby: “Dad! Dad! Look at me! Don’t look at Miley! Dad! Dad!”
Kelly: “(Billy Ray)’s starting to look like a middle-aged lesbian.”
There are too many great comments on this thread…thanks for the laughs this morning!
OMG jaisymaisy, I remember that episode! I watched Paranormal State a few times, more because I found it really funny than serious, and the Margaret! Margaret! was unintentionally hilarious. Other than that, the show felt very scripted and staged to me.
As this one will probably be too. When you’ve got Billy Ray Cyrus and a tattooed horse doing “skeptical investigations”, can you imagine the loons they’ll have as the “believers”!?
Trace is a COMPLETE douche….
Unfortunately, I’ve had a few run-ins with him at a piercing studio where my friend works. He has a MAJOR attitude, acts as if he’s better than everyone and thinks he’s this HUGE celebrity.
He came in to get pierced and after it was done, expected it to be free because of “who he was.” Ummmm… no… sorry.. you’re not a big celebrity. After that, he posted on his bands site for all his fans to call the tattoo shop and harass them. The shop had to actually change it’s number! It was such BS.
Whoa! No words can express this absurdity. This story is ridiculous on its own and doesn’t even need the Dlisted filter…
billy ray looks like the guy that used to have some lame show called”the pick up guy” or something like that, where he “taught” nerdy guys how to pick up chicks. i only saw it once and laughed my ass off (believe me, this guy was such a douche he couldn’t get laid by a blow-up doll) but billy ray looks JUST like him here.
ps: not a compliment.
Right. Billy Ray is investigating the ghost of his career and Trace is waiting for the materialization of his.
Bwhahahaha!! This story is HILARIOUS!! Oh I hope Grant & Jason (Ghost Hunters; they are the shit) do a spoof of this!
To the person who posted “Arne’t they suppose to be christians”? Well sweetie, you can be a christian and still believe in paranormal!!
I watched a few episodes of Paranormal State during its first season but I got too freaked out with how many times they seemed to name drop “demons” in cases they investigated. I realize a lot of it is exaggerated through music and camera angles and lighting but I scare very easily lol.
The Cyruses are going to have stiff competition with Ghost Hunters (which I LOVE) on SyFy hahaha. I could totally see Jason schooling them and being like “No that’s not a ghost, it’s a backed up toilet.” (The hosts are also plumbers so they debunk a lot of banging noises in houses).
wow, trying way too hard!
Yes Whitey Fisk this is why I read this site these posts are better than all the late nite talk shows combined. In what bizarre parallel universe do these two douches think they are cool and hip?
I hear that much ink on the skin is very bad for risk of liver disease. Is that true?
I don’t know why you people are trashing this young man so earnestly. He played a hell of a convincing role as Hellboy in those last two action movies. Before I saw these photos I thought it was all done with makeup.
Face tats just disturb me. Sad… you just can’t erase that shit.
Aw, Billy looks pretty in the that photo.
Don’t forget though, he wasn’t just a “country music star”, he was also Doc!
They are two of the most ridiculous-looking nincompoops I’ve ever seen. Twat and Twaddle. The most hilarious part of that picture is that Billy Ray is pouting for the camera as if he really thinks he’s hot stuff. It’s easy to see now where Miley gets her awful and ridiculous pout from. Good grief. Someone put these two out of their embarassing misery, for Pete’s sake.
Ghost Adventures is the best paranormal investigator show, plus the main guy is hot. Most of them suck and I’m sure The adventures of Billy Ray and Trace will be no exception. How pathetic…
COLIN FIRTH on the same page as these pan scrapings.
WHY do they have to be on TV? WHY?
Was that a typo? Did you mean “Ab” instead of “para”??????
I actually think Trace is kinda cute. =] Minus the tats XD