The actor said his character was originally going to speak through an orangutan puppet Jason Earles wasn’t super impressed with one of his co-stars in the original Hannah Montana pilot.

"I had an orangutan hand puppet that I talked with ... "it's really humbling" to have been a part of something as big as Hannah Montana and witness the impact it had on so many people.

And so his way of coping with the world was talking with an orangutan hand puppet. It was awful.” “It was funny,” he added. “It was just really stupid.” Related: 'Hannah Montana' 's ...

And so his way of coping with the world was talking with an orangutan hand puppet. It was awful.” “It was funny,” he added. “It was just really stupid.” Related: 'Hannah Montana' 's Jason Earles on ...