Christopher Ciccone, a multihyphenate artist, dancer, designer and youthful brother of Madonna, has died. He was 63.
Ciccone died Friday in Michigan, his consultant Brad Taylor instructed The Related Press Sunday. He had most cancers.
A dancer since his youth, Ciccone was deeply intertwined together with his sister’s rise in pop stardom within the Nineteen Eighties, showing in music movies like “Fortunate Star,” artwork directing her Blond Ambition World Tour and serving as tour director for The Girlie Present tour. He additionally directed music movies for Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett.
In 2008, Ciccone launched a bestselling autobiography referred to as “Life with My Sister Madonna” through which he wrote about their strained relationship, her romantic entanglements in addition to recollections from his time on tour together with her. For 20 years, he was by her aspect, choreographing, directing, dressing and serving to his sister. He additionally inside designed her houses in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. He mentioned that it was a bit like a wedding at occasions.
“It was a double-edged sword,” he instructed Good Morning America in 2008. “No one was chaining me right down to make — to remain.”
The e book, and his no-filter descriptions of the exploits of his sister’s well-known circle, took its toll on a few of his Hollywood friendships too. A number of years later, in 2012, across the launch of a shoe assortment he designed, he instructed The Commonplace that he and his sister had been “on a superbly personable degree” and involved.
“I don’t work for her, and it’s higher this manner,” he mentioned.
In recent times Ciccone relocated to Michigan’s Decrease Peninsula to be nearer to household. In 2016, Ciccone married Ray Thacker, a British actor, who was by his aspect when he died.
Madonna additionally misplaced her stepmother, Joan Clare Ciccone, to most cancers just some weeks in the past, and her older brother Anthony Ciccone in early 2023.
