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Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has died at the age of 63

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Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has died at the age of 63

Lindsey Bahr
| AP Film Writer

Christopher Ciccone, an artist, dancer, designer and younger brother of Madonna, has died. He was 63.

Ciccone died Friday in Michigan, his representative, Brad Taylor, told The Associated Press on Sunday. He had cancer.

Ciccone had been a dancer since his youth and was closely associated with his sister's rise to pop stardom in the 1980s. He appeared in music videos such as “Lucky Star”, led the artistic direction of their Blond Ambition World Tour and served as tour director for the Girlie Show tour. He also directed music videos for Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett.

In 2008, Ciccone published a bestselling autobiography, Life with My Sister Madonna, in which he wrote about their strained relationship, her romantic entanglements, and memories of his time on tour with her. For two decades he was at her side, choreographing, directing, dressing and helping his sister. He also designed the interiors of their homes in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. He said it was a bit like a marriage sometimes.

“It was a double-edged sword,” he told Good Morning America in 2008. “Nobody chained me to stay.”

The book and its unfiltered descriptions of the exploits of his sister's famous circle also took a toll on some of his Hollywood friendships. A few years later, in 2012, when a shoe collection he designed was launched, he told The Standard that he and his sister were “on an absolutely friendly level” and were in touch.

“I don’t work for them and it’s better that way,” he said.

In recent years, Ciccone moved to Michigan's Lower Peninsula to be closer to family. In 2016, Ciccone married Ray Thacker, a British actor who was at his side when he died.

Madonna also lost her stepmother Joan Clare Ciccone to cancer a few weeks ago and her older brother Anthony Ciccone in early 2023.

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