Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone has died. He is 63 years old.
Christopher died of cancer in Michigan on Friday, his representative confirmed to The Post on Sunday.
The Post has reached out to Madonna’s rep for comment.
Christopher’s death comes less than two weeks after his and Madonna’s stepmother Joan Clare Ciccone died of cancer. One of their brothers, Anthony CicconeDied in February 2023.
Christopher is an artist, interior decorator and designer. He served as artistic director for Madonna’s Blonde Ambition World Tour in 1990 and tour director for her The Girlie Show in 1993.
He directed music videos for Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett in the 1990s.
The brother-sister duo had a falling out, Christopher wrote in his 2008 book, “Life With My Sister Madonna,” which became a New York Times bestseller.
Christopher said in a 1991 interview that Madonna had dumped him LawyerThere she said, “My brother Christopher is gay, and he and I have always been the closest members of my family.”
He also blamed Madonna Ex-husband Guy RitchieFrom 2000 to 2008 he was married because he was gay.
Additionally, Christopher said the “turning point” in his relationship with the Grammy Award winner was when he brought the cameras to their mother’s grave for his 1991 documentary “Truth or Dare.”
“I put it in, but I thought to myself, ‘Well, there’s no boundaries now.’ Turns out I didn’t say anything about it,” he said Said “GMA”. In 2008.
“At the end of the day, I think she’s a lonely person, and unfortunately, it’s really lonely at the top,” Christopher added of his sister.
Madonna’s representative, Liz Rosenberg, He told the Associated Press at the time The singer didn’t read everything he had to say and was “very upset” that Christopher “decided to sell a book based on his sister”.
Rosenberg added, “I have to assume that she understands the fact that they don’t have a close and loving relationship. I assume that as the book comes out, that eliminates the possibility of that ever happening.”
Christopher addressed his relationship with the “Vogue” singer in a 2012 interview evening standard,
“As far as I’m concerned we’re doing well. Although I haven’t seen her in a long time, we keep in touch with each other. We became brothers and sisters again. I don’t work for her, this way is better,” he said.
‘I couldn’t be prouder of her. She is a force. Does she have Barbra Streisand’s voice? No,” Christopher also said of Madonna. “Can she dance like Martha Graham? Probably not. But her combination of skills made her great, and left a great legacy for her, and through her for me. So yes, God bless her. “
Christopher married British hairstylist Ray Thacker in 2016.
Madonna tragically lost her stepmother shortly before Christopher died.
“Joan Claire Ciccone passed away peacefully in the early hours of September 24, 2024 after a brief encounter with very aggressive cancer” An online obituary Said. “She will be greatly missed by her family and friends who enriched her life with her enthusiasm, joy and love.”
Joan has been married to Christopher and Madonna’s father Silvio for 58 years.
Their mother, also named Madonna, died in December 1963 at the age of 30.
One of Madonna’s other brothers, Anthony Ciccone has passed away from Respiratory failure and throat cancer In February 2023 at the age of 66.
