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Christopher Ciccone has died at the age of 63

Christopher Ciccone has died at the age of 63

Madonna’s brother Christopher Ciccone has died. He was 63.

Christopher died of cancer in Michigan on Friday, his rep confirmed to TMZ.

The Post has reached out to reps for Madonna and Christopher for comment.

Christopher Ciccone and Madonna in 1998. Sygma via Getty Images
Christopher Ciccone at London Fashion Week 2012. PA images via Getty Images

Christopher’s death comes less than two weeks after his and Madonna’s stepmother Joan Clare Ciccone died from cancer. One of her brothers, Anthony Ciccone, died in February 2023.

Christopher was an artist, interior architect and designer. He served as art director for Madonna’s Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990 and was tour director for her The Girlie Show in 1993.

He also directed music videos for Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett in the 1990s.

The brother-sister duo had a falling out, which Christopher wrote about in his 2008 tell-all book Life With My Sister Madonna.

Madonna and Christopher Ciccone at a Golden Globes party in 1997. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Madonna and Christopher Ciccone in 1989. WireImage

Christopher claimed Madonna outed him in her 1991 interview with The Advocate, in which she said: “My brother Christopher is gay, and he and I have always been the closest members of my family.”

He also accused Madonna’s ex-husband Guy Ritchie, to whom she was married from 2000 to 2008, of homophobia.

I think at the end of the day she’s a lonely person, and unfortunately she’s really lonely at the top,” he told “GMA” about his sister in 2008.

Christopher Ciccone at the OUT100 2012 Most Complinging People Of The Year Awards. WireImage

Christopher opened up about his relationship with the “Vogue” singer in a 2012 interview with The Evening Standard.

“For me we are good. We are in contact with each other, even though I haven’t seen her for a long time. We are a brother and a sister again. I don’t work for them and it’s better that way,” he said.

“I couldn’t be prouder of her.” She’s a force to be reckoned with. Does she have the voice of Barbra Streisand? No,” Christopher also said about Madonna. “Can she dance like Martha Graham?” Probably not. But the combination of their skills made them great and left a great legacy for them and, through them, for me. So yeah, God bless her.”

Madonna, Christopher Ciccone at the 1998 Oscars. WireImage

Madonna tragically lost her stepmother shortly before Christopher died.

“Joan Clare Ciccone passed away peacefully in the early morning of September 24, 2024, after a brief encounter with a very aggressive form of cancer,” an online obituary said. “She will be terribly missed by her family and friends, whose lives she enriched with her enthusiasm, joy and love.”

Joan Ciccone died of cancer on September 24, 2024. Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home

Joan was married to Silvio, father of Christopher and Madonna, for 58 years.

Her mother, also named Madonna, died in December 1963 at the age of 30.

One of Madonna’s other brothers, Anthony Ciccone, died of respiratory failure and throat cancer in February 2023 at the age of 66.

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