Christopher Gerard Ciccone ( chih-KOH-nee; November 22, 1960 – October 4, 2024) was an American visual artist, interior decorator, and designer in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. He was the younger brother of American singer Madonna.
Ciccone began his professional career as a dancer with Le Groupe de La Place Royale. He was a dancer for his sister Madonna early in her career. He eventually became the art director for Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990 and he was the tour director for her tour, The Girlie Show, in 1993. Ciccone also directed music videos for Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett among others. In 2008, he released The New York Times Best Seller book, Life with My Sister Madonna. In 2012, he launched a footwear line, Ciccone Collection.
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Early life
Ciccone was born on November 22, 1960, in Pontiac, Michigan, to Catholic parents Madonna Louise Ciccone (née Fortin) and Silvio "Tony" Ciccone. His father's parents were Italian emigrants from Pacentro while his mother was of French-Canadian descent. His siblings were Anthony (1956–2023), Martin (born 1957), Madonna (born 1958), Paula (born 1959), and Melanie (born 1962). In 1963, Ciccone's mother died from breast cancer at age thirty. Their father remarried in 1966 to the family's housekeeper, Joan Gustafson (1943–2024), and had two more children: Jennifer (born 1968) and Mario (born 1969).
