Christopher Ciccone was a dancer for his sister Madonna early in her career.
21 Facts About Christopher Ciccone
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Christopher Ciccone 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.
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Christopher Ciccone has directed music videos for Dolly Parton and Tony Bennett among others.
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In 1963, Christopher Ciccone's mother died from breast cancer at age thirty.
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Christopher Ciccone appeared in the music video for her single "Lucky Star" in 1984 and performed on her early television performances.
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Christopher Ciccone always had an interest in art and in 1984, he was hired as a receptionist at the Diane Brown Gallery in SoHo, Manhattan.
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Christopher Ciccone was the art director for Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990.
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Christopher Ciccone was the tour director for her The Girlie Show tour in 1993.
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Christopher Ciccone stated that Madonna demeaned and underpaid him throughout their working relationship.
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Christopher Ciccone ventured into interior design when Madonna asked him to buy furniture for her new apartment in 1985.
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Christopher Ciccone designed Madonna's Upper West Side apartment in Manhattan, which was featured on the cover of Architectural Digest in 1991.
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Christopher Ciccone exhibited seventeen paintings with prices starting at $3,500.
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In 1994, Christopher Ciccone moved to Los Angeles where he indulged in the partying lifestyle and he began using cocaine.
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Christopher Ciccone directed the music video for Dolly Parton's single "Peace Train" and Tony Bennett's rendition of "God Bless the Child" in 1997.
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Christopher Ciccone stated that Madonna outed him in her interview with The Advocate in 1991.
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Christopher Ciccone befriended actress Farrah Fawcett and they bonded over their love of art.
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In 2008, Christopher Ciccone released his autobiography, Life with My Sister Madonna, which debuted at No 2 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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The book fractured their relationship and Christopher Ciccone asserts that Madonna had him blacklisted from Hollywood.
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Christopher Ciccone filmed a pilot for an interior design show called Pardon My Decor in 2008.
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Christopher Ciccone made an appearance on the reality show, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, to design a new sleeping quarter.
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In September 2012, Christopher Ciccone debuted a footwear line, Christopher Ciccone Collection, during London Fashion Week.