Biography
American singer and actress who was originally dubbed "The Queen
of Punk," primarily because of her outrageous attire and tacky image.
She eventually became a top superstar due to her unerring instinct for
exhibitionism with the ability to shock the public and grab the attention
of the media. Her primary attention-getter was sex, of course, but coupled
with vulgarity, bad taste, political impropriety and indiscretion. On the
Letterman TV Show of 3/31/1994, she may have reached a high-point (or
perhaps one of a series of low points) when she invited Dave to sniff her
panties, puffed a cigar, insulted Dave and kissed up to his guests,
wondered whether Dave urinated in the shower and ending up talking about
nose-picking. It is possible that she overestimated her own wit and
underestimated public taste.
Madonna is from a large Italian family with an engineer dad who was a
by-the-book, God-fearing man. At six, she watched her mom fade away with
cancer, pleading with her mom to get well and play, and she always mourned
not having a mother. It was the only time she ever saw her dad cry. For
two years, she was fearful of her own mortality, and vomited when she had
to leave the house. She slept with Daddy and used her status as the eldest
daughter to fight off six siblings.
When her dad remarried, it was a betrayal. She had to be tough, to not
care, not need anyone. She made herself a star from the time she was ten,
and held onto her stardom with ferocious tenacity every since. She
developed early and flirted with all the boys, so her reputation took an
inevitable nosedive. By the time she was in the 7th grade, every boy was
claiming a score and she was the class slut. A natural-born rebel, she did
crazy things; shoplifting, going to church naked under her coat, sneaking
to her pal's house to watch TV shows that were forbidden at home, skipping
school or church. She fought with her dad, mostly about religion,
considering her Catholic upbringing a farce.
In the 9th grade, she started going to a dance school and the director,
Christopher Flynn, introduced her to the grown-up world of art, theater,
gay clubs, dance bars. Her wildness wowed everyone. She smoked marijuana,
wore clothes that clashed, became a vegetarian, and had her first sex with
an older boy. High school did not fit any more, but she stayed long enough
to graduated a semester early in 1976.
Madonna fled from Michigan to New York at 17 with $35 in her pocket.
From the time she cut her first record, she was on the fast track. All 13
of her singles were top ten hits. Her first two films had poor reviews and
made little impact, "Desperately Seeking Susan," and
"Shanghai Surprise," but as her stage shows became more dynamic
and her film work more skilled, her rise was phenomenal. She published a
book entitled "Sex," released in October 1992. Sales were brisk
as it contained nude pictures of her along with S&M camp and various
exploitive shots. Sex sells. Controversy sells. In 1979 she took nude
pictures for Playboy and Penthouse which were not released until August
1985. Her "Truth or Dare" video was released on 5/17/1991.
On 8/16/1985, Madonna and Sean Penn married, both of them receiving bad
press for childish bad manners. They met in February 1985 and their
marriage lasted 27 months, finally breaking up in December 1987. Her
happiest marriage is with the media; ultimately it is the camera with
which she gets off.
Madonna met personal trainer Carlos Leon on 9/08/1995 and they had a
baby together, Lourdes, on 10/14/1996. They separated in May 1997,
remaining on friendly terms.
To handle the celebrity glare, Madonna has her homes hermetically
sealed with guards, hidden cameras and an electric-eye gate. But out in
public, she is on-stage. Journalist treat her with respect; she is smart,
sassy and fearlessly frank, and never ducks a question.
By 2000, Madonna was once more with child, the result of her love
affair with British director Guy Ritchie, 32. Going into labor three weeks
early, she was rushed into Cedars-Sinai Hospital with abdominal pains and
losing blood. Doctors acted quickly with an emergency Caesarian section;
she had a detached placenta, cutting off the baby's oxygen supply. Rocco
Ritchie, 5 lbs 9 oz, was born on 8/11/2000, 00:52 AM PDT, Los Angeles, Ca
(News Online). A devoted mother, Madonna is delighted. Ritchie was by her
side the entire time.
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