Madonna’s Brother Christopher Ciccone Dies At 63 – The Boston Courier

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

Ciccone, one among Madonna’s seven siblings, died on Friday following a battle with most cancers, his rep confirmed in a press release to Folks.

Ciccone died “peacefully” whereas surrounded by family members, together with husband Ray Thacker, the assertion stated. Ciccone and Thacker tied the knot in 2016, in line with The Hollywood Reporter.

HuffPost has reached out to Madonna’s reps for remark.

Ciccone’s dying comes lower than two weeks after he and Madonna’s stepmother, Joan Clare Ciccone, died on Sept. 24 from “a very aggressive cancer,” in line with a web based obituary.

In February final 12 months, the pop icon’s older brother, Anthony Ciccone, who additionally battled most cancers, died from respiratory failure and throat most cancers. He was 66.

Christopher Ciccone labored carefully along with his celebrity large sister early on throughout her profession. He appeared as a backup dancer in a number of of her music movies, together with “Everybody” and “Lucky Star.”

He went on to work as an artwork director for the artist’s Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990, in addition to a manufacturing design lead for her The Girlie Present tour in 1993.

Ciccone is survived by his father, Silvio Ciccone, and siblings Madonna, Martin, Paula, Melanie, Jennifer and Mario.