Joel Madden
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joel Reuben Combs |
| Born | March 11, 1979 |
| Origin | Waldorf, Maryland, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, pop punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, vocalist, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1996—present |
| Label(s) | Epic Records |
| Website | http://www.goodcharlotte.com |
Joel Madden (born Joel Reuben Combs on March 11, 1979) is an American singer and the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Joel Madden was born Joel Reuben Combs in Waldorf, Maryland to an Irish-American family.[citation needed] He has an identical twin brother, Benji Madden, who also plays lead guitar in their band Good Charlotte. He also has an older brother named Josh, and a younger sister named Sarah. Madden attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland.
When Madden was sixteen years old his father left the family, causing them financial hardships. Madden took up various odd jobs as a teenager to help his mother with the family's bills. One job he and his brother, Benji, took up was washing hair at a salon. While in his early twenties, Madden, along with his siblings, changed his last name from Combs, his father's last name, to his mother's maiden name, Madden. He did so to distance himself from his father.
[edit] Good Charlotte
In 1995, at the age of 16, Madden attended the Beastie Boys Ill Communication Tour with his brother Benji. Drawing from music introduced to them by their older brother Josh, such as Rancid and Social Distortion, as well as the influence of the Beastie Boys concert, the two started their own band with a friend. The band was short lived and the Maddens eventually recruited fellow high schoolers Paul Thomas and Aaron Escolopio to form Good Charlotte.[1]
[edit] Other projects
In the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie, Joel and the other Good Charlotte members made a cameo as the band at the school's prom. He later had a cameo role in the 2004 film Fat Albert and in the 2006 film Material Girls with his brother Benji.
Madden started a clothing line called MADE Clothing along with his brothers Benji and Josh. The line is now defunct. In early 2006 MADE Clothing became DCMA Collective. The line is owned by himself, his brothers Benji Madden, Josh Madden, and friend Tal Cooperman. The Madden Brothers also have a side project called Dead Executives.
In November 2007, Nicole Richie and Madden created The Richie Madden Children's Foundation. The charity will create and promote an online registry to inspire the purchases of items for moms and their families in need.[2] He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Joel is a feature in "Sulla Mia Pelle" by Italian band "Lost"
[edit] Personal life
Joel started dating Hilary Duff in 2004, when she was 16 years old and he 25.[3][4] In November 2006, after two and a half years, Madden and Duff broke up.[5]
Madden started dating Nicole Richie soon after he and Hilary Duff broke up. They have a daughter Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden[6], who was born on January 11, 2008. Madden has one niece, Clementine, who was born December 20, 2007.
Joel Madden and Nicole Richie announced in February 2009 that they're expecting again, with the baby due in later August/early September. It was reported in In Touch Weekly magazine, Joel was spotted buying blue paint for the new nursery adding to speculation that the couple will be having a son. [7]
Madden was recently asked to cover up his tattoos when boarding a flight to the UK. Madden complied but expressed his disapproval via his Twitter account. [8]
[edit] Guest appearances
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
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| 2009 | "Sulla Mia Pelle" | Lost | Sospeso |
| 2008 | "Workin'" | Young Dre | |
| "Elevator" | Junior Sanchez | ||
| "My Own Way"/"My Own Way" (Remix) | Three 6 Mafia | Last 2 Walk | |
| "I'm the One" | Bizzy Bone | A Song for You | |
| "LA Girls" | Mams Taylor | ||
| 2007 | "No More Cryin'" | J-Kwon | |
| "Blockstar" | |||
| 2005 | "Tired" | Tommy Lee | Tommyland: The Ride |
| "Let's Go" | X-Ecutioners | ||
| 2004 | "Are You Ready?" | Hazen Street | Hazen Street |
| "All That" | |||
| "Jump" | N*E*R*D | Fly or Die | |
| 2002 | "You Don't Mean Anything" | Simple Plan | No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls |
Television 2008 Dirty Sexy Money Himself
[edit] References
- ^ "Good Charlotte Biography". allmusic.com. 2007. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hxfwxqqkldde~T1. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Start Charity for Kids". US Magazine. 2007-11-17. http://www.usmagazine.com/nicole_and_joel_2. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- ^ "Hilary Duff Moviefone". AOL.com. http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/hilary-duff/263869/main. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ "How Hilary Found 'The Perfect Man' !!". Extra TV. Warner Bros.. 2005-06-16. Archived from the original on 2008-02-05. http://web.archive.org/web/20060813220107/http://extratv.warnerbros.com/v2/news/0605/16/3/text.html. Retrieved on 2006-05-10.
- ^ "__chris__18_.jhtml For The Record: Quick News On Raekwon, Jay-Z & More". MTV.com. 2006-11-28. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546769/20061129/brown __chris__18_.jhtml. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
- ^ "Interview with Lionel & Nicole Richie". Larry King Live. CNN. 2009-05-28. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0905/28/lkl.01.html.
- ^ http://www.goodcharlotte.com/profiles/blogs/better-than-winning-an-oscar
- ^ Joel Madden asked to cover up on BA flight
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