The younger brother of the pop icon was a major creative influence, but later fell out with his famous sister.
Christopher Ciccone, an artist and interior decorator who worked closely with his older sister, Madonna, during her rise to global superstardom in the ’80s and ’90s, died Friday. He was 63. The cause of death was cancer. According to a statement from his family, Ciccone died peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones, including his husband, British actor Ray Thacker.
He was a backup dancer in the video for her single, 'Lucky Star,' and played an important role behind the scenes on her blockbuster tours. Ciccone started as a dresser, helping Madonna make quick costume changes between numbers, but he worked his way up to serving as art director of the provocative Blonde Ambition tour in 1990, chronicled in the documentary 'Truth or Dare.' He was also the tour director on the Girlie Show tour in 1993.
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