Nude Filmography:
>> The Next Best Thing (2000)
>> Body of Evidence (1993)
>> Dangerous Game (1993)
>> Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
>> Dick Tracy (1990)
>> A Certain Sacrifice (1985)
>> Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Trivia :
>> Attended the University of Michigan. Brother Christopher
Ciccone designs restaurant interiors. Renovated a mansion overlooking
Hudson River north of NY City in the same West Nyack community that's
home to Rosie O'Donnell and director Jonathan Demme.
>> Her video "Justify My Love" was banned from VH1 & MTV. (30
July 1997): Her record company Maverick Records signed a distribution
deal with A Band Apart Records, a record company founded by Quentin
Tarantino and Lawrence Bender. A Band Apart Records will focus on
film soundtracks. (14 October 1996) Gave birth to baby daughter.
>> The baby is named Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon. The father
is 'Carlos Leon', Madonna's fitness trainer. (1991) Chosen by People
magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. Madonna's
surname, Ciccone, is very close to the insulting Italian word for
'fat man' (ciccione). But not quite. Performed with the Alvin Ailey
dance troupe.
>> Unanimously condemned by the Puerto Rican House of Representatives
for pulling a Puerto Rican flag between her legs in an October 26,
1993 concert. Her song, "Vogue", is a tribute to the glamour of classic
Hollywood.
>> Celebrities mentioned in the song are Greta Garbo, Marilyn
Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Joe DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, James Dean,
Grace Kelly, Jean Harlow, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers,
Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Katharine Hepburn, Lana Turner, and
Bette Davis.
>> Was supposed to play the lead in Music of the Heart (1999)
but dropped out two weeks before filming was set to begin. High school
cheerleader. Marched with the Bridgmen Drum and Bugle Corps.
>> Her daughter Lourdes was named as a tribute to Madonna's
mother, who wanted to visit Lourdes, France, where the Virgin Mary,
the Madonna, appeared in 1858, but died before doing so. (11 August
2000) Gave birth to a baby boy, Rocco Ritchie, three weeks premature.
Was considered for the role in Casino (1995) that eventually went
to Sharon Stone.
>> Turned down the lead in Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989).
Turned down a role in Showgirls (1995). Good friends with Gwyneth
Paltrow. In his 38th annual Worst Dressed List published in January
1998, Mr. Blackwell wrote about her questionable taste in clothing
the previous year, "Let's be blunt, yesterday's Evita is today's Velveeta."
(2001) Will star in husband Guy Ritchie's new movie, The Mole. Has
had 3 videos banned by MTV: Justify My Love (1990), Erotica (1992)
and What It Feels Like For A Girl (2001).
>> Owns Maverick Records label. Dated 'Carlos León'. Dated
Warren Beatty. Married Guy Ritchie in a medieval castle in Skibo,
Scotland. Graduated from Rochester Adams High School in 1976. Won
a scholarship because of her excellent grades and studied modern dance
and drama for 3 semesters at the University of Michigan.
>> One of 7 siblings. Her mother died of breast cancer when
Madonna was a small child. Her infamous 1994 appearance on "Late Show
with David Letterman" (1993) had her saying the "f" word 13 times.
Has an IQ of 140. Her birthday is also the anniversary of Elvis Presley's
death. Bought mansion in the Hollywood Hills originally built for
Rudolph Valentino. Born at 7:05 AM MST.
>> Named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People
of 2001'. Is a vegetarian. In 1989, she had a multi-million dollar
contract with Pepsi to promote their product as well as cross-promote
her new album, "Like a Prayer".
>> However, when the video for the first single, "Like a Prayer",
was released, it caused international controversy, with images of
burning crosses, murder, and racism, and Pepsi soon retreated their
contract, and the 13-minute commercial was only viewed once, at the
Superbowl.
>> The single later soared to Number 1 on the charts and stayed
there for 3 weeks. She later thanked Pepsi for creating such controversy.
Appeared in a 1988 stage play with Ron Silver and Joe Mantegna called
"Speed-the-Plow".
>> Did a Japanese commercial for Panasonic in 1987. Her 1986
film "Shanghai Surprise" was a box-office disaster, costing $17 million
and grossing only $2. Appeared in a filmed stage play in 1980 called
"In Artificial Light", in which she wrote her own part. Appeared in
a stage play in 1986 called "Goose & Tomtom" with then-husband Sean
Penn.
>> Her first film, Certain Sacrifice, A (1985), was released
in 1985, after she became a star, but was actually shot in two parts,
the first in 1979, and the other, in 1981. A September 2000 Rolling
Stone article estimated her worth as $650 million.
>> Since then, she has released the album "Music", which sold
12 million copies, has had a 47-date sold-out worldwide tour, completed
a movie, and released a greatest hits compilation. As of 2001, her
albums have sold 153 million copies worldwide.
>> As of early 2002, has had 15 solo albums: "Madonna" (1983);
"Like a Virgin" (1984); "True Blue" (1986); "Who's That Girl" (1987);
"You Can Dance" (1987); "Like a Prayer" (1989); "I'm Breathless" (1990);
"The Immaculate Collection" (1990); "Erotica" (1992); "Bedtime Stories"
(1994); "Something to Remember" (1995); "Evita" (1996); "Ray of Light"
(1998); "Music" (2000); "GHV2: Greatest Hits Volume 2" (2001).
>> Turned down the role of Frida Khalo in the movie Frida (2002),
which was later given to Salma Hayek. Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers
of 2001". Sister of Christopher Ciccone Gwyneth Paltrow was the Matron
of Honor at Madonna's wedding to Guy Ritchie.
>> Her grandparents are Michelina and Gatano Ciccone.
>> Her father is Italian, her mother was French-Canadian. Sister-in-law
of Joe Henry
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