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Biography
Distinguish2| Joe Maddon Infobox musical artist|name = Joel Madden|image = Joel Madden - pic.jpg|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Joel Rueben Combs|birth_date = birth date and age|1979|03|11|caption = Joel Madden|origin = Waldorf, Maryland , United States|U.S. |occupation = Musician , vocalist , songwriter , guitarist |genre = Pop punk , punk rock , alternative rock |years_active = 1996–present|instrument = Vocals , guitar , piano |label = EMI Records|EMI |spouse = Nicole Richie |children = 2 |website = URL| http://www.goodcharlotte.com Joel Rueben Madden (born Joel Rueben Combs ; March 11, 1979) is an American singing|singer , record producer , actor , disc jockey|DJ , and UNICEF List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors|Goodwill Ambassador , best known as the lead vocalist for the pop punk band Good Charlotte .
Early life
Madden was born Joel Rueben Combs in Waldorf, Maryland . He has an identical twin brother, Benji Madden , who plays rhythm 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 .
Career
Good Charlotte
In 1995, at the age of 16, Joel Madden attended the Beastie Boys Ill Communication Tour with his brother Benji. 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 . They took the name Good Charlotte from a children's book.cite web |title=Good Charlotte Biography|work= Allmusic |year=2007 |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p442724|pure_url=yes |accessdate=2007-08-31
Other projects
In the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie , Joel and the other Good Charlotte#Band members|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 (film)|Fat Albert and in the 2006 film Material Girls with his brother Benji. He also had a guest appearance in the popular kids' show "The Naked Brothers Band," in which he joined the band for a performance.
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 front a production team 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.cite news | title =Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Start Charity for Kids | publisher = US Magazine |date=2007-11-17 | url = http://www.usmagazine.com/nicole_and_joel_2 | accessdate =2007-11-17 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071116004902/ http://www.usmagazine.com/nicole_and_joel_2 |archivedate = 2007-11-16 He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2010, with his brother, Madden contributed to " We Are the World 25 for Haiti ," a remake of the song " We Are the World " by USA for Africa , written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie .
Personal life
In July 2004, Madden began dating teen idol Hilary Duff when she was 16.cite web|url= http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/hilary-duff/1503393/main |title=Hilary Duff Main & #124; All About Hilary Duff |publisher=Moviefone |date=1987-09-28 |accessdate=2011-11-08 After a long period of tabloid speculation, Duff's mother Susan announced their relationship in a June 2005 interview for Seventeen magazine.cite web|url= http://web.archive.org/web/20060813220107/ http://extratv.warnerbros.com/v2/news/0605/16/3/text.html |title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2006-08-13 |accessdate=2011-11-08 In November 2006, Madden and Duff broke up.cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1546769/raekwon-slams-jayz-at-rock-bells-concert.jhtml |title=For The Record: Quick News On Raekwon, Jay-Z, Redman, Britney, Pharrell, Jeezy, Nick Lachey & More - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=2006-11-29 |accessdate=2011-11-08
Madden started dating Nicole Richie in December 2006.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20004183,00.html|title=Couples Watch|date=2006-12-18|work= People (magazine)|People Just three months later --in the midst of her DUI trial--Richie was pregnant. They have two children: daughter Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden (born January 11, 2008)cite web|url= http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0905/28/lkl.01.html|title=Interview with Lionel & Nicole Richie|date=2009-05-28|publisher=CNN|work= Larry King Live and son Sparrow James Midnight Madden (born September 9, 2009).cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20301712,00.html|title=Nicole Richie & Joel Madden Welcome a Baby Boy|date=2009-09-09|work= People (magazine)|People The couple confirmed their engagement in February 2010, http://nicolerichie.celebuzz.com/2009/09/excited-to-announce/ dead link|date=November 2011 and married on December 11, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20446876,00.html|title=Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Wedding Draws Family, Friends – and an Elephant!|date=2010-12-11|work= People (magazine)|People
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