The famous Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Dubbed the “Queen of Pop”, Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, and visual presentation.
Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958, in Bay City, Michigan, to Catholic parents Madonna Louise (née Fortin) and Silvio Anthony Tony Ciccone. Her father’s parents were Italian emigrants from Pacentro while her mother was of French-Canadian descent. Tony Ciccone worked as an engineer designer for Chrysler and General Motors.
Madonna attended St. Frederick’s and St. Andrew’s Catholic Elementary Schools, and West Middle School. She was known for her high-grade point average and achieved notoriety for her unconventional behavior. Madonna would perform cartwheels and handstands in the hallways between classes, dangle by her knees from the monkey bars during recess, and pull up her skirt during class—all so that the boys could see her underwear.
Who is Madonna’s first husband Sean Penn? Children and cause of divorce
Sean Justin Penn is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama Mystic River and the biopic Milk.
Penn appeared in a 1974 episode of the Little House on the Prairie television series as an extra when his father, Leo, directed some of the episodes. Penn launched his film career with the action-drama Taps (1981), where he played a military high school cadet. A year later, he appeared in the hit comedy Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), in the role of surfer-stoner Jeff Spicoli; his character helped popularize the word “dude” in popular culture.
Madonna and Sean Penn were married from 1985 to 1989 and had no children together during that time.
On January 5, 1989, Madonna filed for divorce from Sean Penn citing irreconcilable differences at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Los Angeles, California. On December 28, 1988, Madonna filed assault charges against Sean Penn at the sheriff’s office in Malibu, California.
Versions of what happened on that date include:
- Sean scaled the wall surrounding their Malibu home and started a quarrel with Madonna in their bedroom
- Madonna threatened to leave the house
- Sean attempted to tie Madonna to a chair with the cord from a lamp, but she fled the bedroom
- Sean chased Madonna into the living room and then tied her to a chair using twine
- Sean threatened to cut off her hair
- The police report indicates that Sean was “drinking liquor straight from the bottle and that the abuse went on for several hours, according to Madonna
- Madonna was smacked several times while bound to the chair
- Sean eventually untied Madonna and she fled the house in her car and drove to the sheriff’s office
When she arrived at the sheriff’s office, Lieutenant Bill McSweeny is quoted as saying, I hardly recognized her as Madonna. She was weeping, her lip was bleeding and she had been struck.
