Birth Name : Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (pronounced: chee-koh-neh)

Nicknames : Nonnie, Maddy, Mo, The Material Girl, Madge

Date of Birth : August 16, 1958

Place of Birth : Rochester, Michigan

Height : 5 4½

Education :

• University of Michigan (majored in Dance; dropped out)
• Adams High School, Rochester
• MichiganWest Junior High School

Nationality : American

Profession : singer, actress, producer, composer

Claim to Fame : Album - Like a Virgin (1984)

Madonna Trivia

• Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
• Was considered for the role in Casino (1995) that eventually went to Sharon Stone.
• Turned down the lead in The Fabulous Baker Boys (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.”
• Owns Maverick Records label.
• 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 on December 1st, 1963.
• 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.
• Born at 7:05 AM MST.
• Bought mansion in the Hollywood Hills originally built for Rudolph Valentino.
• Named one of People Magazine’s ‘50 Most Beautiful People of 1991′, and ‘25 Most Intriguing People of 2001′.
• She is a fan of Katharine Hepburn.
• Born on the same day as actress Angela Bassett.
• She was voted the 36th Greatest Artist of all time in Rock ‘n’ Roll by Rolling Stone

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