Madonna, born Madonna Louise Ciccone, is an American singer, actress, and one of the most enduring personalities of the twentieth century. She rose to great fame in the 80s when the song “Like a Virgin” became a smash hit.
Since that time, she has reinvented herself an uncountable number of times, staying in the spotlight and enduring in the cut throat industry that is the music business. Some other notable Madonna hits include “Material Girl”, “Papa Don’t Preach”, “Open Your Heart”, “Vogue”, “Justify My Love”, “Love Makes the World Go Round”, “Like a Prayer”, “Express Yourself”, “Ray of Light”, and “Music”.
In addition to one of the most successful music careers ever, she has made the jump into film acting as well, with numerous credits to her name including Desperately Seeking Susan,
Dick Tracy, Truth or Dare, Shadows and Fog, A League of Their Own, Body of Evidence, Four Rooms, Girl 6, Evita, The Next Best Thing, and Swept Away.
In her personal life, she has been connected to the likes of Sean Penn, Warren Beatty, Vanilla Ice,
Dennis Rodman, Tony Ward, Guy Ritchie, and Alex Rodriguez. In 1985 she even married actor Sean Penn, but in 1989, the couple divorced and the hectic relationship came to a close.
In 2000, she married film director Guy Ritchie, and the couple had had a son, Rocco. In 2008, the couple divorced, and it has been rumored that Madonna’s relationship with baseball star Alex Rodriguez contributed to the relationships failing. Alex Rodriguez’s marriage ended the same year amongst similar speculations.
