Benji Madden

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Benjamin Levi Madden (né Combs; born March 11, 1979) is an American musician. He is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band Good CharlotteTemplate:Em dashfor which he has received various awardsTemplate:Em dashas well as pop rock collaboration the Madden Brothers. He formed both of these acts with his identical twin brother, Joel Madden, with whom he was a coach on The Voice Australia from 2015 to 2016.

Early life

Madden was born Benjamin Levi Combs on March 11, 1979, in Waldorf, Maryland, to Robin Madden and Roger Combs (d. 2019).<ref name="allmusic">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="peoplebio">Template:Cite web</ref> He has an identical twin, Joel Madden, with whom he formed the band Good Charlotte.<ref name="allmusic" /> He has an older brother named Josh and a younger sister named Sarah. All attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland.<ref name="peoplebio" />

Career

In 1996, Madden started Good Charlotte with his twin brother Joel.

While still playing in Good Charlotte, both Madden brothers wrote and produced for other artists. Madden was a co-writer and co-producer of some of the songs on Hilary Duff's Most Wanted (2005) compilation album. He later helped write the songs "Amnesia" for the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer and "No Ordinary Girl" for pop artist Kalin and Myles. He has appeared as a back-up vocalist for artists such as MxPx, Kill Hannah, Apoptygma Berzerk, Mest, The 69 Eyes, Sean Kingston, Three 6 Mafia, Chamillionaire, and Matisyahu.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Madden started the fashion line called Made Clothing in 2001, along with his brothers Joel and Josh. In early 2006, it became DCMA Collective. A DCMA Collective store opened in Los Angeles on March 15, 2008, but later closed.Template:Citation needed

On April 3, 2010, Madden took part in a boxing match against MTV and VH1 host Riki Rachtman at Ellismania 5: Get These Brawls. The event was hosted by Jason Ellis at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Madden beat Rachtman by knockout at 1 minute and 42 seconds into the first round.<ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

On November 11, 2011, Madden and his brother Joel Madden released a free mix-tape, "The Madden Brothers: Before Volume 1". It contains new artists the brothers were personally interested in. Their brother Josh Madden helped to produce the mix-tape. Then unknown rappers, Machine Gun Kelly, Rockie Fresh, Kreayshawn, Cassie Veggies, HXLT, and Wiz Khalifa all appeared on the mix-tape.

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Madden on stage with Good Charlotte

In 2012, Benji appeared on the TV show The Voice Australia, alongside Joel as joint mentor-judges.

In early 2013, Benji helped write Tonight Alive's song "Breakdown". He sang back-up vocals at the end of the song and made an appearance in the video.

In 2014, electronic dance music artist TJR released his track "Come Back Down", which features Benji on the track's vocals. The Madden Brothers recording "Greetings from California" was released on September 16, 2014.

In mid-2014, both of the Madden brothers appeared as coaches on The Voice Kids Australia in a double chair, after the example of the Dutch The Voice of Holland and The Voice Kids Holland edition in which the singer's duo Nick & Simon appeared as a judging duo between 2010 and 2015. In early 2015, Benji joined Joel as a coach on the main edition of The Voice, bringing the number of coaches up to five.

In 2015 Madden and his two brothers formally started their company MDDN, of which Benji is CEO, offering artist management, artist development and creative services. The company gained success quickly with the brothers taking management of Jessie J, Chase Atlantic, Architects, Bad Omens, Waterparks, Eyedress, Poppy and More.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Madden and his brother Joel co-founded the streaming platform Veeps in 2017, and are co-CEOs. Live Nation Entertainment acquired a majority stake in the platform in January 2021.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Discography

With The Madden Brothers

• Before – Volume One (2011)
• Greetings from California (2014)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Vocal appearances

Year	Song	Artist(s)	Album
2001	"Let's Go"	X-Ecutioners
2002	"January"	Goldfinger	Open Your Eyes
2003	"Jaded (These Years)"	Mest	Mest
	"It's Alright"	MxPx	Before Everything & After
	"On the Outs"
2004	"Are You Ready?"	Hazen Street	Hazen Street
	"All That"
	"Last Train Home"	Lostprophets	Start Something
	"Jump"	N.E.R.D	Fly or Die
2007	"Tightly Wound"	MxPx	Secret Weapon
	"Sex Without Love"	Ben Lee	Ripe
2008	"My Own Way"	Three 6 Mafia	Last 2 Walk
2009	"Apollo (Live on Your TV)"	Apoptygma Berzerk	Rocket Science
	"Darkness into Light"	Matisyahu	Light
	"Dead N' Gone"	The 69 Eyes	Back in Blood
	"Shoulda Let U Go"	Sean Kingston	Tomorrow
	"Snowblinded"	Kill Hannah	Wake Up the Sleepers
2013	"Breakdown"	Tonight Alive	The Other Side
2014	"Come Back Down"	TJR<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2019	"Never Enough"	Sleeping with Sirens	How It Feels to Be Lost
2020	"Second Chances"	Hollywood Undead	New Empire, Vol. 1

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Not Another Teen Movie	Prom band member
2006	Live Freaky Die Freaky	Interrogator #1	Voice only
	Material Girls	Mistaken valet #2
	Fast Future Generation	Himself
2007	Punk's Not Dead
2008	Paris, Not France
2009	6 Beers of Separation
2016	I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Punk'd	Himself	1 episode
2009	Australian Idol	Himself (guest judge)	2 episodes
2011	The Electric Company	Himself
2014	The Voice Kids	Himself (coach)	All episodes
2015–2016	The Voice Australia
2022	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	Himself (contestant)	1 episode

Music videos

• Rancid – "Fall Back Down"
• The White Tie Affair – "Candle (Sick and Tired)"
• Junior Sanchez – "Elevator"
• Young Dre The Truth – "Cheah Bah"
• Mest – "Jaded (These Years)"
• The 69 Eyes – "Dead N' Gone"
• Fenix Tx – "Threesome"
• Rad Omen – "Rad Anthem"
• Brand New – "Jude Law and a Semester Abroad"
• Escape the Fate – "10 Miles Wide"
• The Madden Brothers – "Oh My God"
• The Fray – "Love Don't Die"
• The Madden Brothers – "We Are Done"

Awards and nominations

Template:Main For his work as a guitarist for the alternative rock band Good Charlotte, he has received various accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award, and an NRJ Music Award.

Personal life

In February 2008, Madden broke up with his long-time fiancée, Sophie Monk.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Madden began dating actress Cameron Diaz in May 2014. The two were unofficially engaged before Christmas Day in 2014<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and were married on January 5, 2015,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> in a Jewish-inspired ceremony, at their Beverly Hills home.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On December 30, 2019, they had a daughter via surrogate pregnancy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On March 22, 2024 Benji announced that Diaz and he welcomed their new-born son.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Madden has many tattoos, including a tattoo of Benjamin Franklin, which covers his entire back.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

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• Good Charlotte official website Template:Webarchive
• Painted Flowers official website