Benji Madden
Benji Madden, born Benjamin Levi Madden (originally Benjamin Levi Combs) on March 11, 1979, in Waldorf, Maryland, is an American musician. He is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for Good Charlotte, the band he started in 1996 with his identical twin brother, Joel Madden. They also form The Madden Brothers, a pop-rock duo.
Benji and Joel grew up in Maryland, attended La Plata High School, and formed Good Charlotte in 1996. Beyond performing, Benji has written and produced for other artists—for example Hilary Duff's Most Wanted (2005), 5 Seconds of Summer's Amnesia, and Kalin and Myles' No Ordinary Girl. He has provided backup vocals for many artists.
He started a fashion line, Made Clothing, in 2001 (later DCMA Collective). He also competed in a boxing event in 2010. In 2011, the Madden Brothers released a free mix-tape, Before Volume 1. They were coaches on The Voice Australia in 2012 and joined The Voice main show as coaches in 2015. The brothers co-founded MDDN, a management and creative services company, and later started the streaming platform Veeps in 2017; Live Nation bought a majority stake in Veeps in 2021.
Benji Madden has won several awards for Good Charlotte, including an MTV Video Music Award, a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award, and an NRJ Music Award. In his personal life, he dated Sophie Monk before marrying actress Cameron Diaz in 2015. They have two children: a daughter born via surrogate in 2019 and a son born in 2024. He is known for his many tattoos, including a full-back portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
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