- Born
- Birth nameJoel Ryan Rueben Combs
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Joel Madden was born Joel Rueben Combs on March 11, 1979, in Waldorf, Maryland, to Robin Marie Madden and Roger Paul Combs. His father left the family, so he changed his
last name from "Combs" to his mother's maiden name. His mother raised Joel and his three siblings alone. Obviously that
caused a lot of financial problems leading to the eviction from their
home. He and his older twin brother, Benji Madden, went to a Beastie Boys concert
and decided that they wanted to start a band. When they graduated in
1997, his mother gave him and Benji a pair of airline tickets to
California to go to a club where all the good punk rock bands actually
started. When they got back, they were more determined than ever. They
teamed up with two school friends and Billy - and Good Charlotte was
born.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseNicole Richie(December 11, 2010 - present) (2 children)
- ParentsRobin Marie MaddenRoger Paul Combs
- Hat and toothpick
- Is the more sensitive of the Madden twins
- Welcomed daughter, with Nicole Richie, Harlow Winter Kate on January 11, 2008. Harlow weighted 6 lbs. 7 oz.
- Son, with Nicole Richie, was born Sept 9, 2009 and was named Sparrow James Midnight Madden.
- Was formerly a shampoo technician.
- Younger twin by 5 minutes
- Son-in-law of Lionel Richie.
- I got kicked out of class so much and it wasn't fair because I was
just talking. In class, if there was a pretty girl, I would just try to
talk [to her] all the time. I like to talk, especially to girls. And I
got kicked out of class all the time. The teacher would be like 'All
right, stop,' and I'd be like 'Okay,' and keep talking. Then I'd try to
impress her and it wouldn't really work. I'd get kicked out for trying
to be funny, like they'd call me up to read and I'd read the wrong
thing. I didn't take high school very seriously. - I think that our goal in Good Charlotte is just to be Good Charlotte, and
whatever happens, whatever that means, we don't even know, we just push
on and tour and make music and do whatever. - I like clothes, and I think Hilary Duff looks good in her clothes. I
like her low-key, in jeans. - [2003] Alcoholism runs in the family. Benj is an alcoholic. My dad's an alcoholic, his dad's an alcoholic. Benji doesn't like talking about it. But he had to stop. He counts his months. He's been sober for a year and a half.
- [2003; on Good Charlotte not minding their nice-guy image] You know, it's funny. You're probably the first person who hasn't focused on why we are or are not punk this whole interview. It's very cliché for rock & roll journalists to go, 'Well, you're not punk.' We don't care if we are, we don't care if we aren't.
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