Benji Madden

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Benji Madden : biography

March 11, 1979 –

Benji Madden (born Benjamin Levi Combs; March 11, 1979) is an American guitarist and backup vocalist for the band Good Charlotte, which he co-founded with his identical twin brother, Joel Madden.

Discography

Releases

  • Good Charlotte (2000)
  • The Young and the Hopeless (2002)
  • The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004)
  • Good Morning Revival (2007)
  • Greatest Remixes (2008)
  • Cardiology (2010)
  • Madden Brothers Mixtape (2011)

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
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

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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Punk’d Himself 1 episode
2009 Australian Idol Himself (guest judge) 2 episodes
2011 The Electric Company Himself

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"

Personal life

He is currently living in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, his brother Joel said on an Australian radio interview that Benji was genuinely looking for an Australian property he can call home.