Joel Reuben Madden (born March 11, 1979) is the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte.
Madden was born in Waldorf, Maryland USA. He attended La Plata High School in La Plata, Maryland. Madden has an older brother named Joshua, who is a DJ, and a younger sister named Sarah. He also has a twin brother named Benji Madden who plays guitar in Good Charlotte. They also now live on the same street in Glendale, California.

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Madden dated Hilary Duff for two and a half years before their relationship ended in November 2006. Later that year in December 2006, Joel and Nicole Richie became a couple. In June and July, 2007, numerous media outlets were stating that Nicole was pregnant with Joel's baby. These rumors were unadressed by the couple until July 31, 2007 when they confirmed in an interview with Diane Sawyer that Nicole Richie is nearly 4 months pregnant with Madden's child.