Did you know Madonna was a first year drop-out of the University of Michigan, where she was to study dance?

Did you know that Madonna was a dancer for kitschy European disco artist Patrick Hernandez ("Born to be Alive") ?

Did you know that Madonna owns one of the world's most valuable private collections of modern art, valued at over $65 million?

Did you know that Madonna actually wanted to be a nun when she was a little girl? :eek: :lol:

So, what you do you know about the former Material Girl? :)

She traveled to Paris with Patrick Hernandez; it was there that she met Dan Gilroy, who would soon become her boyfriend. Upon returning to New York, the pair formed the Breakfast Club, a pop/dance group. Madonna originally played drums for the band, but she soon became the lead singer.

In August of 1985, she married actor Sean Penn; the couple had a rocky marriage that ended in 1989.

Her mother died when she was very young.

She was raised as a Catholic, but has since studied many different religions.

Did you know Madonna worked at a Dunkin' Donuts shop in Time's Square and as a coatcheck girl at The Russian Tea Room in Manhattan before finding fame?

Did you know Madonna never voted in an election until 1992, even though she did an infamous commercial for MTV's "Rock the Vote" campaign in 1990?

Did you know that Madonna purchased the magnificent Castillo del Lago mansion in the Hollywood Hills in 1990 for $7 million? The mansion once belonged to notorious gangster Bugsy Siegel, whom her former beau Warren Beatty portrayed in the movie Bugsy...

Didja know Madonna will be eligible for the Rock-N-Roll hall of fame in 2009.

Her song "Fever" was originally done by Peggy Lee and the song she did on "A Very Special Christmas","Santa baby" was originally done by Etta James. Judging by that and the fact she looks like Marilyn Monroe at times, I'd say she is a fan of the 50's the way we love the 80's.

Did you know that Madonna won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama/Musical for her role in the movie Evita in 1996?

Did you know the opening act for her Like a Virgin World Tour was bad-boy rap trio The Beastie Boys?

Did you know that Madonna auditioned for Sire Records founder/owner Seymour Stein while he was in the hospital recovering from major surgery? (He signed her right away.)

Did you know that her kid brother Christopher appears in the "Lucky Star" video, dancing alongside big Sis and former friend Erica Bell?

She's basically disowned her performance in "Who's That Girl?".

She regrets recording "Like A Virgin" and "Material Girl".

She hosted the first episode of the 1985-1986 season of "Saturday Night Live", and she was made fun of on SNL in the 84-85 season's Michael McKean/Chaka Khan episode (she was portrayed by cast member Pamela Stephenson as promoting navel accessories while performing "Lucky Star"). She also appeared on the first episode of the 86-87 season of SNL, reading an announcement that the previous season was all a dream. Other appearances on the show saw her playing Linda Richman's (Mike Myers) friend on "Coffee Talk" alongside Roseanne and a Barbra Streisand cameo, and her own tribute to Sinead O'Connor ripping up a photo of the Pope (in Maddy's case, she ripped up a photo of Joey Buttafuco).

Sincerely,

John "outofplacechild" Kilduff

Did you know that Madonna is now a full-time resident of the UK, where she owns a $12 million townhouse in London and a rambling, forty room estate in the English countryside?

Did you know that Madonna is very close friends with actress Gwyneth Paltrow and that Gwyn recently purchased a home in the UK so the two can get together more often?

Did you know that in spite of her many film failures, Madonna is planning on writing and starring in a movie loosely based on her life?