Benjamin Levi "Benji" Madden (born March 11, 1979) is the guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good Charlotte. He and his brother were born with the last name of Combs which was their father's last name. They had their name legally changed to Madden (their mother's maiden name) when their father left the family on Christmas Eve when benji and joel were 16 years old. Joel, is the band's lead vocalist. Benji and Joel also have a younger sister named Sarah and an older brother, Josh. At school Benji was often blamed for Joel's misbehavior because he was known as a troublemaker. Benji and Joel also suffered alienation in school for being fans of punk rock. Benji is 5 minutes older than Joel. Josh helps run "Made", their clothing brand. Benji is nicknamed Kid Vicious after Sid Vicious. Unlike his brother, he is not a vegetarian. Benji has many piercings and tattoos, some of which are of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary from the Bible. In 2004, Benji was on Punk'd with his brother Joel after they were both tricked by Ashton Kutcherfor the incident when they saw Joel's Range Rover had crashed on top of a Volvo while being towed. Also, Benji and Joel hosted a show on MTV called All Things Rock. Benji and Joel also have a new clothing line called DCMA Collectives coming out.