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| Ward, you could never be too hard on the beaver |
Tony Ward
June 10, 1963—
Who could have predicted that Ward, already a working model (albeit one with a nude past in gay mags) at the time he was catapulted to notoriety as Madonna's first high-profile boy toy, would go on to become one of the field's most successful and enduring icons? But that he has. Starting in the early '80s, Ward posed for Colt (under the alias "Franco Kier")and other porn outfits, winding up a coverboy on In Touch for Men, where his mind-boggling rump stole the show. Soon after, his association with Herb Ritts for Calvin Klein made him a rising star, one who would go on to work with every important fashion photographer of the era.
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| Madonna wins a Tony Ward |
While dating Madonna, Ward's place in the pop cultural firmament was fixed when he starred opposite her in one of her most recognizable (and most controversial) videos, "Justify My Love", and then again appeared alongside Madonna (in chains, licking her boot and doing other pervy stuff) in her even more controversial Sex book.
Their relationship did not last, but his career has only expanded over time. Now 50, he's still knocking down huge campaigns and has been able to create his own art as an actor and designer.
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