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Michael Madsen(I)

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Michael Madsen's long career spans nearly 40 years and more than 170 films in which he has played memorable characters in myriad box office hits, including: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) Sin City (2005), Hell Ride (2008), Die Another Day (2002), Donnie Brasco (1997), Species (1995), The Getaway (1994), Thelma & Louise (1991), and Free Willy (1993). Michael is notably recognized for his role as Mr. Blonde, in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992).

Michael was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Elaine Madsen (née Melson), an Emmy-winning writer, producer, and poet, and Calvin Madsen, a firefighter. He is the brother of actress Virginia Madsen. His paternal grandparents were Danish.

In recent years, Madsen has received Best Actor awards for his role in the Irish boxing film Strength and Honour, from the New York International Film Festival, the Boston Film Festival and the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival. Madsen received the Golden Dolphin Award at the 25th Festroia Festival in Portugal, an award also given to veterans Kirk Douglas and Robert Mitchum. In 2012, Madsen was named President of the first annual Champs Elysees Film Festival in France which honored producer Harvey Weinstein. Recent television appearances include guest starring roles on The Mob Doctor (2012), Golden Boy (2013)and Blue Bloods (2010).

Madsen is well recognized as an accomplished poet. His first book "Burning In Paradise" with a Foreword by Dennis Hopper, won the Independent Firecracker Award and was later translated into Norwegian. He has a world-wide following with his work, honored at International Poetry Festivals in Genoa, Italy and Mexico . He was recently the Guest of Honor at the Crossing Border Festival in Netherlands. His "The Complete Poetic Works" is an international bestseller. This was followed by his "Signs of Life" dedicated to Chris Penn. This unique work combined his new poetry with his own original photography. His next book of poetry "American Badass"was dedicated to the memory of the late David Carradine, his friend and Kill Bill co-star. His newest book "Expecting Rain" has a Foreword by Jerry Hopkins.
BornSeptember 25, 1957
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Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, and Ara Paiaya in Skin Traffik (2015)
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Michael Madsen in Every Last One of Them (2021)
Michael Madsen and Paul Sloan in Every Last One of Them (2021)
Michael Madsen in Skin Traffik (2015)
Michael Madsen in Skin Traffik (2015)
Michael Madsen in Skin Traffik (2015)
Michael Madsen in Shannon's Rainbow (2009)
Michael Madsen and Julianne Michelle in Shannon's Rainbow (2009)
William Baldwin and Michael Madsen in Welcome to Acapulco (2019)
Michael Madsen, Jayne Atkinson, and Jason James Richter in Free Willy (1993)

Known for

Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Demián Bichir, and Walton Goggins in The Hateful Eight (2015)
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  • Joe Gage
  • 2015
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
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  • Budd
  • 2003
Species (1995)
Species
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  • Preston Lennox
  • 1995
Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, and Chris Penn in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
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  • Mr. Blonde
  • Vic
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor

  • Crime Boss: Rockay City
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • Arena Wars
    • Post-production
  • For Nothing
    • Post-production
  • Legend of the White Dragon
    • In Production
  • Book of Nightmares
    • Post-production
  • The First Circle
    • Pre-production
  • The Detective
    • Completed
  • Buckle Up
    • In Production
  • Egill: The Last Pagan
    • (voice)
    • In Production
  • The Witching Hour
    • Post-production
  • Waking Karma (2023)
    Waking Karma
  • Michael Madsen, Ally Kathryn, Allison Hawkstone, and Shane Christopher in The Wraith Within (2022)
    The Wraith Within
  • Grace (2022)
    Grace
    • (voice)
  • Michael Madsen, Robert LaSardo, and Sarah French in Death Count (2022)
    Death Count
  • Incarnation (2022)
    Incarnation
  • Until We Meet Again (2022)
    Until We Meet Again
  • Michael Madsen, Tom Sizemore, Robert LaSardo, and Chelsea Vale in Damon's Revenge (2022)
    Damon's Revenge
  • Jeff Espanol in The American Connection (2021)
    The American Connection
  • Christmas Thieves (2021)
    Christmas Thieves
  • Richard Dreyfuss, Taryn Manning, Paul Sloan, Jake Weber, Mary Christina Brown, and Mike Hatton in Every Last One of Them (2021)
    Every Last One of Them
  • American Night (2021)
    American Night
  • Michael Madsen in Burial Ground Massacre (2021)
    Burial Ground Massacre
  • Stephen Baldwin, Michael Madsen, Eric Roberts, Casper Van Dien, Oded Fehr, and Alexander Nevsky in Mission: The Prophet (2021)
    Mission: The Prophet
  • Dying Is Easy (2021)
    Dying Is Easy
  • Our good hands

Producer

  • The First Circle
    • Pre-production
  • American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
    • Completed
  • Cash Collectors
    • Completed
  • Grace (2022)
    Grace
  • Richard Dreyfuss, Taryn Manning, Paul Sloan, Jake Weber, Mary Christina Brown, and Mike Hatton in Every Last One of Them (2021)
    Every Last One of Them
  • The Jewels of the Salton Sea (2019)
    The Jewels of the Salton Sea
  • The Dirty Kind (2018)
    The Dirty Kind
  • Death in the Desert (2015)
    Death in the Desert
  • Megan Maczko in The Ninth Cloud (2014)
    The Ninth Cloud
  • Now Here (2010)
    Now Here
  • The Brazen Bull (2010)
    The Brazen Bull
  • Michael Madsen, Jake Busey, Amber Benson, and Harold Perrineau in The Killing Jar (2010)
    The Killing Jar
  • Dead Man Running (2009)
    Dead Man Running
  • Michael Madsen and David Carradine in Road of No Return (2009)
    Road of No Return
  • A Way with Murder (2009)
    A Way with Murder
  • Michael Madsen's Video Diary (Hell Ride)
  • Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Mark Boone Junior, Martin Cummins, Matthew Robert Kelly, Raul Inglis, Kurupt, Darcy Laurie, Aaron Pearl, Mykelti Williamson, and Justine Warrington in Vice (2008)
    Vice
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Writer

  • American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
    • Completed
  • Pet Star (2002)
    Pet Star

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Personal details

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    • September 25, 1957
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • DeAnna MadsenApril 15, 1996 - present (3 children)
    • Elaine Madsen
    • Virginia Madsen(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Music video: Appeared in video for Michael Jackson, "U Rock My World", 2001.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 4 Portrayals
    • 12 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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    According to his interview in Maxim magazine, he doesn't own a cell phone nor does he use the Internet to send e-mails; he still writes letters by hand.
  • Quotes
    Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for Free Willy (1993). Or maybe I will.
    • Wears Ray Ban sunglasses in almost all of his movies

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