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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 (n��e 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.
Bio:
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 (n��e 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.
Tivia:
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.After the death of good friend Chris Penn, he has a hard time watching Reservoir Dogs (1992).One of his dogs is "Buftea", a recent addition. He found it emaciated, wild and roaming the forests of Romania while he was filming The Last Drop (2006). Madsen gradually tamed the dog, adopted it, named it after the town in Romania where they were shooting and whisked it back to beach-front Malibu.Godfather of his sons, Hudson Madsen and Kalvin Madsen, is Quentin Tarantino.Owned the yellow Cadillac that his character Mr Blonde drove in Reservoir Dogs (1992).Very well-known for his generosity; he gave his casting director friend Bruno Rosato a Porsche 928.Because of his strong aversion to violence, Madsen was very uncomfortable filming the torture scenes in Reservoir Dogs (1992), especially in the scenes in which he was required to hit Kirk Baltz.States only five films as ones he's even remotely proud of: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Donnie Brasco (1997), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Species (1995) and Free Willy (1993).Was offered role of Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction (1994) but turned it down because he couldn't get out of rehearsal for Wyatt Earp (1994). He cited this as the the worst mistake of his career.He was originally asked to play "Harland", the man who rapes Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise (1991), but he refused the part and, when director Ridley Scott asked what part he would like instead, Madsen asked if he could play "Jimmy Lennox", the well meaning but short tempered boyfriend of Susan Sarandon's Louise. Scott initially scoffed at the idea, but Madsen got the part of "Jimmy" after having lunch with Sarandon.Announced the second greatest movie villain of all time by Maxim Magazine's "Greatest Movie Villains of all Time" for his character in Reservoir Dogs (1992) of "Mr. Blonde".Brother of actress Virginia Madsen and Cheryl Madsen. Son of Cal Madsen, a retired firefighter, and Elaine Madsen.In 2002 he was presented an award for his work with the Shriners Hospital For Children.Was considered for the role of John McClane in Die Hard (1988).Has worn the same pinky ring in numerous movies.The films he acted in have grossed over 2 billion dollars world wide.Good friends with Dennis Hopper, Harry Dean Stanton and Nick Nolte.Has worked as a car mechanic, a landscaper and a hospital orderly before turning to acting.Good friend Harvey Keitel served as godfather to his son Max Madsen.His paternal grandparents (Soren and Anna Marie Madsen) immigrated from Denmark in the early 1900s.Has a parrot called Marlon (after Marlon Brando).Dennis Hopper wrote the introduction to his book of short stories and poems "Burning in Paradise".He points to Robert Mitchum as his idol and role model. Many similarities are apparent, as both are large, intimidating "tough guys" who are generally underrated and Madsen (as did Mitchum) doesn't always appear in films for their artistic merit. They both shared a love for poetry. He and Mitchum also both appeared in War and Remembrance (1988), though they never had any scenes together.He was considered for Tom Sizemore's roles in Heat (1995) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).He painted houses, repaired cars, worked as an orderly in a hospital and pumped gas in his late teens and early twenties before he moved to Los Angeles.The Boys Republic once a year gives a scholarship on behalf of Michael Madsen. Steve McQueen attended that school.The character of Officer Wendell 'Bud' White in L.A. Confidential (1997) was written with Madsen in mind, but Russell Crowe got the part.Hobbies include cars and bikes.He has a line of hot sauces.His character of Mr. Blonde was one of the 200 nominees on the American Film Institute's list of 100 years of the best Heroes and Villains. He was also the only character from Reservoir Dogs (1992) who was nominated. However, he didn't make it into the top 50.Poetry collection: 10-Year Anniversary Edition of his poetry book, "The Complete Poetic Works of Michael Madsen, Vol I: 1995-2005/," available at Amazon.com.Was offered the role of Seth Gecko in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), but couldn't accept due to scheduling conflicts.Close friends with actor Chris Penn, and acted as a pallbearer at the latter's funeral.He has said in an interview once that his feminine characteristic would be that he has soft feet.On Dec. 26, 2004, David Carradine and his wife Annie were married at Madsen's home by Vicki Roberts.He has an older sister named Cheryl Madsen (Cheri). She's the owner of a restaurant in Wisconsin.Married his wife, DeAnna Madsen, in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.He was considered for Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987).Won the Maverick Award 2007 Method fest, presented to him by good friend David Carradine.For his past, present and ongoing commitment to independent film, was presented with the inaugural Rebel Award by good friend/actor Harvey Keitel at Rebelfest 2005, Toronto.Former brother-in-law of Danny Huston and Cher.TV commercial (voice-over): Boeing Corp.Has starred in three films as a gangster whose organization is infiltrated by undercover law enforcement: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Beyond the Law (1993).His mother has English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry, and is also said to have Native American roots.He called BloodRayne (2005) "an abomination... a horrifying and preposterous movie", but added that he enjoyed working with Uwe Boll and would certainly work with him again if asked. Boll claimed that Madsen was frequently drunk during production.Children with Jeannine Bisignano: Christian Madsen (born 1990) and Max Madsen (born 1994). Children with DeAnna Madsen: Hudson Lee (born 1995), Calvin Michael (born 1997) and Luke Ray (born 2005).Will Rogers pioneer award 2007.He was considered for the role of Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom in Con Air (1997) that went to John Malkovich.In the early days of his acting career, he considered changing his name to "Michael Hood."Has lent his voice to several seasons of Animal Precinct (2001) on The Animal Planet. |
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Michael Madsen |
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Actor,Producer,Writer (IMDB) |
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All World |
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| Height: |
6' 0?' (1.84 m) |
| Biography: |
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 An |
| Trivia: |
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.After the death of good friend Chris Penn, he has a hard time watching Reservoir Dogs (1992).One of his dogs is "Buftea", a recent addition. He found it emaciated, wild and roaming the forests of Romania while he was filming The Last Drop (2006). Madsen gradually tamed the dog, adopted it, named it after the town in Romania where they were shooting and whisked it back to beach-front Malibu.Godfather of his sons, Hudson Madsen and Kalvin Madsen, is Quentin Tarantino.Owned the yellow Cadillac that his character Mr Blonde drove in Reservoir Dogs (1992).Very well-known for his generosity; he gave his casting director friend Bruno Rosato a Porsche 928.Because of his strong aversion to violence, Madsen was very uncomfortable filming the torture scenes in Reservoir Dogs (1992), especially in the scenes in which he was required to hit Kirk Baltz.States only five films as ones he's even remotely proud of: Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Donnie Brasco (1997), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Species (1995) and Free Willy (1993).Was offered role of Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction (1994) but turned it down because he couldn't get out of rehearsal for Wyatt Earp (1994). He cited this as the the worst mistake of his career.He was originally asked to play "Harland", the man who rapes Geena Davis in Thelma & Louise (1991), but he refused the part and, when director Ridley Scott asked what part he would like instead, Madsen asked if he could play "Jimmy Lennox", the well meaning but short tempered boyfriend of Susan Sarandon's Louise. Scott initially scoffed at the idea, but Madsen got the part of "Jimmy" after having lunch with Sarandon.Announced the second greatest movie villain of all time by Maxim Magazine's "Greatest Movie Villains of all Time" for his character in Reservoir Dogs (1992) of "Mr. Blonde".Brother of actress Virginia Madsen and Cheryl Madsen. Son of Cal Madsen, a retired firefighter, and Elaine Madsen.In 2002 he was presented an award for his work with the Shriners Hospital For Children.Was considered for the role of John McClane in Die Hard (1988).Has worn the same pinky ring in numerous movies.The films he acted in have grossed over 2 billion dollars world wide.Good friends with Dennis Hopper, Harry Dean Stanton and Nick Nolte.Has worked as a car mechanic, a landscaper and a hospital orderly before turning to acting.Good friend Harvey Keitel served as godfather to his son Max Madsen.His paternal grandparents (Soren and Anna Marie Madsen) immigrated from Denmark in the early 1900s.Has a parrot called Marlon (after Marlon Brando).Dennis Hopper wrote the introduction to his book of short stories and poems "Burning in Paradise".He points to Robert Mitchum as his idol and role model. Many similarities are apparent, as both are large, intimidating "tough guys" who are generally underrated and Madsen (as did Mitchum) doesn't always appear in films for their artistic merit. They both shared a love for poetry. He and Mitchum also both appeared in War and Remembrance (1988), though they never had any scenes together.He was considered for Tom Sizemore's roles in Heat (1995) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).He painted houses, repaired cars, worked as an orderly in a hospital and pumped gas in his late teens and early twenties before he moved to Los Angeles.The Boys Republic once a year gives a scholarship on behalf of Michael Madsen. Steve McQueen attended that school.The character of Officer Wendell 'Bud' White in L.A. Confidential (1997) was written with Madsen in mind, but Russell Crowe got the part.Hobbies include cars and bikes.He has a line of hot sauces.His character of Mr. Blonde was one of the 200 nominees on the American Film Institute's list of 100 years of the best Heroes and Villains. He was also the only character from Reservoir Dogs (1992) who was nominated. However, he didn't make it into the top 50.Poetry collection: 10-Year Anniversary Edition of his poetry book, "The Complete Poetic Works of Michael Madsen, Vol I: 1995-2005/," available at Amazon.com.Was offered the role of Seth Gecko in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), but couldn't accept due to scheduling conflicts.Close friends with actor Chris Penn, and acted as a pallbearer at the latter's funeral.He has said in an interview once that his feminine characteristic would be that he has soft feet.On Dec. 26, 2004, David Carradine and his wife Annie were married at Madsen's home by Vicki Roberts.He has an older sister named Cheryl Madsen (Cheri). She's the owner of a restaurant in Wisconsin.Married his wife, DeAnna Madsen, in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.He was considered for Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon (1987).Won the Maverick Award 2007 Method fest, presented to him by good friend David Carradine.For his past, present and ongoing commitment to independent film, was presented with the inaugural Rebel Award by good friend/actor Harvey Keitel at Rebelfest 2005, Toronto.Former brother-in-law of Danny Huston and Cher.TV commercial (voice-over): Boeing Corp.Has starred in three films as a gangster whose organization is infiltrated by undercover law enforcement: Reservoir Dogs (1992), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Beyond the Law (1993).His mother has English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry, and is also said to have Native American roots.He called BloodRayne (2005) "an abomination... a horrifying and preposterous movie", but added that he enjoyed working with Uwe Boll and would certainly work with him again if asked. Boll claimed that Madsen was frequently drunk during production.Children with Jeannine Bisignano: Christian Madsen (born 1990) and Max Madsen (born 1994). Children with DeAnna Madsen: Hudson Lee (born 1995), Calvin Michael (born 1997) and Luke Ray (born 2005).Will Rogers pioneer award 2007.He was considered for the role of Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom in Con Air (1997) that went to John Malkovich.In the early days of his acting career, he considered changing his name to "Michael Hood."Has lent his voice to several seasons of Animal Precinct (2001) on The Animal Planet. |
| Trademarks: |
Wears Ray Ban sunglasses in almost all of his movies
Deep husky voice
Menacing, shark-like grin
Frequently cast by Quentin Tarantino |
| Quotes: |
Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for Free Willy (1993). Or maybe I will.
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[in Men's Health, March 2004] Kids are a great excuse for you to stop acting like one.
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Encourage your kids' artistic side. Toughen up everything else.
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Your children don't have to fear you to respect you.
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Is it really selling out if it feeds your family? |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
Music video: Appeared in video for Michael Jackson, "U Rock My World", 2001.
Book: "A Blessing of The Hounds", 2002. Poetry and short stories (introduction written by Quentin Tarantino).
Print ad: London Daily Telegraph newspaper (UK |
| Spouse: |
DeAnna Madsen (April 15, 1996 - present) (3 children)Jeannine Bisignano (1991 - 1995) (divorced, 2 children)Georganne LaPiere (divorced) |
| Parents: |
Elaine Madsen
Calvin Christian Madsen |
| Relatives: |
Virginia Madsen (Sibling) |
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