Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen in 2006
Born	September 25, 1958 (1958-09-25) (age 49) Chicago, Illinois, US
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Biography

Early life

Madsen was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Elaine (née Melson), an Emmy-winning poet, producer and playwright who often works for PBS, and Calvin Madsen, a fireman.^[1] Madsen's mother left a career in corporate business to pursue a writing career.^[2] Madsen's paternal grandparents were Danish and his mother has Irish and Native American ancestry.^[3] His sister is actress Virginia Madsen. He also has an older sister named Cheri, who owns a restaurant with her husband and three children, they live in Wisconsin. Madsen's youth was characterized by unfortunate events: at age nine his parents separated and he frequently had to change schools. He began to steal and was sent to jail a few times. Madsen's acting career started at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, where he served as an apprentice actor under John Malkovich. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... The French word née (feminine) or né (masculine) (or the English word nee) is still commonly used in some newspapers when mentioning the maiden name of a woman in engagement or wedding announcements. ... An Emmy Award. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. ... Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Tony Award-winning Chicago theatre company founded in 1974 by Gary Sinise, Terry Kinney and Jeff Perry in the basement of a church in Highland Park, Illinois. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, producer and director. ...

Career

Soon after his apprenticeship, he was cast in a small role in his first movie WarGames (1983). He moved to Los Angeles and appeared in a series of minor film roles, including playing baseball player Bump Bailey in The Natural, a deranged killer in Kill Me Again (1989), and Susan Sarandon's tough but touching boyfriend "Jimmy" in Thelma & Louise (1991). This article is about the 1983 US movie. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... The Natural is a 1952 novel about baseball written by Bernard Malamud. ... Fay Forrester (Joanne Whalley) is an attractive young lady who wants to escape from her violent and jealous boyfriend Vince (Michael Madsen). ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Thelma & Louise is a 1991 film, written by Callie Khouri and directed by Ridley Scott. ...

He played a razor-wielding, sadistic ex-con and jewel thief, "Mr. Blonde", in the film Reservoir Dogs. The film gained attention among film critics and fans, as did Madsen's performance and the brutality of his character. During the scene in Reservoir Dogs where Michael Madsen's character, Mr. Blonde, tortures Officer Nash, actor Kirk Baltz ad-libbed a line about being father of a young child. Madsen, who himself had just become a father, was so upset by this line that he had a great deal of difficulty finishing the scene. On some copies of the DVD, as Baltz completes the line, a voice can be heard off-screen saying "Oh, no, no..." The ad-lib also compounded Madsen's reluctance to film the scene to begin with, due to his real-life aversion to violence. For the video game based on the film, see Reservoir Dogs (video game). ...

Subsequently, Madsen was cast in a variety of supporting roles in major studio films, including Free Willy, Mulholland Falls, Species, and the critically-acclaimed Donnie Brasco. Free Willy is a 1993 Warner Bros. ... Mulholland Falls is a neo-noir 1996 film directed by Lee Tamahori. ... Species is a 1995 science fiction thriller. ... Donnie Brasco is a 1997 film by Mike Newell starring Al Pacino, Michael Madsen and Johnny Depp. ...

Since his peak in the mid 1990s, Madsen has appeared in a large number of lower-budget films that have been released directly to video or television. Some notable exceptions include his major role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill and appearances in the James Bond film Die Another Day and the film version of Frank Miller's Sin City. He appeared in Scary Movie 4 in 2006 parodying Tim Robbins's character from War of the Worlds. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is a Palme dOr-winning American film director, actor, and an Oscar winning screenwriter. ... Kill Bill is the fourth film by writer-director Quentin Tarantino. ... This article is about the spy series. ... For the theme song of the same movie, performed by Madonna, see Die Another Day (song). ... This article is about Frank Miller, the comic book writer and artist. ... Sin City is a 2005 neo-noir anthology film written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. ... Scary Movie 4 is a fourth film of the Scary Movie franchise and is directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin and Pat Proft, and produced by Craig Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. ... Tim Robbins at Cannes, 2001 Height: 6 ft 4 in / 1. ... War of the Worlds is a 2005 science fiction disaster film based on H. G. Wells original novel starring Tom Cruise. ...

Madsen has appeared in a few television series, including the short-lived series Vengeance Unlimited and most recently as "Don Everest" in the poker-themed ESPN series Tilt. He appeared in Michael Jackson's 2001 music video, "You Rock My World" and has provided voice work for several video games, including Grand Theft Auto III, True Crime: Streets of L.A., and Driver 3. He provided voice work for the movie of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as Maugrim the wolf, captain of the White Witch's secret police. Vengeance Unlimited is a TV series broadcast during 1998-1999 on ABC which lasted for just one season of sixteen episodes. ... For the domestic fireplace tool, see fireplace poker. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Tilt is a US TV series set against the backdrop of the World Poker Championships in Las Vegas, and with the tagline Youre playing poker. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... You Rock My World is a song by singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. ... Grand Theft Auto III (sometimes abbreviated as GTA III or GTA3) is an action computer and video game developed by DMA Design (now Rockstar North), published by Rockstar Games in October 2001 for the PlayStation 2 video game console, May 2002 for Windows-based personal computers, and in November 2003... True Crime: Streets of LA Categories: Computer and video game stubs | 2003 computer and video games | PlayStation 2 games | Xbox games | GameCube games | Activision games | Windows games ... DRIV3R or more commonly known as Driver 3, or Drive-three-er, is a racing, shooting, and adventure video game. ... Maugrim is a powerful wolf and one of the White Witchs servants in the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. ... Jadis, the White Witch is the key villain of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first published book in C. S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia series, and the second chronologically. ...

Madsen, uncredited, as the voice of Maugrim the Wolf in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Madsen's latest voice-over role is for the Playstation 2 game, Yakuza, where he voices the role of Futo Shimano, a violent and unforgiving leader of a Yakuza family. Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that he will use Madsen in another upcoming movie by him, this time as the lead role of Babe Buchinsky in Inglorious Bastards. Madsen will reprise his role as Bob in Sin City 2. Yakuza, released in Japan as Ryū ga Gotoku lit. ... Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is a Palme dOr-winning American film director, actor, and an Oscar winning screenwriter. ... Inglorious Bastards is an upcoming war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. ... Sin City 2 is the announced sequel to the 2005 movie Sin City, which was based on Frank Millers comic book miniseries Sin City, which were later collected into bound graphic novels. ...

Madsen's voice career also extends to Animal Planet where he provides the narration for Animal Precinct. Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable and satellite television network co-owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. ... Animal Precinct is a television program on Animal Planet. ...

He is set to appear in House, a horror movie that is adapted from the acclaimed novel by Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti, in which he will portray a police officer. It is scheduled to be released on October 22 2007. House is a 2007 film adaptation of the novel House by Frank E. Peretti and Ted Dekker. ...

Madsen appeared in Every Time I Die's music video "Kill The Music" and recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaign, encouraging reading of screenplays by Quentin Tarantino. Every Time I Die is a five-piece metalcore/hardcore/metal band from Buffalo, New York, founded in the winter of 1998. ...

Madsen has also written a few books of poetry. Burning in Paradise (1998) and The Complete Poetic Works of Michael Madsen, Vol. I: 1995-2005 by Michael Madsen (2005)

Personal life

Madsen's first marriage was to Georganne LaPiere, the half sister of Cher. He remarried, to Jeannine Bisignano, with whom he has two of his first sons, Max and Christian. Since 1996, he has been married to Deanna Morgan. Madsen has five children, all boys. His sons' names are Calvin who now has changed his name to Kalvin, Hudson, Luke and his other sons Max and Christian from his marriage to Bisignano. He has said that the five films he has acted in that he is proudest of are Reservoir Dogs, Donnie Brasco, Species, Free Willy, and Kill Bill. This article is about Cher, the entertainer. ... For the video game based on the film, see Reservoir Dogs (video game). ... Donnie Brasco is a 1997 film by Mike Newell starring Al Pacino, Michael Madsen and Johnny Depp. ... Species is a 1995 science fiction thriller. ... Free Willy is a 1993 Warner Bros. ... Kill Bill is the fourth film by writer-director Quentin Tarantino. ...

Michael lived in a Malibu house that once belonged to the late Keith Moon, the original drummer of The Who, but has recently moved to another house in Malibu. Keith Moon at his Pictures of Lily-drumkit Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. ... The Who are a British rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ...

Award(s)

September 20th, 2007 won "Best Actor" award at the 23rd Annual Boston Film Festival for his role as Sean Kelleher in Strength and Honor.^[4]

Filmography

1982 - 1999

• Against All Hope (1982)
• WarGames (1983)
• Racing with the Moon (1984)
• The Natural (1984)
• The Killing Time (1987)
• Shadows in the Storm (1988)
• Iguana (1988)
• Kill Me Again (1989)
• Blood Red (1989)
• The End of Innocence (1990)
• Fatal Instinct (1991)
• The Doors (1991)
• Thelma and Louise (1991)
• Beyond the Law (1992)
• Almost Blue (1992)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992)
• Straight Talk (1992)
• Inside Edge (1993)
• A House in the Hills (1993)
• Trouble Bound (1993)
• Free Willy (1993)
• Money for Nothing (1993)
• Who Do You Think You're Fooling? (1994)
• Season of Change (1994)
• Dead Connection (1994)
• The Getaway (1994)
• Blue Tiger (1994)
• Wyatt Earp (1994)
• Species (1995)
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
• Man with a Gun (1995)
• Red Line (1996)
• Mulholland Falls (1996)
• The Winner (1996)
• Surface to Air (1997)
• Papertrail (1997)
• The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1997)
• Donnie Brasco (1997)
• The Girl Gets Moe (1997)
• The Maker (1997)
• Catherine's Grove (1997)
• Executive Target (1997)
• The Thief & the Stripper (1998)
• Flat Out (1998)
• Ballad of the Nightingale (1998)
• Rough Draft (1998)
• Species II (1998)
• The Sender (1998)
• Fait Accompli (1998)
• The Florentine (1999)
• Detour (1999)

This article is about the 1983 US movie. ... Racing with the Moon is a 1984 film starring Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, and Nicolas Cage. ... For the book upon which this film is based, see The Natural. ... Fay Forrester (Joanne Whalley) is an attractive young lady who wants to escape from her violent and jealous boyfriend Vince (Michael Madsen). ... The Doors is a 1991 film about Jim Morrison and The Doors. ... Thelma and Louise Thelma and Louise is a road movie from 1991 conceived and written by Callie Khouri, co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, and starring Geena Davis as Thelma, Susan Sarandon as Louise, and Harvey Keitel as a sympathetic detective trying to solve crimes that the two women... Beyond the Law is a 1992 film written and directed by Larry Ferguson. ... For the video game based on the film, see Reservoir Dogs (video game). ... Straight Talk is an American 1992 comedy film starring Dolly Parton. ... Free Willy is a 1993 Warner Bros. ... Overview John Cusack plays Joey Coyle, an unemployed South Philadelphia longshoreman who finds 1. ... The Getaway is a 1994 remake of the 1972 classic. ... Wyatt Earp DVD cover Wyatt Earp is a 1994 Western film, written by Dan Gordon and Lawrence Kasdan and directed by Kasdan. ... Species is a 1995 science fiction thriller. ... The 1995 film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home stars Jason James Richter and August Schellenberg. ... Mulholland Falls is a neo-noir 1996 film directed by Lee Tamahori. ... The Winner is a 1996 film, directed by Alex Cox. ... Donnie Brasco is a 1997 film by Mike Newell starring Al Pacino, Michael Madsen and Johnny Depp. ... Species II (a. ...

2000 onwards

• Ides of March (2000)
• Fall: The Price of Silence (2000)
• Bad Guys (2000)
• The Stray (2000)
• Luck of the Draw (2000)
• The Alternate (2000)
• The Price of Air (2000)
• Pressure Point (2001)
• Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
• 42K (2001)
• Die Another Day (2002)
• My Boss's Daughter (2003)
• 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
• Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
• Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
• Frankenstein (2004)
• Blueberry (2004)
• Sin City (2005)
• The Last Drop (2005)
• Hoboken Hollow (2005)
• DRIV3R (2005)
• All In (2006)
• Scary Movie 4 (2006)
• BloodRayne (2006)
• Canes (2006)
• Reservoir Dogs (Video Game) (2006)
• UKM: Ultimate Killing Machine (2006)
• Cosmic Radio (2007)
• Living & Dying (2007)
• Boarding Gate (2007)
• Strength and Honor (2007)
• Afghan Knights (2007)
• Tooth & Nail (2007)
• House (2007)
• Croc (2007)
• Deep Winter (2008)
• Last Hour (2008)
• Vice (2008)
• Hell Ride (2008)
• Money To Burn (2008)
• Outrage (2008)
• The Portal (2008)
• Hired Gun (2008)
• Serbian Scars (2008)
• Fashion: The Movie (2008)
• Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia (2008)
• No Bad Days (2008)
• Big Bug Man (2008)
• Chamaco (2008)
• Sin City 2 (2009) ^[5]
• Inglorious Bastards (TBA)

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References

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External links

• The official Michael Madsen website
• Michael Madsen at the Internet Movie Database
• Guardian Interview
• IGN Interview
• Michael Madsen interview, 2002
• Madsen interview

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