Michael Søren Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor,
producer, director, writer, poet and photographer. His first major
film role was in Thelma & Louise (1991), and he is best known for
working with director Quentin Tarantino in the role of Mr. Blonde in
Reservoir Dogs (1992), as Budd in both segments of Kill Bill (2003 and
2004), and appearing in The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time
in Hollywood (2019). Known for playing "charming, careless, terrifying
bastards", Madsen has also starred in many feature films and
television series, and has done voice work for video games.Madsen was
born September 25, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Elaine
(born 1932), was a filmmaker and author. His father, Calvin Christian
Madsen (1927â€"2015), was a World War II Navy veteran and a
firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department. His parents divorced in
the 1960s, and his mother left the financial world to pursue a career
in the arts, encouraged by film critic Roger Ebert. His siblings are
Cheryl Madsen, an entrepreneur, and Academy Award nominee Virginia
Madsen. Madsen's paternal grandparents were Danish, while his mother
is of English, German, Irish, Native American and Scottish
ancestry.Madsen began working at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in
Chicago, where he served as an apprentice under John Malkovich and
appeared in a production of Of Mice and Men.Madsen's first taste of
Hollywood filmmaking came in 1991 with supporting roles in Ridley
Scott’s Thelma & Louise and Oliver Stone’s The Doors.
producer, director, writer, poet and photographer. His first major
film role was in Thelma & Louise (1991), and he is best known for
working with director Quentin Tarantino in the role of Mr. Blonde in
Reservoir Dogs (1992), as Budd in both segments of Kill Bill (2003 and
2004), and appearing in The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time
in Hollywood (2019). Known for playing "charming, careless, terrifying
bastards", Madsen has also starred in many feature films and
television series, and has done voice work for video games.Madsen was
born September 25, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Elaine
(born 1932), was a filmmaker and author. His father, Calvin Christian
Madsen (1927â€"2015), was a World War II Navy veteran and a
firefighter with the Chicago Fire Department. His parents divorced in
the 1960s, and his mother left the financial world to pursue a career
in the arts, encouraged by film critic Roger Ebert. His siblings are
Cheryl Madsen, an entrepreneur, and Academy Award nominee Virginia
Madsen. Madsen's paternal grandparents were Danish, while his mother
is of English, German, Irish, Native American and Scottish
ancestry.Madsen began working at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in
Chicago, where he served as an apprentice under John Malkovich and
appeared in a production of Of Mice and Men.Madsen's first taste of
Hollywood filmmaking came in 1991 with supporting roles in Ridley
Scott’s Thelma & Louise and Oliver Stone’s The Doors.
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