Biography
Michael Madsen's career lasts over 30 years, and during this time the actor performed memorable roles in more than 170 films, including in blockbusters "kill Bill", "City of sins", "Mad dogs", "Distivative G8" and others. He is one of the favorites of Quentin Tarantino cinema masters.Childhood and youth
The biography of Michael Sorena Madsen originates September 25, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. The grandfather and grandmother Michael on the paternal line come from Denmark, and from the mother he inherited English, German, Irish, Indian and Scottish roots.
Parents Elaine (nee Melson) and Calvin Madsen divorced in the 1960s. Mother threw a career in finance to devote himself to creativity: she worked as director and screenwriter. The elder sister of Michael, Cheryl, owns a restaurant in Wisconsin, and the youngest Virginia Madsen is also an actress, nominated for the Oscar and Golden Globe Prize.
In 14 years, no one has organized a lovely teenager for a street gang. The young government offenders robbed supermarkets, washed into private possessions, carved cars, tasting drugs and alcohol, arranged fights. The admonition of the parents did not return Michael on the right path, and he was in prison.
Time in four walls Madsen helped unexpectedly discontinued traction for poetry. Later, becoming a famous actor, he admitted that none of the rows was invention, each poem was based on the history of life:
"I wrote only about what I personally survived. Therefore, if you want to know the details of my biography, read between the lines. Interpretize written. This is my diary, dressed in a poetic form. "
Coming to freedom, Michael did not throw steal, but did it with caution, so as not to get into the hands of the police. Trying to make money on food, in his youth he worked as a fireman, auto mechanic, malarier, ambulance, night guard in the zoo.
His life has changed the article in the journal "Leisure to Chicago" about the performance on the novel of John Steinbeck "On Mice and People", furnished at the SteppenWolf Theater. The role of Bugius Lenny, who even destroys something that is expensive, John Malkovich played him.
In Lenny Madsen saw himself - huge (height 188 cm, weight 86 kg), aggressive, lonely. The American looked at the performance 5 times, and then decided to confess to John Malkovich in the letter. He suggested that it could well become an actor:
"On the stage I would leave the inner demons, and surrounded myself angels in my life."
On the touching appeal of Michael Malkovic answered. He supported the teenager, agreed that the acting was a way to become the best version of himself. From that moment on, Madsen was firmly decided to take a place before the filmmers.
Films
In 1977, Madcene moved to Los Angeles, California. He attended acting courses, tried to various projects, but in the first decade, the career managed to remember only secondary roles in the TV series "Kegeni and Lacey", "Highway", "Miami Police: Department of Mravov", "Criminal History".
In the 1990s, in the filmography of the American, there was a breakthrough. He performed the main role of Police Cliff Berden in the Thriller "Fatal Instinct", played by the Morris Pula saxophonist in the Drama "Almost Blues". In the same period, Madsen met the Quentin Tarantino, who was looking for actors for his debut film "Fucking Dogs" (1992). The artist received the role of Mr. Blonde, or Vika Veja.
Vick Vega loved the audience, and Tarantino decided to return the character in his next major project "Criminal Chivo" (1994). Due to employment in the shooting of Western "Wyett ERP" (1994), Madsen refused role. A brother of Vika, Vincent Vega, performed by John Travolta appeared in the film.
The role of Mr. Blonde in the cult American film gave Madsen ticket to a big movie. He divided the platform with Alek Baldwin, Kim Basinger and Jennifer Tilly on the shooting of "escape" (1994), met Al Pacino and Johnny Depp in Donney Bracco (1997), received a major role in the serial "Revenge without limit" (1998) .
The second joint work of Tarantino and Madsen - "Kill Bill" (2003) and "Kill Bill 2" (2004). Actor played Assasina Badda, Bill Brother performed by David Carradain.
In 2005, the "City of Sin" was released on the screens, the screening of the simmental graphic novel, filmed by Robert Rodriguez. Michael Madsen appeared in the chapter "That yellow bastard," dividing the film with Bruce Willis and Jessica Alboy.
At the same time, it was discussed the opportunity to unite on the screen of Vincent and Vika Vega.
In 2007, Tarantino said that the film he was going to call Double V Vega will never be removed due to the age of actors and the death of both characters.
I have not been able to get into the hands of Master of militants, the actor removed the film in honor of himself "to be Michael Madsen" (2007). The name is to refer to the tape "Be John Malkovich" (1999). This is not a biographical chronicle, but the comedy about how Madsen is hatching the scheme of revenge against the boulevard journalist. Despite the high estimates of film critics, the American admitted that he regrets the filming of this film.
Amplua Madsen - Characters with arms in hand, fighters for justice or revealed criminals. This actor appeared in the films "Hell's Trip" (2009), "Deadly Inult" (2010) and "Distivative Eight" (2015), the third work under the leadership of Quentin Tarantino.
Personal life
The first wife of Michael Madsen was Georgene Lapier, Summer Sisters Singer Cher. Their marriage was short-term and coincided with the period when an American was not yet an actor.
In 1991, Madcene married the second time, Janin Bisignano became his chief. Probably, the cause of marriage was pregnancy: in 1990, the pair had first-mentioned Christian, in 1994 - Son Max. Children did not prevent the actor to leave the family, and in 1995 the spouses divorced.
In 1996, the Third And While the last wife Madsen became de Anna Morgan, the former wife of the musician Brian Settra. They have three children: Hudson Lee (1995), Kelvin Michael (1997) and Luke Ray (2005). Foreign tabloids argue that the actor also has a daughter Jessica, but who is her mother, is unknown.
Children want to go in the footsacks of the Father and tie life with cinema. Christian has already starred in several pictures, the rest write scripts. Madsen is categorically against such a future for sons, he sees their doctors or lawyers.
In 2012, Michael Madsen was arrested for cruel treatment with his son. What exactly, not specified. The reason for the aggressive behavior of a good-order father was the fact that he, returned home early, found a teenager for smoking marijuana. The actor spent several hours in a preliminary conclusion chamber, after which it was released on bail at $ 100 thousand.
On the personal life and success in the movie Madsen tells only in "Instagram". In August 2018, he published a post in which he urged fans to not trust the supposedly official pages of the actor in other social networks.
Madsen is a fan of Marilyn Monroe, her photo he logs in "Instagram" with enviable regularity.
In the free from the shooting, the actor is engaged in commercial activities (it produces sauces for hot dogs under the American Badass brand), participates in charity, tries himself as a photographer and continues to write poems. Its last, the eighth collection of poetry Expecting Rain came out in 2012.
Michael Madsen now
Madsen continues to cooperate with Quentin Tarantino. Now they work on the comedy drama "Once in Hollywood." The picture of the paintings unfold against the background of the activities of Charles Manson and his family "Family", the killing of the actress Sharon Tate, the spouses director Roman Polanski. The film will be released on large screens in 2019.
Among other high-profile premieres - a fighter "Shopping point", in which Madcene will meet with his divergent John Travolta, and Horror "Drop Angels", in which the actor will play Balthazar.
Filmography
- 1991 - "Fatal Instinct"
- 1992 - "Almost blues"
- 1992 - "Mad dogs"
- 1993 - "Ahead of some troubles"
- 1995 - "Man With a Pistol"
- 1997 - Donney Bracco
- 1998 - "Revenge without limit"
- 2003 - "Kill Bill. Film 1 "
- 2004 - "Kill Bill. Film 2 »
- 2005 - "City of sins"
- 2008 - "Anger"
- 2009 - "Hell's trip"
- 2010 - "Death Insult"
- 2015 - "Durvening Eight"
- 2018 - "While we will not meet again"
- 2019 - "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"