Michael Søren Madsen (born September 25, 1958) is an American actor, poet and photographer. He appeared in over 150 films, including Reservoir Dogs, Thelma & Louise, Wyatt Earp, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, Species, Kill Bill, Sin City and The Hateful Eight, his fourth collaboration with director Quentin Tarantino. Madsen is also credited with voice work in several video games, including Grand Theft Auto III, True Crime: Streets of L.A., DRIV3R, Dishonored, The Walking Dead: Season Two and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
Madsen was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Elaine Madsen (née Elaine Loretta Melson), a filmmaker and author, and Calvin Madsen, a firefighter. His parents divorced in the 1960s, and his mother left a career in finance to pursue a career in the arts, encouraged by film critic Roger Ebert. His siblings are Cheryl Madsen, an entrepreneur, and Academy Award-nominated actress Virginia Madsen. Madsen's paternal grandparents were Danish and his mother is of English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Native American ancestry.
Michael Johannes Madsen (born March 26, 1958 in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden) is a retired male light-heavyweight boxer from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.
There he was eliminated in the second round by Cuba's Ricardo Rojas on points (1-4) after having defeated Csaba Kuzma (Hungary) in the first round. Madsen was one out of three boxers representing Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics, the other ones being Jesper Garnell (lightweight) and Ole Svendsen (welterweight).
Michael Madsen (born 1957) is an American actor.
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I wish my life, was choice of shots, from all the flicks, I love to watch
I'd only speak my favorite quotes from all these films my eyes have touched
Of love and hate, ideal montage – no second takes, the script's top-notch...
Ready set - light it up - I'm prepared...
...And Action!
Gunshot wound, bag full of money
Black Cadillac and booze while driving
And I can't help myself – I'm laughing
And I can't stop myself from crying
I wish my life, was choice of themes, from OST's, I love to hear
Joy, misery, bravado, fear. All closed in tunes to feed my ears
Montage of love and hate – ideal. No second takes, the script is clear...
Ready set- light it up - I'm prepared
...And Action !
Gunshot wound, bag full of money
Black Cadillac and booze while driving
And I can't help myself – I'm laughing
And I can't stop myself from crying
This world'll be my own
Let me ride alone
Sipping booze and looking cool – holding '44
Celluloid gods hear me pray:
Before the credits end please let me jump into your world...
Gunshot wound, bag full of money
Black Cadillac and booze while driving
And I can't help myself – I'm laughing
And I can't stop myself from crying
Hear my prayer...
Celluloid gods !
Hear my prayer...
Celluloid gods hear me pray: