Michael Madsen Net Worth

Michael Madsen's Quotes

• Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for Free Willy (1993). Or maybe I will.
• [in Men's Health, March 2004] Kids are a great excuse for you to stop acting like one.
• Encourage your kids' artistic side. Toughen up everything else.
• Your children don't have to fear you to respect you.
• Is it really selling out if it feeds your family?

Interesting Facts about Michael Madsen

1. Brother of actress Virginia Madsen and Cheryl Madsen. Son of Cal Madsen, a retired firefighter, and Elaine Madsen.
2. Has worn the same pinky ring in numerous movies.
3. 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".
4. 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.
5. Dennis Hopper wrote the introduction to his book of short stories and poems "Burning in Paradise".
6. Former brother-in-law of Danny Huston and Cher.
7. 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).
8. In the early days of his acting career, he considered changing his name to "Michael Hood."
9. 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).
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Was set to play "Sean Harrison" in the series Hawaii (2004) but was replaced by Michael Biehn.
13. TV commercial (voice-over): Boeing Corp.
14. Owned the yellow Cadillac that his character Mr Blonde drove in Reservoir Dogs (1992).
15. 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.
16. His paternal grandparents (Soren and Anna Marie Madsen) immigrated from Denmark in the early 1900s.
17. His mother has English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry, and is also said to have Native American roots.
18. 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.
19. He was considered for Tom Sizemore's roles in Heat (1995) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).
20. 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.