some bad news about a famous actor, Michael Madson.

Michael Madson was born on

September 25th, 1957 in Chicago,

Illinois. Michael’s parents were Elaine

Melson, an Emmy-winning filmmaker and

author, and Calvin Christian Madson, a

World War II Navy veteran and

firefighter. His heritage included

Danish on his father’s side and Irish

and Native American on his mother’s. His

sisters are actress Virginia Madson and

entrepreneur Cheryl Madson. Michael was

married three times and he had six

children. His son Hudson unfortunately

passed away in January of 2022. Michael

began his acting career at the Steenwill

Theater in Chicago where he apprenticed

under John Malkovich. Later he rose to

prominence for his role as the menacing

Mr. Blonde and Quentyn Tarantino’s

Reservoir Dogs in 1992. He became a

regular in Tarantino’s films, also

appearing in both Kill Bill movies, The

Hateful Eight, and Once Upon a Time on

Hollywood.

His extensive filmography included

appearances in films such as War Games,

The Natural, Thelma and Louise, Free

Willie, Donnie Brasco, and Die Another

Day. Beyond acting, Michael was also a

published author. He penned six books of

poetry. Sadly, Michael Madson died on

July 3rd, 2025. He was found

unresponsive in his home in Malibu,

California with the apparent cause of

death being cardiac arrest. He was only

67 years old. Michael Madson’s death was

rather shocking to me. Beyond the fact

that he was only 67 years old, I was a

big fan of his movies that he appeared

in. Uh, I love all the Quentyn Tarantino

movies and I think he added a lot to

them.

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