After her older brother Michael passed away on Thursday at the age of 67, Virginia Madsen is honoring his legacy off-screen.
The Sideways actress, who is nominated for an Oscar, told Variety, “My brother Michael has left the stage.” He was velvet and thunder. Tenderness enveloped in mischief. An outlaw disguised as a poet. A father, a son, and a brother who were marked by conflict and softened by love.
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Virginia went on to characterize her brother as half lullaby, half legend, roaring through life with brilliance and ferocity, and half burning.
She said, “I’ll miss the sound of him, the unexpected laughter, and our inside jokes.” I will miss my big brother, the youngster he was before the fame.
Despite having approximately 350 film credits, Michael Madsen was most recognized for his work with Quentin Tarantino on films such as Reservoir Dogs, The Hateful Eight, and both volumes of Kill Bill.
Saturday at the Starlight, a comedy set in a roller rink in the 1990s and costarring Abigail Breslin and Denise Richards, was one among the 17 projects he was working on at the time of his death, according to IMDb.
In addition to his work in film, Madsen was a successful poet and the creator of the hot sauce brand American Badass. His representative stated that he was working on editing a new book called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems, which he was getting ready to publish.
His manager told NBC Los Angeles that the Donnie Brasco star died of heart arrest after he was discovered unconscious at his Malibu, California, home early on Thursday.
Christian Madsen and Max Madsen, both actors, are among his six children. His son Hudson, who committed suicide in 2022, predeceased him.
