Michael Madsen born September 25, [ 1 ] is an American actor. Madsen has five children, including actor Christian Madsen. Madsen was born on September 25, , in Chicago , Illinois. Madsen began working at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, where he served as an apprentice under John Malkovich and appeared in a production of Of Mice and Men. His first notable film role was a small part for the science fiction film, WarGames. Blonde", a cruel criminal.
Steve Buscemi received the role of "Mr. Pink", which Madsen wanted because it had more scenes with Harvey Keitel. Madsen starred in the crime film Donnie Brasco. He once said of his later choice of film roles: "Some of them I'm only in for 10 minutes, but they bought my name, and they bought my face to put on the DVD box with a gun. What people don't always understand is that I established a certain lifestyle for my family back in the days of Species and Mulholland Falls and The Getaway.
I wasn't about to move my six kids into a trailer park. So when people offered me work, it wasn't always the best, but I had to buy groceries and I had to put gas in the car. Madsen appeared in Uwe Boll 's BloodRayne , a film he described as "an abomination It's a horrifying and preposterous movie.
He played himself in the mockumentary Being Michael Madsen. Madsen co-starred in Coma , a Web series on Crackle.
On January 5, , he entered the Celebrity Big Brother house, where he finished in 4th place in the final.
