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Actor Michael Madsen, who starred successful a fig of Quentin Tarantino films, has died astatine the property of 67.
Chicago-born Madsen died connected Thursday greeting from cardiac arrest, his manager, Ron Smith said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Watch Commander Christopher Jauregui said helium was recovered unresponsive successful his location successful Malibu, California, connected Thursday greeting and pronounced dead.
He appeared successful dozens of films during a vocation that spanned much than 40 years, with surface credits including Thelma and Louise, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco and Sin City.
But helium was good known for his collaborations with Tarantino, who formed him successful Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time successful Hollywood.
His astir memorable surface infinitesimal whitethorn person been the torture of a captured constabulary serviceman - portion dancing to Stealers Wheel's Stuck In The Middle With You - arsenic Mr Blonde successful 1992's Reservoir Dogs
Tributes poured successful for Madsen, whose vocation started successful the 80s.
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Film manager Joe Russo posted a representation of Madsen successful Reservoir Dogs and said connected X: "Michael Madsen ALWAYS had bite. RIP."
A connection by managers Susan Ferris and Smith, and publicist Liz Rodriguez, praised him arsenic "one of Hollywood's astir iconic actors".
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The connection reads: "In the past 2 years Michael Madsen has been doing immoderate unthinkable enactment with autarkic movie including upcoming diagnostic films Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was truly looking guardant to this adjacent section successful his life.
"Michael was besides preparing to merchandise a caller publication called Tears For My Father: Outlaw Thoughts and Poems, presently being edited.
"Michael Madsen was 1 of Hollywood's astir iconic actors, who volition beryllium missed by many."
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"My member Michael has near the stage," his sister, Oscar-nominated histrion Virginia Madsen, wrote successful a connection to Variety.
"He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped successful tenderness. A writer disguised arsenic an outlaw. A father, a son, a member - etched successful contradiction, tempered by emotion that near its mark."
During a handprint ceremonial astatine the TCL Chinese Theatre successful November 2020, Madsen reflected connected his archetypal sojourn to Hollywood successful the aboriginal 80s.
"I got retired and I walked astir and I looked and I wondered if determination were someday immoderate mode that that was going to beryllium a portion of me.
"And I didn't cognize due to the fact that I didn't cognize what I was going to bash astatine that constituent with myself," helium said.
"I could person been a bricklayer. I could person been an architect. I could person been a garbage man. I could person been nothing. But I got lucky. I got fortunate arsenic an actor."
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