American actor Michael Madsen, as well known for his collaborations with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino as for his most recent addiction problems, experienced the loss of one of his sons at the start of the week. In fact, his son HudsonLee Madsen died at the age of 26 in a suspected suicide said The Sun this Monday.
The newspaper reports that the 26-year-old was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. “I can confirm that 26-year-old Hudson Lee Madsen died of a gunshot wound to the head in a suspected suicide on the island of Oahusaid the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Department spokeswoman.
Hudson was the godson of famed Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino. His father Michael, 64, and Tarantino, 58, have collaborated on several films together including Reservoir dogs and the two parts of Kill Bill. Michael, who had been struggling with money for the past few years, is also the father of calvin 25 years old and Luke 16 years he had with his wife the actress DeAnna Madsen. He also has two other sons, Christian 31 years old and Max 27 years old from a previous union with Jeannine Bisignano.
Hudson’s Facebook profile said he lived in Wahiawa, Hawaii with his wife. carlie. According to photos posted on social media, he had served in the US military and served missions in Afghanistan. A source told the Sun that Hudson’s mother, 61-year-old DeAnna, was traveling to Hawaii to deal with the tragedy.
Chicago native Michael Madsen was the subject of a biopic American Badass: a Michael Madsen Retrospective produced in 2021 by Playmaker Pictures. The cast was made up of Quentin Tarantino, John Travolta and Daryl Hannah. Neither Michael Madsen nor any of his representatives has yet reacted to the news.