Overview

• Madsen was found unresponsive by deputies at his Malibu home on July 3 and pronounced dead that morning.
• His representative and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed he suffered an apparent cardiac arrest.
• Authorities indicated no foul play is suspected as they await further findings.
• His managers and publicist praised his recent independent films—Resurrection Road, Concessions and Cookbook for Southern Housewives—and his forthcoming poetry collection.
• A coroner’s report is expected in the coming weeks to officially determine his cause of death.