Michael Madsen‘s loss of life is sending shockwaves via Hollywood … and a bunch of celebs are remembering him with heartfelt tributes … together with his well-known sister.

“Sideways” star Virginia Madsen says of her late older brother, “He was thunder and velvet. Mischief wrapped in tenderness. A poet disguised as an outlaw.”

Virginia says Michael was a father, son and brother “etched in contradiction, tempered by love that left its mark.” She says he isn’t a public determine however a “fable … flesh and blood and ferocious artwork.”

Michael’s child sister says he “stormed via life loud, sensible and half on fireplace” … and she or he says she is going to miss their inside jokes, his sudden laughter, the sound of him and “the boy he was earlier than the legend.”

Actress Jennifer Tilly says Michael was one of her favorite actors she’s ever worked with … and she’s recalling their time together on the set of the 1994 movie “The Getaway.”

Jennifer says the film was early in her profession and Michael “made me really feel secure and supported.” She says he was “wildly audacious and rambunctious together with his character decisions, and had a depraved humorousness.”

Tilly provides … “I do not recall ever laughing a lot on a movie set in my life. An enormous expertise. Gone too quickly.”

Vivica A. Fox labored with Michael on ‘Kill Invoice’ and different movies and she or he informed the New York Put up … “Michael was a gifted man with an AMAZING on-screen presence! My deepest condolences & prayers to his household.”