John Philip Madden (born April 8 1949) is an English director of theatre, film, television, and radio. He began his career in British independent films. He graduated from the University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex) in 1970 with a B.A. in English Literature. He started work in television including directing Prime Suspect 4 and episodes of Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse. Perhaps his most notable achievement to date was directing Shakespeare in Love, which won Best Film of 1998 award at the 1999 Oscars ceremony.

John is also a jury member of the on going Filmaka short film contest.

John Madden (born May 4, 1973 in Barrie, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.

Sir John Madden (16 May 1844 - 10 March 1918), Irish-Australian jurist and politician, was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Madden was born in the village of Cloyne, near Cork, Ireland, in 1844, the second of seven sons of a Cork solicitor also named John Madden. The family moved to London, England in 1852, where his father had taken a job managing an insurance company, and there Madden attended a private school. He also spent some time at a college in Beauchamp, France. In January 1857, the family emigrated to Melbourne, Australia, where John Madden senior was admitted as a barrister to the Victorian Bar. The family lived in the suburb of Flemington. Madden was enrolled in St Patrick's College in East Melbourne. He later studied at the University of Melbourne, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1864, a Bachelor of Laws in 1865.

Madden was admitted to the Victorian Bar on 14 September 1865, where he established a good reputation for himself, particularly in equity and criminal law matters. In 1869, he received a Doctorate of Laws degree from the University of Melbourne. He stood for election to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1871, for the seat of West Bourke, but was unsuccessful. In 1872, he married Gertrude Stephen, with whom Madden subsequently had one son and five daughters. Madden was elected for the seat of West Bourke at the subsequent election, and in October 1875 was made the Minister for Justice in the McCulloch government. He lost his seat at the following election, but was temporarily retained as Minister for Justice until 1876, when he was elected to the Assembly for the seat of Sandridge. After McCulloch's resignation in May 1877, Madden left the ministry, but returned in March 1880 when he was made Minister for Justice in the Service government. This government only lasted five months, however.

Madden retired from politics in 1883 to concentrate on his successful legal practice, which flourished during the Victorian land boom of the 1880s. He was considered one of the leaders of the Victorian Bar at this time, to the extent that by 1890, he was involved in about thirty percent of all cases coming before the Supreme Court of Victoria. In 1887, he had a thirty-room mansion built for himself and his family in Chapel Street in St Kilda East. It was named Cloyne, after the town where he was born. The property is currently owned by the Salvation Army. He was offered judicial positions several times, and rejected them, however after Chief Justice George Higinbotham died in late 1892, Madden was offered his position, and became the next Chief Justice on 9 January 1893. He was knighted later that year.

One of the more interesting cases that Madden presided over was Bloomfield v Dunlop Tyre Co Ltd , decided 8 May 1902, and thought to be the first court case involving a car accident in Victoria. A demonstration vehicle owned by the Australasian division of Dunlop Tyres was being driven towards the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds by the general manager and the advertising manager of the company. As they were passing the Flemington Racecourse, they slowed but did not stop, and after startling some horses, they collided with one, injuring its leg. The horse's owner sued Dunlop Tyres. The case came before Madden, who admitted that he didn't know anything about cars, and requested a demonstration outside the court building in William Street. After viewing the car's performance, and the driving skill of the two managers, he promptly found in favour of the horse owner, awarding him GBP 250 in damages. Madden, however, quickly warmed to automobiles and became the first president of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria in 1903.

Aside from his political and judicial work, Madden was the vice-chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 3 June 1889 to 20 December 1897 and then chancellor until his death in 1918. In 1899 he was appointed as Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria, and was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) later that year. When Governor of Victoria Sir John Fuller was away in the United Kingdom in 1913, Madden assumed his role after a motion of no confidence was successfully moved against Premier of Victoria William Watt. Madden caused some controversy when instead of appointing Donald McLeod of the Commonwealth Liberal Party, he appointed Labor leader George Elmslie. Elmslie's term in office lasted only thirteen days before his appointment was rejected by the Legislative Assembly.

In 1905, members of the Victorian Bar donated a sum of money to the University of Melbourne in recognition of Madden's services to the university and the community; the sum funds the John Madden Exhibitions, awarded to students of law. In 1906, he was elevated to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG). When the Historical Society of Victoria was formed on 21 May 1909, Madden was made its first patron.

Madden died suddenly in 1918, and was buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery. He was survived by his wife and six children.

John Earl Madden (born April 10, 1936) is a former National Football League player, a former head coach with the Oakland Raiders, a football video game magnate and is considered one of the top broadcast analysts for NFL games. In 2006, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his coaching career.

Madden was part of a well-known CBS and later FOX sports broadcasting duo, along with Pat Summerall in the 1980s and 1990s. He was also the last color commentator for Monday Night Football before it moved to ESPN in 2006.

He currently serves as a TV football commentator for NBC Sunday Night Football, author, and commercial pitchman for various products and retailers. Madden has served as a spokesman for numerous endorsement deals, including the popular, NFL-branded home video game series that has carried his name since 1988: Madden NFL. He is currently the football analyst for Monday Night Live (MNL).

Developed as a director in the British independent film industry.

Football commentator, former pro coach.

Coach for the Oakland Raiders 1969-79.

Coached the Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XI.

Always wore shirtsleeves when he coached, no matter how cold it got.

Retired from coaching after the 1978 season.

Never officially played in the NFL. Was a member of the 1960 NFL Champion Philadelphia Eagles his only season, but was sidelined with an injury and never was on the active roster.

Grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and played college football at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.

In recent years he has appeared in a variety of radio and television commercials including Ace Hardware, Outback Steakhouse, Rent-a-Center, Miller Lite, Sirius Satellite Radio and Tinactin. In particular, the Miller beer advertisements cemented Madden's image in the public eye as a bumbling but loveable personality.

Lends his voice, personality and name to the Madden NFL series of football video games published by Electronic Arts. Madden NFL is created at Electronic Arts Tiburon Studios in Orlando, Florida and consistently is one of the top selling games in North America every year.

In 2005, Dick Ebersol, president of NBC Sports, announced that Madden would do color commentary for NBC's Sunday night NFL games beginning with the 2006 season. Madden thus will become the first sportscaster to have worked for all of the "Big Four" U.S. broadcast television networks.

Recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award (which rewards exceptional longtime contributions to radio and TV in pro football) in 2002.

Since 1980, has worked as a color commentator on network television broadcasts of NFL games. For more than 20 years he worked alongside Pat Summerall, first at CBS, and then at the Fox Network. The pair's last game was Super Bowl XXXVI, after which Madden became co-host of ABC's Monday Night Football in the autumn of 2002 with longtime play-by-play announcer Al Michaels.

Is noted for his fear of flying. He travels around the country in a luxurious customized bus, which he has dubbed the "Maddencruiser." When not on the road, he and his wife reside in the exclusive community of Blackhawk, east of San Francisco. He also maintains an apartment in the Dakota Apartments in New York City as an East Coast base during the NFL season.

Became an assistant football coach for the Oakland Raiders in 1967. Served as the Raiders' head coach from 1969-1978. He guided the Raiders to 103 victories and only 32 losses in ten seasons. His overall record, including playoff games, is second in winning percentage only to the late Green Bay Packers coaching legend, Vince Lombardi.

Led the Oakland Raiders to a victory in Super Bowl XI on January 9, 1977 over the Minnesota Vikings, 32-14.

He is famous for the use of Turducken references during the league's traditional Thanksgiving Day games. He traditionally eats the combination on-air.

Hasn't flown since having a panic attack on a flight out of Tampa in 1979. Reportedly his fear was not about flying, or turbulence, but about being encased and not being able to get out. Besides, he once said on a place he traveled all over the country and saw nothing, and now that he is on a motor coach, he sees more of America.

He has won several Emmys for his sports broadcasting work.

Portrayed by Frank Caliendo

On October 29, 1960, the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo team plane crashed on take off from Toledo Ohio, killing 22 people, most of them Madden's teammates from the prior season. From then on Madden was a white-knuckle flier, and would sometimes have claustrophobic panic episodes. After witnessing the crippling injury to Darryl Stingley on August 13, 1978, these episodes became more frequent and intense. When the season ended, Madden quit coaching so that he could quit flying.

Out of all the head coaches who have won the Super Bowl, Madden and Vince Lombardi are the only ones to have never had a losing season as a head coach.

Is a former football coach and lends his name to the EA Sports video game.

Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 5, 2006.

Inducted into the "National Football League" Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio on August 6th, 2006.