Virginia Madsen Uses Her Son As Inspiration For New Acting Role

Virginia Madsen, starring in the new ABC series Scoundrels, said it was no problem coming up with the "motivation" for her now role in the series, where she plays a criminal mother of four.

In an interview with the New York Post, Virginia says her 15-year-old son Jack, whose father is actor Antonio Sabato, Jr. is a combination of two of her sons on the show, "He embodies both personalities," she said.

And while her character on Scoundrels is shown having a hard time with her teenagers, Virginia admits that she "loves having a teenager." She also thinks her son will get a kick out of seeing her yell at her television kids, "“My son is gonna find this show funnier than anyone else, because this is how I yell [in real life] — and as a parent you yell a lot."