Who Hit Man’s Gary Johnson Married In Real Life (Was It Madison?) (2024)

Gary Johnson's relationships are one of the biggest focuses of Netflix's Hit Man, and here's who the real-life Gary Johnson actually married. Hit Man loosely adapts the story of Gary Johnson, a real man who worked undercover as a fake hit man for the police. While some details are shared between the real person and Glen Powell's character, many details of Hit Man are entirely made up, causing many fans to wonder how true Madison's story and the story of Gary's other wives are.

Netflix's Hit Man is the exciting new film from director Richard Linklater, with the comedy film now available on the streaming service. Hit Man is based on a true story, with it following Glen Powell's Gary Johnson, a professor who finds his passion working as a fake hit man for the New Orleans Police Department. However, after sympathizing with a woman who attempts to hire him, Gary's false identities lead to a massive web of lies that puts him in grave danger.

The Real Gary Johnson Was Married & Divorced 3 Times

Not Much Is Known About His Real Marriages

Gary Johnson's marriages in Hit Man aren't fully accurate, with it not showing off the entirety of the real figure's love life. As it turns out, the real Gary Johnson was married and divorced three times, with Hit Man only exploring one of these real marriages. In the film, it is explained that Gary used to be married to a character named Alicia. Not much is known about the real-world counterpart to this character, but it is representative of his first divorce.

Gary Johnson's second marriage was to a woman named Sunny, something that is not portrayed in Hit Man at all. Johnson also had one more marriage after Sunny, although very little is known about this last marriage (via TODAY). Gary Johnson's relationship struggles are referenced in the film, however, with him explaining that typical relationships aren't really for him.

Gary Johnson Didn't Actually Marry & Start A Family With One Of His Undercover Targets

But It Is Based On A True Story

Gary Johnson's relationship with Maddy Masters is the biggest part of Hit Man's story, but it actually isn't true. The real-life Gary Johnson didn't actually marry and start a family with one of his undercover targets, with this detail being entirely made up for the story of Hit Man.

However, Maddy Masters' isn't an entirely fictional Hit Man character. A segment in the article that Hit Man is based on describes a time in which someone approached Gary undercover and asked him to kill her abusive husband, to which Gary asked her to seek help instead. However, the rest of this Maddy story is made up, with the source material only being loosely connected to the story of Hit Man.

Hit Man

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Action

Comedy

From director Richard Linklater comes Hit Man, a 2023 action comedy film based on aTexas Monthlyarticle of the same name. Undercover and trying to catch a group of criminals, a Houston police officer poses as a hitman until he falls for a woman on assignment. Finding himself diving deeper into the world of crime, the Houston officer finds it increasingly difficult to escape his new undercover persona.

Director

Richard Linklater

Release Date

September 5, 2023

Studio(s)

AGC Studios , Detour Filmproduction , Aggregate Films , BarnStorm Productions

Writers

Richard Linklater , Glen Powell

Cast

Glen Powell , Adria Arjona , Austin Amelio , Retta , Molly Bernard

Runtime

113 Minutes

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