Julian McMahon's daughter shares heartfelt tribute after attending the 2025 Emmy Awards ceremony in his honour
Julian McMahon's daughter has made a heartfelt tribute to her late father after attending the 2025 Emmy Awards ceremony.
Madison McMahon attended the event during which her father, who passed away just two months ago, featured in the ceremony's In Memorium segment.
"Dad, what a joy and heartbreak it was to honour you and your profound love for film and television," she wrote in an Instagram story after the event.
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Julian McMahon's daughter posted a heartfelt tribute to her late father after attending the Emmys. Instagram/ madison.em
"You always talked about it so passionately," she added.
She then shared a quote from her dad.
"My real mission is just to continue working in the movie business with the scripts I enjoy, characters that challenge me and people that I admire. It's such a great business when you're in it and the ability to do things that even surprise you is continually evident," she recalled her father saying.
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She shared some heartfelt words in honour of her dad, who died two months ago. Instagram/ madison.em
"For you it was always about challenging yourself to be better, do better and create better," she continued in her tribute.
"In my life, and in your honour, I hope to do the same. I love you, I miss you – forever and always."
She set the Instagram story to the song Go Rest High On That Mountain by Vince Gill and shared her heartfelt words across a photo of her among the audience at the Emmy Awards ceremony which took place on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
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"I'm a winner because I had you," she wrote as she posed with an Emmy Award. Instagram/ madison.em
The 25-year-old wore a black and white satin-look dress for the occasion.
In a second photo, Madison posed with an Emmy Award statuette.
"I'm a winner because I had you," she wrote, tagging her late father's Instagram account.
Julian McMahon was honoured during the In Memorium section of the awards show. WireImage
Julian McMahon was honoured at the Emmys among other stars we have lost this year.
The ceremony's In Memoriam segment also honoured Valerie Mahaffey, Ozzy Osbourne, Loni Anderson and Ruth Buzzi, among others.
It comes two months after McMahon, the star of Nip/Tuck, Charmed and the Fantastic Four movies died of cancer, aged 56.
His death was confirmed by to Deadline in a statement from his wife.
"With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer," Kelly McMahon said.
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Madison is Julian's only child. Instagram/@madison.em
In the weeks after his death, Madison expressed her gried in a heart-wrenching Instagram post on what would have been her father's 57th birthday.
"Happy birthday. There will never be enough words to describe how much I miss you," she wrote.
"And somehow, [there are] even less that capture how deeply I love you. All I know is that I'll miss you and love you forever."
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