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Michele Placido
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Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy
Michele Placido was born on May 19, 1946 in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. He is an actor, director and screenwriter, known for La piovra (1984), Romanzo Criminale (2005) and Un eroe borghese (1995).
Known for
- Eternal Visionary — Saul Colin2024
- Senza malizia2023
- Burning Hearts — Vincenzo Montanari2022
- Arnoldo Mondadori - I libri per cambiare il mondo — Arnoldo Mondadori2022
- Orlando — Orlando2022
- Un marziano di nome Ennio — Vittorio De Sica2022
- La voglia matta di vivere — Self2022
- Caravaggio's Shadow — Cardinal Del Monte2022
- Run to You — Padre di Gianni2022
- Falla girare - The Last Joint — Diego2022
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1946-05-19 ) 19 May 1946 (age 80) , Ascoli Satriano , Apulia , Italy
- Alma mater
- Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
- Occupations
- Actor film director screenwriter
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Spouses
- Simonetta Stefanelli ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1994 ) Federica Vincenti ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2017 )
- Children
- 4, including Violante
- Relatives
- Gerardo Amato (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Ascoli Satriano
- Spouse
- Federica Vincenti
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Experimental Centre of Cinematography
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Image
- MicheleP (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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- Michele Placido
- date of birth
- 1946-05-19
- name in native language
- Michele Placido
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Michele Placido
- relative
- Beniamino Placido
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
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Encyclopedic overview
Michele Placido ( Italian: [miˈkɛːle ˈplaːtʃido]; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio, winning the Berlinale's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, Pummarò, was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara.
Early life
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