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Michele Placido

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  • Director
  • Writer
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Michele Placido in Angel of Evil (2010)
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Michele Placido was born on 19 May 1946 in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. He is an actor and director, known for La piovra (1984), Romanzo Criminale (2005) and Un eroe borghese (1995). He has been married to Federica Luna Vincenti since 14 August 2012. They have one child. He was previously married to Simonetta Stefanelli and Ilaria Lezzi.
BornMay 19, 1946
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BornMay 19, 1946
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      • 35 wins & 37 nominations total

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    Known for

    Raoul Bova, Giuliana de Sio, Remo Girone, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, and Michele Placido in La piovra (1984)
    La piovra
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Actor
    Romanzo Criminale (2005)
    Romanzo Criminale
    7.2
    • Padre Freddo
    • 2005
    Un eroe borghese (1995)
    Un eroe borghese
    7.0
    • Silvio Novembre
    • 1995
    Asia Argento, Carlotta Natoli, and Claudia Pandolfi in Close Friends (1992)
    Close Friends
    6.2
    • Padre di Simona
    • 1992

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    Actor

    • Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, and Federica Luna Vincenti in Eterno visionario (2024)
      Eterno visionario
      6.3
      • Saul Colin
      • 2024
    • Michele Placido in Arnoldo Mondadori (2022)
      Arnoldo Mondadori
      7.5
      • Arnoldo Mondadori
      • 2022
    • Michele Placido and Angelica Kazankova in Orlando (2022)
      Orlando
      6.6
      • Orlando
      • 2022
    • Falla girare (2022)
      Falla girare
      5.3
      • Diego
      • 2022
    • Massimiliano Gallo in Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso (2022)
      Vincenzo Malinconico, avvocato d'insuccesso
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Avvocato Ugo Maria Starace Tarallo
      • 2022
    • Riccardo Scamarcio in Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
      Caravaggio's Shadow
      6.5
      • Cardinal Del Monte
      • 2022
    • Oltre il confine (2022)
      Oltre il confine
      Short
      • Voce
      • 2022
    • Burning Hearts (2022)
      Burning Hearts
      6.4
      • Vincenzo Montanari
      • 2022
    • Pierfrancesco Favino and Miriam Leone in I Run to You (2022)
      I Run to You
      6.4
      • Padre di Gianni
      • 2022
    • All Star - Ritorno al cinema (2021)
      All Star - Ritorno al cinema
      7.6
      Short
      • Spettatore
      • 2021
    • Appunti di un venditore di donne (2021)
      Appunti di un venditore di donne
      6.3
      • Amedeo Sangiorgi
      • 2021
    • Caliber 9 (2020)
      Caliber 9
      4.4
      • Rocco Musco
      • 2020
    • La stanza (2020)
      La stanza
      Short
      • Policeman
      • 2020
    • I Hate Summer (2020)
      I Hate Summer
      6.7
      • Maresciallo
      • 2020
    • Laura Chiatti and Riccardo Scamarcio in La cena di Natale (2016)
      La cena di Natale
      4.7
      • Don Mimì
      • 2016

    Director

    • Il giudice e i suoi assassini
      • Director
      • TV Mini Series
    • Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, and Federica Luna Vincenti in Eterno visionario (2024)
      Eterno visionario
      6.3
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Riccardo Scamarcio in Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
      Caravaggio's Shadow
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Presto sarà domani (2022)
      Presto sarà domani
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Isolation (2021)
      Isolation
      6.7
      • Director (segment "Death Close By")
      • 2021
    • Sara Serraiocco in A Jacket (2018)
      A Jacket
      Short
      • mentor
      • 2018
    • Suburra: Blood on Rome (2017)
      Suburra: Blood on Rome
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • 7 Minutes (2016)
      7 Minutes
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Choice (2015)
      The Choice
      5.5
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Prima di andar via (2014)
      Prima di andar via
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (2013)
      Venice 70: Future Reloaded
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Daniel Auteuil and Mathieu Kassovitz in The Lookout (2012)
      The Lookout
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Moritz Bleibtreu, Kim Rossi Stuart, Filippo Timi, Paz Vega, Francesco Scianna, and Valeria Solarino in Angel of Evil (2010)
      Angel of Evil
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Big Dream (2009)
      The Big Dream
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2009
    • L'Aquila 2009 - Cinque registi tra le macerie
      6.7
      Video
      • Director (segment "Le mani di Osmai")
      • 2009
    • Romanzo Criminale (2005)
      Romanzo Criminale
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2005

    Writer

    • Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, and Federica Luna Vincenti in Eterno visionario (2024)
      Eterno visionario
      6.3
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Riccardo Scamarcio in Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
      Caravaggio's Shadow
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2022
    • Isolation (2021)
      Isolation
      6.7
      • Writer (segment "Death Close By")
      • 2021
    • 7 Minutes (2016)
      7 Minutes
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • The Choice (2015)
      The Choice
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Francesco Scianna and Monica Barladeanu in Itaker - Vietato agli italiani (2012)
      Itaker - Vietato agli italiani
      6.0
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Moritz Bleibtreu, Kim Rossi Stuart, Filippo Timi, Paz Vega, Francesco Scianna, and Valeria Solarino in Angel of Evil (2010)
      Angel of Evil
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • dialogue supervisor
      • 2010
    • The Big Dream (2009)
      The Big Dream
      5.8
      • writer
      • 2009
    • L'uomo giusto (2007)
      L'uomo giusto
      5.5
      • screenplay
      • 2007
    • Romanzo Criminale (2005)
      Romanzo Criminale
      7.2
      • screenplay
      • 2005
    • Another Life (2004)
      Another Life
      4.4
      • story & screenplay
      • 2004
    • A Scandalous Journey (2002)
      A Scandalous Journey
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Del perduto amore (1998)
      Del perduto amore
      6.6
      • writer
      • 1998
    • La missione (1998)
      La missione
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1998
    • Racket (1997)
      Racket
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • idea (1997)
      • 1997

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Mike Placido
    • Height
      • 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • May 19, 1946
      • Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy
    • Spouses
        Federica Luna VincentiAugust 14, 2012 - present (1 child)
    • Children
        Violante Placido
    • Relatives
        Donato Placido(Sibling)
    • Other works
      SCOOP Segreto Professional
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      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      His wife, Simonetta Stefanelli, played Michael Corleone's (Al Pacino) beautiful young Sicilian wife Apollonia in The Godfather (1972).

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