Michele Placido is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter.
11 Facts About Michele Placido
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Michele Placido 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.
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Michele Placido is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra.
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Michele Placido is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner.
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In 2021, Michele Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara.
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Michele Placido was born at Ascoli Satriano, into a poor family from Rionero in Vulture, Basilicata; he is a descendant of the known brigand Carmine Crocco.
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Michele Placido studied acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and with Silvio D'Amico at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica.
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Michele Placido made his debut as an actor in the play Midsummer Night's Dream in 1969.
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Michele Placido appeared in several TV movies in the 1970s, but 1983 marked the beginning of his greatest television popularity when he played the lead as a police inspector investigating the Mafia in Damiano Damiani's TV series La piovra.
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Michele Placido went on to play the same part in the subsequent three series, until his character's assassination.
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Michele Placido supported the candidacy for mayor of Rome of the italian entrepreneur Alfio Marchini in the 2016 Italian local elections.