Michele Placido

Michele Placido
Born (1946-05-19) 19 May 1946 (age 78)
Alma materAccademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico
Occupations
  • Actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1972–present
Spouses
(m. 1989; div. 1994)
Federica Vincenti
(m. 2012; div. 2017)
Children4, including Violante
RelativesGerardo Amato (brother)

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.[1]

  1. ^ Carlino, il Resto del (3 February 2021). "Michele Placido presidente del Teatro Comunale di Ferrara". il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Retrieved 2 March 2022.