Michele Placido

Michele Placido
Born	(1946-05-19) 19 May 1946 (age 78) 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 ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 1994)​ Federica Vincenti ​ ​ (m. 2012; div. 2017)​
Children	4, including Violante
Relatives	Gerardo 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]