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Michele Placido
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Born
May 19
,
1946
·
Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy
Height
5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
Mini Bio
Michele Placido was born on May 19, 1946 in Ascoli Satriano, Puglia, Italy. He is an actor and writer, known for
La piovra (1984)
,
Romanzo Criminale (2005)
and
Caravaggio's Shadow (2022)
. He has been married to
Federica Vincenti
since August 14, 2012. They have one child. He was previously married to
Simonetta Stefanelli
and Ilaria Lezzi.
Family
Spouses
Federica Vincenti
(August 14, 2012 - present) (1 child)
Simonetta Stefanelli
(May 25, 1989 - 1994) (divorced, 3 children)
Ilaria Lezzi
(annulled)
Children
Violante Placido
Trivia
His wife,
Simonetta Stefanelli
, played Michael Corleone's (
Al Pacino
) beautiful young Sicilian wife Apollonia in
The Godfather (1972)
.
Although he voluntarily worked at a police station, he finally became an actor. Ironically, the role of "Commissario Catani" on
La piovra (1984)
made him an international TV star.
Has five children:
Violante Placido
(b.1976),
Michelangelo Placido
(b.1990) and
Brenno Placido
(b.1991) with
Simonetta Stefanelli
;
Inigo Placido
(b.1988) with
Virginie Alexandre
, and Gabriele (b. 2006) with
Federica Vincenti
.
Made his stage debut in 1969.
Received Italy's Order of Merit, 2nd Class (2005).
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