Michele Placido

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Michele Placido (born May 19, 1946 in Ascoli Satriano) is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.<p>Growing up in a poor family, Placido had a number of jobs since his youth. He studied acting at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, and with Silvia D'Amica at the Academy of Dramatic Arts. He made his debut as an actor in the play "Midsummer's Night Dream" in 1969. Two years later he started film work under directors such as Luigi Comencini, Mario Monicelli, Salvatore Samperi, Damiano Damiani, Francesco Rossi, Walerian Borowczyk, Marco Bellocchio and Carlo Lizzani. His first big success came with the role of soldier Paolo Passeri in Marcia trionfale (1976, d. Marco Bellocchio) for which he won a David di Donatello. Two years later he won the Golden Bear award for the best actor in Berlin for his role of the homosexual worker in ironical melodrama Ernesto (1978, d. Salvatore Samperi).<p>He...