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Michele Morrone
Michele Morrone Telemagazyn 2019 2.jpg
Morrone in 2019
Born (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 33)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
  • model
  • fashion designer
Years active 2011–present
Spouse(s)
Rouba Saadeh
(m. 2014; sep. 2018)
Children 2

Michele Morrone (Italian pronunciation: [miˈkɛːle morˈroːne]; born 3 October 1990) is an Italian actor, model, singer, and fashion designer appearing in both Italian and Polish films. He gained international recognition after portraying the role of Massimo Torricelli in the 2020 ... romantic drama 365 Days and its sequels 365 Days: This Day and The Next 365 Days in 2022.

Early life

Morrone was born on 3 October 1990 in Reggio Calabria, Italy. He is the youngest of four children, and he has three older sisters. His father worked as a construction worker and died in 2003 when Morrone was 12 years old. His mother, Angela, a seamstress, and his father, Natale were both from Bitonto, but moved to Melegnano when their children were young in order to find better employment opportunities.

Morrone decided to become an actor after watching a Harry Potter film at age 11. He began acting in an after school program at his middle school. Morrone repeated his first year of High School after being held back for bad behavior. He then studied professional acting in a theater in the city of Pavia, at the Teatro Fraschini di Pavia.

Career

Acting

Michele Morrone Blanka Lipińska Anna Maria Sieklucka
Michele Morrone, Anna-Maria Sieklucka, and author Blanka Lipińska in 2019

Morrone's acting career began in 2011 by playing the role of Riccardo in Second Chance, a three-episode web series directed by Piergiorgio Seidita, which was cancelled after one season. He also appeared in a music video by the Italian girl band, Makay, in 2012. After gaining more experience in the field, he started playing lead roles in short films. He acted in Il Tempo di una Sigaretta and E la Vita Continua. He was featured in a drama show titled Che Dio ci Aiuti. His projects include Italian TV series including Come un Delfino (2011), Provaci Ancora (2015), Squadra Antimafia (2015), Sirene (2016), Renata Fonte (2017), Il Processo (The Trial) (2018), and Medici (2018). In 2016, he took part in the eleventh season of the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars (Ballando con le Stelle), where he placed second. In 2019, Morrone played the lead role of Luigi in Bar Giuseppe.

In 2020, Morrone became internationally known after performing the lead role of Massimo Torricelli, a mafia crime boss, in 365 Days. The film was released theatrically in Poland on 7 February 2020 and was subsequently made available on Netflix on 7 June 2020. He signed a three-year contract with the production company and filmed two more films to complete the trilogy.

Music

Morrone is a professional guitarist and singer. He learned to play guitar at the age of 25 by watching YouTube videos. He released an album titled Dark Room which has several songs featured in the official 365 Days soundtrack including one of his most famous songs, "Feel It", that has scenes with actress Anna Maria Sieklucka (Laura Biel), from the film, in its music video. The album was released on 14 February 2020 and was produced by label company AGORA S.A.

Morrone joined YouTube on 16 January 2020. He has gained over one million subscribers and 104 million overall views on his channel (as of 8 August 2020). The most viewed video on his channel is the music video of "Feel It [pl]", which has gained 51 million views.

Other ventures

On 2 August 2020, Morrone launched a women's beachwear clothing brand, AurumRoma. He confirmed the creation of the company via an Instagram live story on 8 August 2020. Shortly after the announcement, the website of the clothing brand crashed due to heavy traffic. Morrone makes his own designs in collaboration with fashion designer Chiara Pollano. The company is owned by Morrone, and run by Spazio Arcó company.

Personal life

Morrone married Rouba Saadeh, a Lebanese stylist, in 2014. The couple had a civil marriage in Italy and Lebanon. They separated in 2018, but remain legally married. They have two sons together, one born in 2014, and the other born in 2017.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
SWI
FR
BE
(Wal)

PL
GER
2020 Dark Room 63 195 178 2 72
2023 Double D

Singles

Lead Artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certification Album
POL
(airplay)
POL
(airplay
nowości)

RUM
(airplay)
Feel It 2020 27 5 72 Dark Room
Hard for me
Beautiful 2021 TBA
Another Day 2022
Push Me 2023
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(Wal)

POL
(airplay)
POR
SWI
"Next" 2020 Dark Room
"Dad"
"Do It Like That"
"Drink Me"
"No One Cares"
"Dark Room"
"Hard for Me" 45 12 68
"Rain in the Hearth"
"Watch me burn"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Who's the Beast Peter Short film
2018 L'ultimo giorno del toro Valerio
2019 Bar Giuseppe Luigi
2020 365 Days Don Massimo Torricelli
Duetto Marcello Bianchini
2022 365 Days: This Day Don Massimo Torricelli / Adriano Torricelli
The Next 365 Days Don Massimo Torricelli
TBA Subservience Post-Production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Provaci ancora prof! Bruno Sacchi Episode: "Passioni sprecate"
2017 Sirene Ares aka Gegè TV series
2018 Renata Fonte Marcello My Television film
2019 Medici Ship Captain 2 episodes
The Trial Claudio Cavalleri 8 episodes

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Label Ref.
2022 Mud Mud Ke Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar Desi Music Factory

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards N/A Himself Won
2021 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Actor 365 Days Nominated

See also

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