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Michele Morrone
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Morrone in 2019
Born (1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 34)
Bitonto, Italy
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
  • model
  • fashion designer
Years active 2011–present
Spouse(s)
Rouba Saadeh
(m. 2014; div. 2018)
Children 2

Michele Morrone (born October 3, 1990) is a talented Italian actor, model, singer, and fashion designer. He became famous around the world after playing the main character, Massimo Torricelli, in the 2020 movie 365 Days. He also starred in its follow-up movies, 365 Days: This Day and The Next 365 Days, which came out in 2022.

Early Life

Michele Morrone was born on October 3, 1990, in Reggio Calabria, Italy. He is the youngest of four children and has three older sisters. His father worked in construction and passed away in 2003 when Michele was 12 years old. His mother, Angela, was a seamstress. Both his parents were from Bitonto, but they moved to Melegnano to find better jobs when their children were young.

Morrone decided he wanted to be an actor when he was 11 years old, after watching a Harry Potter movie. He started acting in an after-school program at his middle school. He later studied acting professionally at the Teatro Fraschini in Pavia.

Career

Acting Career

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

Michele Morrone's acting journey began in 2011. He played Riccardo in Second Chance, a short web series. He also appeared in a music video for an Italian girl band called Makay in 2012.

After gaining more experience, he started getting main roles in short films like Il Tempo di una Sigaretta. He also appeared in the drama show Che Dio ci Aiuti. Morrone worked on several Italian TV series, including Come un Delfino (2011), Provaci Ancora (2015), and Medici (2018). In 2016, he competed in the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars, called Ballando con le Stelle, and finished in second place. In 2019, Morrone played the lead role of Luigi in Bar Giuseppe.

In 2020, Morrone became known worldwide for his role as Massimo Torricelli in the movie 365 Days. The film was first shown in Poland in February 2020 and later became available on Netflix in June 2020. He signed a contract to make two more movies to complete the series.

Music Career

Michele Morrone is also a talented guitarist and singer. He taught himself to play the guitar at age 25 by watching videos on YouTube.

He released an album called Dark Room in February 2020. This album includes several songs that were featured in the 365 Days movie soundtrack. One of his most popular songs, "Feel It", has a music video with scenes from the film.

Morrone joined YouTube in January 2020. His channel has gained over two million subscribers. The music video for his song "Hard for Me" is the most watched video on his channel.

Other Ventures

In August 2020, Morrone started his own women's beachwear clothing brand called AurumRoma. He announced the company on Instagram, and its website quickly became very popular. Morrone creates his own designs for the brand with help from fashion designer Chiara Pollano.

Personal Life

Michele Morrone married Rouba Saadeh, a stylist from Lebanon, in 2014. They had two wedding ceremonies, one in Italy and one in Lebanon. They later divorced. They have two sons together, born in 2014 and 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
  • Released: 29 September 2023
  • Label: Universal Music & Polydor Germany
  • Format: CD, MP3, LP, digital download, streaming

Singles

Lead Artist

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

RUM
(airplay)
"Feel It" 2020 27 5 72
  • PMB: Platinum
Dark Room
"Hard For Me"
  • PMB: Platinum
"Beautiful" 2021 Double
"Another Day" 2022
"Player"
"Angels"
"Push Me" 2023
"Bad Game"
"Sweat Dreams (Are Made Of This)"
"—" 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 Roles

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
2022 365 Days: This Day Don Massimo Torricelli / Adriano Torricelli
The Next 365 Days Don Massimo Torricelli
Duetto Marcello Bianchini
2024 Subservience Nick
2025 The Housemaid TBA Filming
TBA Home Sweet Home Rebirth Mek Post-production
Maserati: The Brothers Alfieri Maserati Filming

Television Roles

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
2020 "Hard For Me" Michele Morrone Universal Music
"Hard For Me (Acoustic)"
"Dad (Acoustic)"
2021 "Beautiful"
2022 "Another Day"
"Mud Mud Ke" Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar Desi Music Factory
2023 "Push Me" Michele Morrone Universal Music

Awards and Nominations

Year Awards Category Work Result
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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