Michele Morrone
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 erotic romantic drama 365 Days and its sequels, 365 Days: This Day and The Next 365 Days in 2022.
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| Born | 3 October 1990 Reggio Calabria, Italy |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Spouse | Rouba Saadeh (m. 2014; sep. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life edit
Morrone was born on 3 October 1990 in Reggio Calabria, Italy.[1][2] He is the youngest of four children, and he has three sisters. His father worked as a construction worker and died in 2003,[3] when Morrone was 12 years old.[4] His mother, Angela, a seamstress, and his father, Natale,[2] were both from Bitonto, but moved to Melegnano when their children were young in order to find better employment opportunities.[5]
Morrone decided to become an actor after watching a Harry Potter film at age 11.[4] He began acting in an after school program at his middle school.[6] Morrone repeated his first year of high school after being held back for bad behavior.[7] He then studied professional acting in a theater in the city of Pavia, at the Teatro Fraschini di Pavia.[8]
Career edit
Acting edit
Morrone's acting career began in 2011 by playing the role of Riccardo in Second Chance,[8] a three-episode web series directed by Piergiorgio Seidita,[9] 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.[8] 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).[8] 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 edit
Morrone is a professional guitarist and singer. He learned to play guitar at the age of 25 by watching YouTube videos.[4] 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.[10] The album was released on 14 February 2020 and was produced by label company AGORA S.A.[11]
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", which has gained 51 million views.
Other ventures edit
On 2 August 2020, Morrone launched a women's beachwear clothing brand, AurumRoma.[12] 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 edit
Morrone married Rouba Saadeh, a Lebanese stylist, in 2014. The couple had a civil marriage in Italy and Lebanon.[3] They separated in 2018, but remain legally married.[13] They have two sons together, one born in 2014, and the other born in 2017.
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWI [14] | FR [15] | BE (Wal) [16] | PL [17] | GER [18] | |||
| 2020 | Dark Room |
| 63 | 195 | 178 | 2 | 72 |
| 2023 | Double | — | — | — | — | — | |
Singles edit
Lead Artist edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL (airplay) [23] | POL (airplay nowości) [24] | RUM (airplay) [25] | |||||
| "Feel It" | 2020 | 27 | 5 | 72 | Dark Room | ||
| "Hard For Me" | — | — | — |
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| "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 edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wal) [16] | POL (airplay) [23] | POR [27] | SWI [14] | |||
| "Next" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Dark Room[28] |
| "Dad" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Do It Like That" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Drink Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No One Cares" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dark Room" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hard For Me" | —[A] | 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 edit
Film edit
| 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 | ||
| TBA | Subservience | Post-Production |
Television edit
| 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 edit
| Year | Title | Singer(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Hard For Me" | Michele Morrone | Universal Music | [29] |
| "Hard For Me (Acoustic)" | [30] | |||
| "Dad (Acoustic)" | [31] | |||
| 2021 | "Beautiful" | [32] | ||
| 2022 | "Another Day" | [33] | ||
| "Mud Mud Ke" | Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar | Desi Music Factory | [34] | |
| 2023 | "Push Me" | Michele Morrone | Universal Music | [35] |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards | — | Himself | Won | [36] |
| 2021 | Golden Raspberry Awards | Worst Actor | 365 Days | Nominated | [37] |
Notes edit
- ^ "Hard for Me" did not reach the Ultratop 50 chart, but was registered on the Ultratip chart.
References edit
- ^ "Michele Morrone set to star in a Bollywood film? All you need to know about the 365 Days actor". The Indian Express. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
Morrone was born on October 3, 1990 in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
- ^ a b "Michele Morrone - Verissimo Video" – via www.mediasetplay.mediaset.it.
- ^ a b "Michele Morrone dopo Ballando con le stelle si svela e presenta la moglie segreta". Tvzap (in Italian). 3 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Maffioletti, Chiara (8 June 2020). "Michele Morrone, il sex addicted di "365 giorni" ora è una star musicale". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
- ^ Moretti, Carmela (19 March 2016). "Bitonto a Ballando con le stelle di Rai Uno con Michele Morrone". DaBitonto (in Italian).
- ^ "Sirene al Genovesi - Intervista a Michele Morrone" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "NDP 2020: National Day Message and morning parade" – via www.facebook.com.
- ^ a b c d "Michele Morrone" (in Italian). Take Off Artist Management.
- ^ Marseglia, Daniele (22 February 2013). "Telefilm Central intervista Piergiorgio Seidita, regista della nuova web serie Second Chance". Telefilm Central (in Italian).
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "dark room album songs - Google Search". www.google.com.
- ^ "Aurumroma". www.facebook.com.
- ^ katiegarrity (5 June 2020). "Michele Morrone Opened up About How Hard His Divorce Was on Him". Distractify. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Discographie Michele Morrone - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Discographie Michele Morrone". lescharts.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Discographie Michele Morrone". ultratop.be. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży". OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Wykonawca: Michele Morrone Tytuł: Dark Room". Zpav - OLIS. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Dark Room by Michele Morrone". Apple Music. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Wykonawca: Michele Morrone Tytuł: Dark Room". Zpav - OLIS. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Dark Room by Michele Morrone". Apple Music. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ a b „Feel It” – "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum" (in Polish). bestsellery.zpav.pl.
„Hard For Me” – "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Top - Archiwum" (in Polish). bestsellery.zpav.pl. - ^ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - AirPlays - Nowości - Archiwum". bestsellery.zpav.pl. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Arvunescu, Victor (8 February 2021). "Top Airplay 100 – Iuliana Beregoi vine pe primul loc cu o piesă super catchy!" [Top Airplay 100 – Iuliana Beregoi reaches first place with a super catchy song!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Brazilian single certifications – Michele Morrone" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Hard For Me by Michele Morrone - Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Michele Morrone | Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Michele Morrone - Hard For Me (Official Music Video), 24 July 2020
- ^ Michele Morrone - Hard For Me (Acoustic) Official Music Video, 11 December 2020
- ^ Michele Morrone - Dad (Acoustic) Official Music Video, 20 December 2020
- ^ Michele Morrone - Beautiful (Official Music Video), 7 March 2021
- ^ Michele Morrone - Another Day (Official Music Video), 27 April 2022
- ^ "'Mud Mud Ke' full song: Jacqueline Fernandez and Michele Morrone's chemistry is a winner, but the twist in the end takes the cherry on the cake - WATCH - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Michele Morrone - PUSH ME (Official Music Video), 18 January 2023
- ^ "Sajal Aly, Michele Morrone cross paths at DIAFA". The Express Tribune. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "'Dolittle' Tops Razzie Awards Nominations". hollywoodreporter.com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.