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Michele Morrone in interview 2019, photo by Telemagazyn.

Top 10 Amazing Facts about Michele Morrone

Michele Morrone is an Italian actor, model, singer, and fashion designer born in October 3, 1990. The star became extremely famous from the movie 365 DNI ,365 Days, which has become a worldwide phenomenon on Netflix. He is the youngest of his three sisters and brother. He lost his father at the age of 12 years in 2003.

His mother, Angela, a seamstress, and his father, Natale are both from Bitonto, but moved to Melegnano when their children were small in order to find better employment opportunities.His acting career was inspired by a Harry Potter film that he watched at the age 11. He began acting in an after school program at his middle school.

Morrone repeated his first year of High School after being left back for bad behavior. He then studied professional acting in a theater in the city of Pavia, at the Teatro Fraschini di Pavia. His acting career is seen in both Italian and Polish films He has released an album, owns a clothing brand, and also endorses numerous brands

1.He is a talented musician

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Not only is Michele an actor, he is also a talented singer. In the movie, 365 DNI , his songs were featured  in some parts showing that he was the one singing. For example, Morrone is the voice in the song Feel It.  

Four songs from the album Dark Room were featured in the movie; Hard for me, Feel it, Watch me burn and Dark room. His work can also be found on YouTube Spotify and Amazon for streaming. He learned to play the guitar by watching YouTube videos at the age of 25.

2.Michele was previously married to fashion designer

Michele Morrone, Anna-Maria and Blanka Lipińska, photo by Telemagazyn.

Michele Morrone got married to Rouba Saadeh, a Lebanese fashion designer, from 2013 until 2018.  They had two children together before they separated.  Rouba Saadeh is the founder of the lifestyle brand Le Paradis Des Fous, and many believe that her connection with fashion might have influenced Michele’s love for fashion.

3.Michelle Morrone Worked As A Gardner

After his divorce in 2018, Michele Morrone moved to a small town to an Italian villa, remote village of 1000 inhabitants, and started to work as a gardener to pay his bills. Fortunately, he was cast to play Massimo and became a phenomenon worldwide.

After graduating from college he went to live in Rome, the capital of cinema in Italy because it was his dream to become an actor. He then found a small job building parquet floors while his first acting job was a beer commercial.

4.He is a dad of two

Michele has two kids from his marriage, Marcud and Brado. He shares moments with his kids on social media through videos and once made a live show with one of his kids. The 365 Days actor once opened up and said that when his children moved away, it was a breaking point in his life. The actor once opened-up and said that when his children moved away, it was a breaking point in his life.

5.He was born in Italy

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Just like his 365 DNI character Massimo, Michele Morrone was born in Italy. He was specifically born in Bitonto where he grew up as the only son and the youngest child in the family. The family moved to Melegnano, a small city near Milan with 15 thousand inhabitants near Milan, in order to find better jobs. Morrone also spent a part of his childhood in Apulia, southern Italy.

7.Michele is trilingual

Michele speaks English, Arabic and Italian and typically sings in English. His ability to speak both languages helps to grow his career on an international level.  He was forced to learn the language after his two kids lived in Lebanon, Beirut. He recorded his music in English Knowing how to speak more than one language is definitely helpful.

6.He is an artist

Apart from acting and singing, he really enjoys painting. He has shared in his Instagram various Stories dedicated to the artwork, a peek of his art studio and his creative process. He loves to use bold colours to create unique images, a diversion from his previous work which is often on the darker side.

7.Michele went through depression

Following the divorce from his wife in 2018 after separating with wife and he almost quit acting all together. He once revealed that he was in a severe state of depression after divorcing his wife.

His divorce was not made public until 2019 when an Italian magazine Chi published a few photographs of Morrone with Elena D’Amario, an Italian ballet dancer, claiming that he had been cheating on Rouba. After the photos were published, Morrone defended himself through an Instagram post, declaring that he and Rouba had already divorced.

8.He Was Already Famous In Italy

Michele Morrone became a globally known in 2020 but he was already famous in Italy since 2015 with small roles in theatre plays. His career took off in 2017 after he got his first relevant work in the television series, Sirene. He acted in Il tempo di una sigaretta, a drama show named Che Dio co aiuti and E la vita continue.

Some of his other projects include El juicio (Il processo), Come in Delfino, Renata Fonts, Squad 6, Medici, The Process, Milly Carlucci and more. He became famous after performing the lead role of Massimo in 365 Days in 2020 in which they shared the screen with the polish actress ,Anna Maria Sieklucka was also a part of the film and she played the role of Laura.

9.Michele is still relatively new to the acting scene

The poster for 365 Days, photo by Netflix.

The movie 365 DNI is his only third feature-length movie, according to his IMDb page. Polish actress Anna Maria Sieklucka, who shared the screen with Michele Morrone in 365, said that he could not imagine someone else playing Massimo in the film.

10.He Took Part On “Dancing With Stars” In Italy

Logo for Dancing with the Stars TV show, photo by ABC.

Michele Morrone was one of the contestants in Ballando con le Stelle, the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2017 with some of his videos of him dancing on YouTube. Ekaterina Vaganova was his dancing partner.

Michele Morrone is a very popular and very influential actor on social media. His Instagram account, has gained over 9.8 million followers. After the release of 365 Days on Netflix, Morrone’s Instagram follower count had risen to 2 million overnight. The actor also does studying and always trying to be better as an actor and artists. He wishes to do an action-comedy or a historical drama and maybe participate in Marvel movies.