Michele Morrone Trivia | 35 facts about the «365 Days» actor

Michele Morrone is an Italian actor, model, singer, and fashion designer mostly known for reprising the role of Massimo in the movie «365 Days».

Let’s find out more about the Italian actor!

1. Michele Morrone was born on October 3rd, 1990.
2. He is an Italian actor, model, singer, and fashion designer appearing in both Italian and Polish films.
3. He gained international recognition after portraying the role of Massimo Torricelli in the 2020 erotic romantic drama 365 Days.
4. He is going to reprise his role in the sequel movie «365 Days: This Day».
5. He was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
6. He is the youngest of four children.
7. Michele Morrone has three older sisters.
8. His father worked as a construction worker and died in 2003, when Morrone was 12 years old.
9. His mother, Angela, a seamstress, and his father, Natale are both from Bitonto but moved to Melegnano when their children were young in order to find better employment opportunities.
10. Morrone decided to become an actor after watching a Harry Potter film at age 11.
11. He began acting in an after-school program at his middle school.
12. Michele Morrone repeated his first year of High School after being left-back for bad behavior.
13. He then studied professional acting in a theater in the city of Pavia, at the Teatro Fraschini di Pavia.
14. 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 canceled after one season.
15. He also appeared in a music video by the Italian girl band, Makay, in 2012.
16. After gaining more experience in the field, he started playing lead roles in short films.
17. He acted in Il Tempo di una Sigaretta and E la Vita Continua.
18. 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).
19. 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.
20. 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 will be filming two more films to complete the trilogy.
21. Morrone is a professional guitarist and singer. He learned how to play the guitar at the age of 25 by watching YouTube videos.
22. He released an album titled Dark Room which has several songs featured in the official 365 dni soundtrack including one of his most famous songs, “Feel It”, which has scenes with actress Anna Maria Sieklucka (Laura Biel), from the film, in its music video.
23. The album was released on 14 February 2020 and was produced by label company AGORA S.A.
24. Morrone joined YouTube on 16 January 2020.
25. 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 for “Feel It” which has gained 51 million views.
26. On 2 August 2020, Morrone launched a women’s beachwear clothing brand, AurumRoma.
27. He confirmed the creation of the company via an Instagram live story on 8 August 2020.
28. Shortly after the announcement, the website of the clothing brand crashed due to heavy traffic.
29. Michele Morrone makes his own designs in collaboration with fashion designer Chiara Pollano.
30. The company is owned by Morrone and run by Spazio Arcó company.
31. Morrone married Rouba Saadeh, a Lebanese stylist, in 2014. The couple had a civil marriage in Italy and Lebanon.
32. He has two sons with his ex-wife: Marcudo and Brado.
33. The actor told The Western Journal, “I decided to get involved in this film, although of course, I had to rethink this decision. It was an opportunity for me to go beyond Italy, and start an international career. And as you can see, it paid off.”
34. Michele had almost quit acting to work as a gardener. The actor had moved to a small town to an Italian villa where he started working as a gardener to pay his bills. Although soon enough he bagged the role of Massimo on 365 Days and went back to acting.
35. One of his many other talents is also painting. The actor has shared some of his artwork on Instagram and fans have heaped praises on how gorgeous it is. On his social media, Morrone has also given a peek at his art studio and his creative process.