Person

Massimo Troisi

Acting · 1953–1994 · San Giorgio a Cremano

Biography

Massimo Troisi began his acting career in the theater and became famous for roles in television series. He is best known for his roles in his own film Ricomincio da tre (1981), and in Michael Radford's The Postman (Il Postino) (1994). The filmmaker Ettore Scola has also made him one of his leading performers, with three consecutive works: Splendor, What time is it? and The Voyage of Captain Fracasse. Heart disease when he had to shoot The Postman. His doctor had advised him not to do the filming to have the operation. He decided to postpone the operation after the shooting, this film being close to his heart. He died of a heart attack, barely twelve hours after the end of filming. He was posthumously nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes.

Known for

Filmography

2024Per sempre al Massimo
2023Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes MeSé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
2023Buon compleanno MassimoHimself (archive)
2022Il mio amico MassimoSé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
2022I magnifici 4 della risata
2021We Are CinemaSelf (archive footage)
2020TV Story SuperstarSelf (archive footage)
2009La Smorfia - Prima Parte
2009La Smorfia - Terza Parte
2009La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
2006Effetto Smorfia
1994The PostmanMario Ruoppolo
1991I Thought It Was LoveTommaso
1990The Voyage of Captain FracassaPulcinella
1989What Time Is It?Michele
1989SplendorLuigi
1987Le vie del Signore sono finiteCamillo
1987Indietro tutta!Se stesso
1987Hotel ColonialWerner
1984Nothing Left to Do But CryMario
1983FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'Elemento del coro
1983Sorry for the DelayVincenzo
1982No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me NervousMassimo Troisi
1982Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!The corpse / Lights technician / Self
1981I'm Starting from ThreeGaetano
1953The OscarsSelf

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