Acting
Massimo Troisi
Birth Date
February 19, 1953
Death Date
June 4, 1994
(passed away at 41)
Place of Birth
San Giorgio a Cremano
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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.
Photos
The Oscars
Self
1953 • 1 episode
The Postman
Mario Ruoppolo
1994
Indietro tutta!
Se stesso
1987 • 1 episode
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2020 • 1 episode
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
2009
Hotel Colonial
Werner
1987
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
I Thought It Was Love
Tommaso
1991
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Mario
1984
I'm Starting from Three
Gaetano
1981
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
Pulcinella
1990
What Time Is It?
Michele
1989
Splendor
Luigi
1989
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
2023
The Ways of the Lord are Finite
Camillo
1987
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Elemento del coro
1983
Sorry for the Delay
Vincenzo
1983
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The corpse / Lights technician / Self
1982
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
Il mio amico Massimo
Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
2022