Massimo Troisi
Born
February 19, 1953
Died
June 4, 1994 (41 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Giorgio a Cremano
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
Per sempre al Massimo
2024
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
2023
Buon compleanno Massimo
Himself (archive)
2023
Il mio amico Massimo
Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
2022
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2021
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2020
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
2009
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
2009
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
2009
Effetto Smorfia
2006
The Postman
Mario Ruoppolo
1994
I Thought It Was Love
Tommaso
1991
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
Pulcinella
1990
What Time Is It?
Michele
1989
Splendor
Luigi
1989
Le vie del Signore sono finite
Camillo
1987
Hotel Colonial
Werner
1987
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Mario
1984
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
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
Massimo Troisi
1982
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The corpse / Lights technician / Himself
1982
I'm Starting from Three
Gaetano
1981
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953