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Massimo Troisi

Massimo Troisi

Birthday: 1953-02-19 | 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me

as    Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)

2022
Il mio amico Massimo

as    Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)

1995
The Postman

as    Mario Ruoppolo

1991
I Thought It Was Love

as    Tommaso

1990
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa

as    Pulcinella

1989
Splendor

as    Luigi

1989
What Time Is It?

as    Michele

1987
Hotel Colonial

as    Werner

1984
Nothing Left to Do But Cry

as    Mario

1983
Sorry for the Delay

as    Vincenzo

1982
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous

as    Massimo Troisi

1982
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

as    The corpse / Lights technician / Self

1981
I'm Starting from Three

as    Gaetano