Massimo Troisi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1953
- Died
- June 4, 1994 (aged 41)
- Birthplace
- 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
Per sempre al Massimo
Movie
Buon compleanno Massimo
Movie · as Himself (archive)
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Movie · as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Il mio amico Massimo
Movie · as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
I magnifici 4 della risata
Movie
We Are Cinema
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
TV Story Superstar
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
Movie
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
Movie
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
Movie
Effetto Smorfia
Movie
The Postman
Movie · as Mario Ruoppolo
I Thought It Was Love
Movie · as Tommaso
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
Movie · as Pulcinella
What Time Is It?
Movie · as Michele
Splendor
Movie · as Luigi
Hotel Colonial
Movie · as Werner
The Ways of the Lord are Finite
Movie · as Camillo
Indietro tutta!
TV · as Se stesso · 1 ep
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Movie · as Mario
Sorry for the Delay
Movie · as Vincenzo
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Movie · as Elemento del coro
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
Movie · as Massimo Troisi
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Movie · as The corpse / Lights technician / Self
I'm Starting from Three
Movie · as Gaetano
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep