- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1953
- Place of Birth
- San Giorgio a Cremano
- Died
- June 4, 1994
Massimo Troisi
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.
Filmography
moviePer sempre al Massimo
2024
movieMassimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
2023 · Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
movieBuon compleanno Massimo
2023 · Himself (archive)
movieIl mio amico Massimo
2022 · Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
movieI magnifici 4 della risata
2022
movieWe Are Cinema
2021 · Self (archive footage)
tvTV Story Superstar
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieLa Smorfia - Prima Parte
2009
movieLa Smorfia - Seconda Parte
2009
movieLa Smorfia - Terza Parte
2009
movieEffetto Smorfia
2006
movieThe Postman
1994 · Mario Ruoppolo, Co-Director, Screenplay
movieI Thought It Was Love
1991 · Tommaso, Director, Screenplay, Story
movieThe Voyage of Captain Fracassa
1990 · Pulcinella
movieWhat Time Is It?
1989 · Michele
movieSplendor
1989 · Luigi
movieLe vie del Signore sono finite
1987 · Camillo, Director, Screenplay, Story
tvIndietro tutta!
1987 · Se stesso
movieHotel Colonial
1987 · Werner
movieNothing Left to Do But Cry
1984 · Mario, Director, Story, Screenplay
movieFF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
1983 · Elemento del coro
movieSorry for the Delay
1983 · Vincenzo, Director, Screenplay, Story
movieNo Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
1982 · Massimo Troisi, Story
movieMorto Troisi, viva Troisi!
1982 · The corpse / Lights technician / Self, Director, Screenplay
movieI'm Starting from Three
1981 · Gaetano, Director, Story, Screenplay
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self