Massimo Troisi
Known For
Acting
Born
1953-02-19 in San Giorgio a Cremano
Died
1994-06-04
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.
Most Known For
The Oscars
as Self
The Postman
as Mario Ruoppolo
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
I magnifici 4 della risata
Hotel Colonial
as Werner
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Mario
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as Pulcinella
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
I Thought It Was Love
as Tommaso
What Time Is It?
as Michele
I'm Starting from Three
as Gaetano
Sorry for the Delay
as Vincenzo
Splendor
as Luigi
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Elemento del coro
Le vie del Signore sono finite
as Camillo
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as Massimo Troisi
Buon compleanno Massimo
as Himself (archive)
Il mio amico Massimo
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
