Massimo Troisi
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
Mario Ruoppolo
Il postino
Himself (archive)
Buon compleanno Massimo
Mario
Non ci resta che piangere
Gaetano
Ricomincio da tre
Pulcinella
Il viaggio di Capitan Fracassa
Werner
Hotel Colonial
Vincenzo
Scusate il ritardo
Tommaso
Pensavo fosse amore... invece era un calesse
Camillo
Le vie del Signore sono finite
Michele
Che ora è
Luigi
Splendor
Massimo Troisi
No grazie, il caffè mi rende nervoso
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Laggiù qualcuno mi ama
The corpse / Lights technician / Himself
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
Il mio amico Massimo
Self (archive footage)
Noi siamo cinema
I magnifici 4 della risata
Per sempre al Massimo
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
Elemento del coro
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Effetto Smorfia
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
23
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-02-19
Place of Birth
San Giorgio a Cremano
Also Known As