Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 19, 1953
Place of Birth:
San Giorgio a Cremano
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Per sempre al Massimo | |
| 2023 | Buon compleanno Massimo | Himself (archive) |
| 2023 | Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me | Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio) |
| 2022 | Il mio amico Massimo | Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio) |
| 2022 | I magnifici 4 della risata | |
| 2021 | We Are Cinema | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | La Smorfia - Prima Parte | |
| 2009 | La Smorfia - Seconda Parte | |
| 2009 | La Smorfia - Terza Parte | |
| 2006 | Effetto Smorfia | |
| 1994 | The Postman | Mario Ruoppolo |
| 1991 | I Thought It Was Love | Tommaso |
| 1990 | The Voyage of Captain Fracassa | Pulcinella |
| 1989 | What Time Is It? | Michele |
| 1989 | Splendor | Luigi |
| 1987 | Hotel Colonial | Werner |
| 1987 | Le vie del Signore sono finite | Camillo |
| 1984 | Nothing Left to Do But Cry | Mario |
| 1983 | Sorry for the Delay | Vincenzo |
| 1983 | FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' | Elemento del coro |
| 1982 | No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous | Massimo Troisi |
| 1982 | Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! | The corpse / Lights technician / Himself |
| 1981 | I'm Starting from Three | Gaetano |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | TV Story Superstar | Self (archive footage) |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |