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