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