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
Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)
as Mario
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
What Time Is It? (1989)
as Michele
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me (2023)
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990)
as Pulcinella
Hotel Colonial (1987)
as Werner
I'm Starting from Three (1981)
as Gaetano
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! (1982)
as The corpse / Lights technician / Self
Splendor (1989)
as Luigi
I Thought It Was Love (1991)
as Tommaso
The Ways of the Lord are Finite (1987)
as Camillo
Il mio amico Massimo (2022)
as Sé stesso (materiale 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
Sorry for the Delay (1983)
as Vincenzo
I magnifici 4 della risata (2022)
Actor
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous (1982)
as Massimo Troisi
Buon compleanno Massimo (2023)
as Himself (archive)
Per sempre al Massimo (2024)
Actor
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte (2009)
Actor
La Smorfia - Terza Parte (2009)
Actor
Effetto Smorfia (2006)
Actor