Massimo Troisi
Born: 1953-02-19 in San Giorgio a Cremano
Died: 1994-06-04
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
- Buon compleanno Massimo as Himself (archive)
2022
- I magnifici 4 della risata
- Il mio amico Massimo as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
2021
- We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
2020
- TV Story Superstar as Self (archive footage)
2006
1994
- The Postman as Mario Ruoppolo
1991
- I Thought It Was Love as Tommaso
1990
- The Voyage of Captain Fracassa as Pulcinella
1989
- What Time Is It? as Michele
- Splendor as Luigi
1987
- Indietro tutta! as Se stesso
- Hotel Colonial as Werner
- Le vie del Signore sono finite as Camillo
1984
- Nothing Left to Do But Cry as Mario
1983
- Sorry for the Delay as Vincenzo
- FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' as Elemento del coro
1982
- Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! as The corpse / Lights technician / Self
- No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous as Massimo Troisi
1981
- I'm Starting from Three as Gaetano
1953
- The Oscars as Self