Massimo Troisi
Acting
Born: 1953-02-19 in San Giorgio a Cremano
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
The Oscars
Self
The Postman
Mario Ruoppolo
TV Story Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Indietro tutta!
Se stesso
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Elemento del coro
What Time Is It?
Michele
Sorry for the Delay
Vincenzo
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
Pulcinella
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Mario
Hotel Colonial
Werner
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
Splendor
Luigi
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The corpse / Lights technician / Self
Per sempre al Massimo
I Thought It Was Love
Tommaso
The Ways of the Lord are Finite
Camillo
I'm Starting from Three
Gaetano
I magnifici 4 della risata
Buon compleanno Massimo
Himself (archive)
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
Massimo Troisi
Il mio amico Massimo
Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
