Massimo Troisi
Acting
1953-02-19 · San Giorgio a Cremano
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(25)
moviePer sempre al Massimo
as · 2024 · 0.0
movieMassimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio) · 2023 · 7.7
movieBuon compleanno Massimo
as Himself (archive) · 2023 · 7.3
movieIl mio amico Massimo
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio) · 2022 · 7.1
movieI magnifici 4 della risata
as · 2022 · 7.0
movieWe Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage) · 2021 · 9.5
tvTV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage) · 2020 · 0.0
movieLa Smorfia - Prima Parte
as · 2009 · 8.3
movieLa Smorfia - Seconda Parte
as · 2009 · 7.9
movieLa Smorfia - Terza Parte
as · 2009 · 8.1
movieEffetto Smorfia
as · 2006 · 0.0
movieThe Postman
as Mario Ruoppolo · 1994 · 7.9
movieI Thought It Was Love
as Tommaso · 1991 · 7.2
movieThe Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as Pulcinella · 1990 · 6.5
movieWhat Time Is It?
as Michele · 1989 · 7.4
movieSplendor
as Luigi · 1989 · 6.5
movieLe vie del Signore sono finite
as Camillo · 1987 · 7.3
movieHotel Colonial
as Werner · 1987 · 5.4
movieNothing Left to Do But Cry
as Mario · 1984 · 7.7
movieFF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Elemento del coro · 1983 · 6.6
movieSorry for the Delay
as Vincenzo · 1983 · 7.6
movieNo Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as Massimo Troisi · 1982 · 6.5
movieMorto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The corpse / Lights technician / Self · 1982 · 6.8
movieI'm Starting from Three
as Gaetano · 1981 · 7.6