Massimo Troisi
Acting
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
2024Per sempre al Massimo
2023Buon compleanno Massimo
Himself (archive)
2023Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
2022Il mio amico Massimo
Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
2022I magnifici 4 della risata
2021We Are Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2009La Smorfia - Prima Parte
2009La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
2009La Smorfia - Terza Parte
2006Effetto Smorfia
1994The Postman
Mario Ruoppolo
1991I Thought It Was Love
Tommaso
1990The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
Pulcinella
1989What Time Is It?
Michele
1989Splendor
Luigi
1987Hotel Colonial
Werner
1987Le vie del Signore sono finite
Camillo
1984Nothing Left to Do But Cry
Mario
1983Sorry for the Delay
Vincenzo
1983FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Elemento del coro
1982No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
Massimo Troisi
1982Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
The corpse / Lights technician / Self
1981I'm Starting from Three
Gaetano