Massimo Troisi
Cunoscut Pentru
Acting
Born
February 19, 1953 (age 73)
Birth Place
San Giorgio a Cremano
Died
June 4, 1994
Biografie
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.
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.
Filmografie
Per sempre al Massimo
2024 — actor
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
2023 — Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Buon compleanno Massimo
2023 — Himself (archive)
Il mio amico Massimo
2022 — Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
I magnifici 4 della risata
2022 — actor
We Are Cinema
2021 — Self (archive footage)
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
2009 — actor
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
2009 — actor
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
2009 — actor
Effetto Smorfia
2006 — actor
The Postman
1994 — screenplay
The Postman
1994 — Mario Ruoppolo