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