Actor
Massimo Troisi
Born February 19, 1953 in San Giorgio a CremanoDied June 4, 199416 films
Massimo Troisi began his acting career in the theater and became famous for roles in television series.
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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.
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First watchThe Postman19947.9as Mario RuoppoloSimple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
16 films as actor- 2009La Smorfia - Prima Parte
- 2009La Smorfia - Terza Parte
- 2009La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
- 2006Effetto Smorfia
- 1994The PostmanMario Ruoppolo
- 1991I Thought It Was LoveTommaso
- 1990The Voyage of Captain FracassaPulcinella
- 1989What Time Is It?Michele
- 1989SplendorLuigi
- 1987The Ways of the Lord are FiniteCamillo
- 1987Hotel ColonialWerner
- 1984Nothing Left to Do But CryMario
- 1983FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'Elemento del coro
- 1983Sorry for the DelayVincenzo
- 1982No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me NervousMassimo Troisi
- 1981I'm Starting from ThreeGaetano