Massimo Troisi

from San Giorgio a Cremano

Artwork for The PostmanImage of 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.

Timeline

2024Aged 71

  • Poster for Per sempre al Massimo

    (Unknown)

2023Aged 70

  • Poster for Buon compleanno Massimo

    Himself (archive)

  • Poster for Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me

    Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)

2022Aged 69

  • Poster for I magnifici 4 della risata

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Il mio amico Massimo

    Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)

2021Aged 68

  • Poster for We Are Cinema

    Self (archive footage)

2009Aged 56

  • Poster for La Smorfia - Seconda Parte

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for La Smorfia - Terza Parte

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for La Smorfia - Prima Parte

    (Unknown)

2006Aged 53

  • Poster for Effetto Smorfia

    (Unknown)

1994Aged 41

  • Poster for The Postman

    Mario Ruoppolo

1991Aged 38

  • Poster for I Thought It Was Love

    Tommaso

1990Aged 37

  • Poster for The Voyage of Captain Fracassa

    Pulcinella

1989Aged 36

  • Poster for Splendor

    Luigi

  • Poster for What Time Is It?

    Michele

1987Aged 34

  • Poster for Hotel Colonial

    Werner

  • Poster for The Ways of the Lord are Finite

    Camillo

1984Aged 31

  • Poster for Nothing Left to Do But Cry

    Mario

1983Aged 30

  • Poster for Sorry for the Delay

    Vincenzo

  • Poster for FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'

    Elemento del coro

1982Aged 29

  • Poster for Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!

    The corpse / Lights technician / Self

  • Poster for No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous

    Massimo Troisi

1981Aged 28

  • Poster for I'm Starting from Three

    Gaetano