
Massimo Troisi
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
Per sempre al Massimo

Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)

Buon compleanno Massimo
as Himself (archive)
Buon compleanno Massimo
as Himself (archive)

Il mio amico Massimo
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
Il mio amico Massimo
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)

I magnifici 4 della risata
I magnifici 4 della risata

We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)

La Smorfia - Prima Parte
La Smorfia - Prima Parte

La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte

La Smorfia - Terza Parte
La Smorfia - Terza Parte

Effetto Smorfia
Effetto Smorfia

The Postman
as Mario Ruoppolo
The Postman
as Mario Ruoppolo

I Thought It Was Love
as Tommaso
I Thought It Was Love
as Tommaso

The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as Pulcinella
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as Pulcinella

What Time Is It?
as Michele
What Time Is It?
as Michele

Splendor
as Luigi
Splendor
as Luigi

The Ways of the Lord are Finite
as Camillo
The Ways of the Lord are Finite
as Camillo

Hotel Colonial
as Werner
Hotel Colonial
as Werner

Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Mario
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Mario

FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Elemento del coro
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
as Elemento del coro

Sorry for the Delay
as Vincenzo
Sorry for the Delay
as Vincenzo

No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as Massimo Troisi
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
as Massimo Troisi

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The corpse / Lights technician / Self
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
as The corpse / Lights technician / Self

I'm Starting from Three
as Gaetano
I'm Starting from Three
as Gaetano