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.

Movies with Massimo Troisi

• The Postman 1994 · ★ 7.9
• Nothing Left to Do But Cry 1984 · ★ 7.7
• I'm Starting from Three 1981 · ★ 7.6
• I Thought It Was Love 1991 · ★ 7.2
• Sorry for the Delay 1983 · ★ 7.6
• What Time Is It? 1989 · ★ 7.4
• The Ways of the Lord are Finite 1987 · ★ 7.3
• The Voyage of Captain Fracassa 1990 · ★ 6.5
• No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous 1982 · ★ 6.5
• Splendor 1989 · ★ 6.6
• Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me 2023 · ★ 7.7
• FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' 1983 · ★ 6.6
• Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! 1982 · ★ 6.8
• La Smorfia - Prima Parte 2009 · ★ 8.3
• Hotel Colonial 1987 · ★ 5.4
• Il mio amico Massimo 2022 · ★ 7.2
• La Smorfia - Seconda Parte 2009 · ★ 7.9
• La Smorfia - Terza Parte 2009 · ★ 8.1
• Buon compleanno Massimo 2023 · ★ 7.3
• We Are Cinema 2021 · ★ 9.5
• I magnifici 4 della risata 2022 · ★ 7.0
• Per sempre al Massimo 2024
• Effetto Smorfia 2006

Movies directed by Massimo Troisi

• Nothing Left to Do But Cry 1984 · ★ 7.7
• I'm Starting from Three 1981 · ★ 7.6
• I Thought It Was Love 1991 · ★ 7.2
• Sorry for the Delay 1983 · ★ 7.6
• The Ways of the Lord are Finite 1987 · ★ 7.3
• Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! 1982 · ★ 6.8