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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.
Known For
The Postman
as Mario Ruoppolo
Splendor
as Luigi
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
as Mario
Hotel Colonial
as Werner
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
as Pulcinella
What Time Is It?
as Michele
I'm Starting from Three
as Gaetano
Sorry for the Delay
as Vincenzo
We Are Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
I Thought It Was Love
as Tommaso
