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.
2024
2023
as Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
2023
as Himself (archive)
2022
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
2022
2021
as Self (archive footage)
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2009
2009
2009
1994
as Mario Ruoppolo
1991
as Tommaso
1990
as Pulcinella
1989
as Michele
1989
as Luigi
1987
as Camillo
1987
as Werner
1984
as Mario
1983
as Elemento del coro
1983
as Vincenzo
1982
as Massimo Troisi
1982
as The corpse / Lights technician / Himself
1981
as Gaetano
1953
as Self