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Massimo Troisi

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Massimo Troisi

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Italian actor, film director, and poet (1953–1994)

Person · Open Library

Born
1953
Died
1994
Works
5

Top works

  • Non ci resta che ridere
  • Il Postino
  • Ricomincio da me
  • Il mondo intero proprio
  • Ricomincio da tre

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Film & TV

Acting · San Giorgio a Cremano

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…

Known for

  • Per sempre al Massimo2024
  • Buon compleanno Massimo — Himself (archive)2023
  • Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me — Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)2023
  • Il mio amico Massimo — Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)2022
  • I magnifici 4 della risata2022
  • We Are Cinema — Self (archive footage)2021
  • TV Story Superstar — Self (archive footage)2020
  • La Smorfia - Prima Parte2009
  • La Smorfia - Terza Parte2009
  • La Smorfia - Seconda Parte2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1953-02-19
Active to
1994-06-04

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
257
Total plays
714

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Key facts

Born
( 1953-02-19 ) 19 February 1953, San Giorgio a Cremano , Italy
Died
4 June 1994 (1994-06-04) (aged 41), Rome , Italy
Occupations
Actor screenwriter film director
Years active
1968–1994
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

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date of birth
1953-02-19
date of death
1994-06-04
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Massimo Troisi
start of work period
1968-00-00
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Massimo Troisi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈmassimo troˈiːzi]; 19 February 1953 – 4 June 1994) was an Italian actor, cabaret performer, comedian, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his works in the films I'm Starting back from Three (1981) and Il Postino: The Postman (1994), for which he was posthumously nominated for two Oscars. He won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in the film What Time Is It? (1989). Nicknamed "the comedian of feelings", he is considered one of the most important actors of Italian theater and cinema.

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