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Massimo Troisi
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Massimo Troisi was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter. Born in San Giorgio a Cremano on February 19, 1953, he began his work period in 1968. He was married to no one but had unmarried partners including Anna Pavignano, Clarissa Burt, and Jo Champa. Troisi spoke and wrote in Italian.
He is known for notable works such as *I'm Starting from Three*, *Nothing Left to Do But Cry*, and *Il Postino: The Postman*. His other works include *Non ci resta che ridere*, *Ricomincio da me*, *Il mondo intero proprio*, and *Ricomincio da tre*. Troisi received the David di Donatello for Best Actor, the Volpi Cup for Best Actor, and Nastro d'Argento awards for Best New Director and Best Screenplay. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Troisi died of a myocardial infarction, classified as natural causes, on June 4, 1994, in Lido di Ostia, Rome.
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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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
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
via TMDB
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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Massimo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- San Giorgio a Cremano
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Notable work
- Il Postino: The Postman
- Image
- Massimo Troisi alla Mostra del Cinema di Venezia, 1989.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1953-02-19
- date of death
- 1994-06-04
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- Commons category
- Massimo Troisi
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- unmarried partner
- Jo Champa
- name in native language
- Massimo Troisi
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Massimo Troisi
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early years and TV star
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