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 Post...
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The Postman
As Mario Ruoppolo
Buon compleanno Massimo
As Himself (archive)
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
As Mario
I'm Starting from Three
As Gaetano
Hotel Colonial
As Werner
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
As Pulcinella
Sorry for the Delay
As Vincenzo
I Thought It Was Love
As Tommaso
Le vie del Signore sono finite
As Camillo
What Time Is It?
As Michele
Splendor
As Luigi
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
As Massimo Troisi
La Smorfia - Prima Parte
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
As Sé stesso (filmati d'archivio)
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!
As The corpse / Lights technician / Himself
Il mio amico Massimo
As Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
We Are Cinema
As Self (archive footage)
I magnifici 4 della risata
Per sempre al Massimo
La Smorfia - Seconda Parte
La Smorfia - Terza Parte
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
As Elemento del coro
The Oscars
As Self
TV Story Superstar
As Self (archive footage)