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Massimo Troisi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmassimo troˈiːzi]; 19 February 1953 – 4 June 1994) was an Italian actor, cabaret performer, 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 .
Massimo Troisi ( San Giorgio a Cremano, 19 febbraio 1953 – Lido di Ostia, 4 giugno 1994) è stato un attore, comico, regista, sceneggiatore e cabarettista italiano .
Massimo Troisi. Actor: The Postman. His acting career started when he was 15 in a theatre (Centro Teatro Spazio). In 1969 he founded the group "I saraceni" (later renamed "La smorfia") with Enzo Decaro and Lello Arena. He became famous to the TV audience between 1976 and 1979 with two TV programs "Non Stop" and "Luna Park".
Jun 4, 2024 · Italy is remembering the Neapolitan actor, screenwriter and director Massimo Troisi on Tuesday, 30 years after the death of the cinema icon. Troisi remains a hugely popular figure in Italy three decades after he died of a heart attack, aged 41, at his sister's house near Rome on 4 June 1994.
Massimo Troisi, the comic actor, writer and director who suffered a fatal heart attack in 1994 only 12 hours after shooting finished on his greatest movie, was born on this day in 1953 in a suburb of Naples.
Massimo Troisi. Actor: The Postman. His acting career started when he was 15 in a theatre (Centro Teatro Spazio). In 1969 he founded the group "I saraceni" (later renamed "La smorfia") with Enzo Decaro and Lello Arena.
On June 4th, 1994, Massimo Troisi passed away, just twelve days after finishing Il Postino. He would never see the critical acclaim, the worldwide accolades, nor the Oscar nomination he would later garner.
