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Massimo Troisi (1953–1994)

Actor | Writer | Director

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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... read full biography

Known for The Postman (Il Postino) (1994), I'm Starting from Three (1981), Le vie del Signore sono finite (1987), What Time Is It? (1989)

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Feb 19, 1953 (died Jun 4, 1994)

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Still of Massimo Troisi and John Savage in Hotel Colonial

Massimo Troisi and Maria Grazia Cucinotta in The Postman (Il Postino)

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Nominated for 2 Oscar Awards. Another 13 wins & 11 nominations

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Past Film & Video (12 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Postman (Il Postino) (1994) Mario Ruoppolo, Director (uncredited), Dedicatee, Writer (screenplay) Mario Ruoppolo, Director (uncredited), Dedicatee, Writer (screenplay) See fewer	$3MM	$95K	$22MM	$22MM
Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse (1991) Tommaso, Director, Writer Tommaso, Director, Writer See fewer
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990) Pulcinella Pulcinella See fewer
What Time Is It? (1989) Michele, the son Michele, the son See fewer
Splendor (1989) Luigi Luigi See fewer
Le vie del Signore sono finite (1987) Camillo, Director, Writer Camillo, Director, Writer See fewer
Hotel Colonial (1987) Werner Werner See fewer			$10K	$10K
Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984) Mario, Director, Writer (screenplay), Writer (story) Mario, Director, Writer (screenplay), Writer (story) See fewer
Scusate il ritardo (1983) Vincenzo, Director, Writer Vincenzo, Director, Writer See fewer
F.F.S.S., cioè: '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?' (1983) Actor Actor See fewer
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous (1982) Troisi, Writer Troisi, Writer See fewer
I'm Starting from Three (1981) Gaetano, Director, Writer Gaetano, Director, Writer See fewer

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Past Television (4 titles)	Episodes
Cyborgs Universe (2018) (TV Series) - Very Special Thanks (1 episode, 2018) Very Special Thanks (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Past and Future (Jan 1, 2018) Season 1, Episode 1 - Very Special Thanks Very Special Thanks See fewer	1
Poetry, Passion, the Postman: The Poetic Return of Pablo Neruda (1996) (TV Movie) - In Memory Of In Memory Of See fewer
Morto Troisi, viva Troisi! (1982) (TV Movie) - La salma / Il tecnico delle luci / Himself, Director, Writer La salma / Il tecnico delle luci / Himself, Director, Writer See fewer
La sberla (1978) (TV Series) - L'intruso (1 episode, 1978) L'intruso (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Episode #1.1 (Sep 14, 1978) Season 1, Episode 1 - L'intruso (as La Smorfia) L'intruso (as La Smorfia) See fewer	1

Self (7 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Postman (Il Postino) - Behind the scenes (1994) Self Self See fewer
Lello Esposito: nel Regno di Pulcinella (1993) (Short) - Himself Himself See fewer	ITL 1MM
Fantastico 10 (1989) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 1989) Himself (1 episode, 1989) See fewer Episode dated 7 October 1989 (Oct 7, 1989) Himself Himself See fewer
46ª Mostra internazionale del cinema - Proclamazione dei vincitori (1989) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985) Self Self See fewer
Giochiamo al varieté (1980) (TV Mini-series) - Himself (1 episode, 1980) Himself (1 episode, 1980) See fewer Il bel Vesuvio blu (1980) Season 1, Episode 2 - Himself (as La Smorfia) Himself (as La Smorfia) See fewer
Non stop (1977–1979) (TV Series) - Himself - Comedian (1977) Himself - Comedian (1977) See fewer

Archive Footage (3 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Ridendo e scherzando - Ritratto di un regista all'italiana (2015) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Quelli che... il calcio (2007) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2007) Himself (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Episode #14.39 (May 27, 2007) Season 14, Episode 39 - Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer
The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV Special) - Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) Himself - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) See fewer

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Maria Grazia Cucinotta Actress	4,297
Steve James Actor	10,865
Lee Marvin Actor	5,019
Steve Shaw Actor	52,860
John Frankenheimer Director	11,531
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