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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. 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.
- February 19, 1953
- June 4, 1994
Massimo Troisi was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and film director. He was born on 19 February 1953 in San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy. He was best known for his roles in films such as Il Postino (1994) and Non ci resta che piangere (1984).
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.
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- San Giorgio a Cremano, Campania, Italy
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- Ostia, Rome, Lazio, Italy
With Enzo Decaro and Lello Arena, founded comedy group I Saraceni, 1969; it was later named La Smorfia. Troisi performed with the group in theaters, clubs, and then, television, 1976-79, on two programs, Non Stop and Luna Park. Writings;Screenplays.
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.
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.
