Massimo Troisi

1953–1994 · Italian actor, film director, and poet

Massimo Troisi 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.

Massimo Troisi, in order

1. 1981 I'm Starting from Three: directed, wrote, acted
2. 1982 Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!: directed, wrote, acted
3. 1982 No Thanks: acted · directed by Lodovico Gasparini
4. 1983 "FF.SS." – Cioè: "...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?": acted · directed by Renzo Arbore
5. 1983 Scusate il ritardo: directed, wrote, acted
6. 1984 Nothing Left to Do But Cry: directed, wrote, acted · audiences 81%
7. 1987 Hotel Colonial: acted · directed by Cinzia TH Torrini
8. 1987 Le vie del Signore sono finite: directed, wrote, acted
9. 1989 Splendor: acted · directed by Ettore Scola
10. 1989 What Time Is It?: acted · directed by Ettore Scola
11. 1990 Captain Fracassa's Journey: acted · directed by Ettore Scola
12. 1991 Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse: directed, wrote, acted
13. 1994 Il Postino: The Postman: wrote, acted · directed by Michael Radford