Massimo Troisi

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Massimo Troisi
Troisi in 1989
Born	(1953-02-19)19 February 1953 San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy
Died	4 June 1994(1994-06-04) (aged 41) Rome, Italy
Occupations	Actor screenwriter film director
Years active	1968–1994
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Massimo Troisi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmassimo troˈiːzi]; 19 February 1953 – 4 June 1994) 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. Nicknamed "the comedian of feelings",^[1] he is considered one of the most important actors of Italian theater and cinema.^[2]