Massimo Troisi

Massimo Troisi
Troisi in 1989
Born(1953-02-19)19 February 1953
Died4 June 1994(1994-06-04) (aged 41)
Rome, Italy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • film director
Years active1968–1994
Height1.78 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]

  1. ^ Chiacchiari Federico; Salvi Demetrio, Massimo Troisi. Il comico dei sentimenti, Sentieri Selvaggi, 2011. ISBN 88-86883-01-3
  2. ^ Daniele Bova, “Ricomincio da Tre”, ecco a voi Massimo Troisi, L'Unità, 22 novembre 2015