1994Winner
Best Performance
The Postman
Massimo Troisi
Actor · Director · Writer
San Giorgio a Cremano
February 19, 1953
Biography
Massimo Troisi began his acting career in the theater and became famous for roles in television series. He is best known for his roles in his own film Ricomincio da tre (1981), and in Michael Radford's The Postman (Il Postino) (1994). The filmmaker Ettore Scola has also made him one of his leading performers, with three consecutive works: Splendor, What time is it? and The Voyage of Captain Fracasse. Heart disease when he had to shoot The Postman. His doctor had advised him not to do the filming to have the operation. He decided to postpone the operation after the shooting, this film being close to his heart. He died of a heart attack, barely twelve hours after the end of filming. He was posthumously nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1984Winner
Best Performance
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
1989Nominee
Best Performance
What Time Is It?
Career Highlights
1990Highlight
Best Performance
The Voyage of Captain Fracassa
2023Highlight
Best Performance
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me
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The Postman
Nothing Left to Do But Cry