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Massimo Troisi Biography (1953-1994)

Surname is pronounced "troy-ee-zee"; born February 19, 1953, in San Giorgio aCremano, Italy; died of heart failure, June 4, 1994, in Ostia, Italy; son ofAlfredo (a railroad stationmaster) and Elena (a homemaker) Troisi; companionof Nathaly Snel Caldonazzo (an actress).

A retrospective of Troisi's films, Massimo Troisi ... Not By Bread Alone, waspresented in Los Angeles' American Cinematheque and at New York's Museum ofModern Art, both 1995.

Nationality

Italian

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 19, 1953

San Giorgio a Cremano, Italy

Death Details

June 4, 1994

Ostia, Italy

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• Gaetano, Ricomincio da Tre (also known as Back to Square Three), ItalianInternational Films/Factory Cinematografica, 1981.
• Himself, No Grazie, Il Caffe Mi Rende Nervoso, 1982.
• Vincenzo, Scusate Il Ritardo, Yarno Cinematografica, 1982.
• Mario, Non Ci Reste Che Piangere (also known as There's Nothing Left To Do But Cry), Best International Film/Yarno Cinematografica, 1985.
• Werner, Hotel Colonial, Orion, 1987.
• Camillo, Le Vie del Signore Sono Finite (also known as The Ways of the Lord Are Finite), Esterno Mediterraneo Film/Cecchi Gori Group/Tiger Cinematografica, 1987.
• Luigi, Splendor, Cecchi Gori Group/Tiger Cinematografica, 1989.
• Michele, Che Ora e? (also known as What Time Is It?), Cecchi Gori Group/Gaumont International/Tiger Cinematografica, 1989.
• Pulcinella, Il Viaggio di Capitan Fracassa (also known as The Voyage of Captain Fracassa), Cecchi Gori Group/Gaumont International, 1990.
• Tommaso, Pensavo Fosse Amore Invece Era Un Calesse (also known asI Thought It Was Love), Pentafilm, 1991.
• Mario Ruoppolo, Il Postino (also known as The Postman), Miramax, 1994.
• Credits; Film Director
• Ricomincio da Tre (also known as Back to Square Three), Italian International Films/Factory Cinematografica, 1981.
• Scusate Il Ritardo, Yarno Cinematografica, 1982.
• (With Robert Benigni) Non Ci Reste Che Piangere (also known as There's Nothing Left To Do But Cry), Best International Film/Yarno Cinematografica, 1985.
• Le Vie del Signore Sono Finite (also known as The Ways of the Lord Are Finite), Esterno Mediterraneo Film/Cecchi Gori Group/Tiger Cinematografica, 1987.
• Pensavo Fosse Amore Invece Era Un Calesse (also known as I Thought It WasLove), Pentafilm, 1991.
• Credits; Stage Appearances
• Appeared at Centro Teatro Spazio, beginning at age fifteen. 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
• Ricomincio da Tre (also known as Back to Square Three), Italian International Films/Factory Cinematografica, 1981.
• No Grazie, Il Caffe Mi Rende Nervoso (based on a story by Troisi), 1982.
• Scusate Il Ritardo (based on a story by Troisi), Yarno Cinematografica, 1982.
• (With Robert Benigni) Non Ci Reste Che Piangere (also known as There's Nothing Left To Do But Cry), Best International Film/Yarno Cinematografica, 1985.
• Le Vie del Signore Sono Finite (also known as The Ways of the Lord Are Finite), Esterno Mediterraneo Film/Cecchi Gori Group/Tiger Cinematografica, 1987.
• Pensavo Fosse Amore Invece Era Un Calesse (also known as I Thought It WasLove), Pentafilm, 1991.
• (With Michael Radford) Il Postino (also known as The Postman), Miramax, 1994.
• With La Smorfia wrote and performed Non Si Vive di Solo Pane (also knownas You Don't Live By Bread Alone).

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, August 4, 1995, p. 14.
• People, March 18, 1996, pp. 105-106.