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Massimo Troisi

Italian actor, film director, and poet (1953–1994)
Person Human Q53035

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
February 19, 1953
Date of death
June 4, 1994
Place of birth
San Giorgio a Cremano
Place of death
Lido di Ostia, Rome[10]
Country of citizenship
Italy[11]
Occupation
film director, actor, screenwriter, film actor, poet, director[12]
Award received
David di Donatello for Best Actor, Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actor, Nastro d'Argento Special, Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director, Nastro d'Argento for Best Subject, Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay, Volpi Cup for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Film[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Notable work
I'm Starting from Three, Nothing Left to Do But Cry, Il Postino: The Postman[13][14][15]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian[35]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actor (1996), Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (1996)[33][34]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Troisi[30]
Given name
Massimo[31]
Manner of death
natural causes[32]
Name in native language
Massimo Troisi[36]
Start of work period
1968[37]
Unmarried partner
Nathalie Caldonazzo, Anna Pavignano, Clarissa Burt, Jo Champa[25][26][27][28]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 84
ISNI
0000000121283749
VIAF cluster ID
37109268
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94115101
GND ID
119487454
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Massimo Troisi alla Mostra del Cinema di Venezia, 1989.jpg ↗
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6322
AllMovie person ID
p71835
Allcinema person ID
37050
AlloCiné person ID
12604
American Film Institute person ID
256915
BFI Films, TV and people ID (archived)
4ce2ba1c54509
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139696664
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CINE21 person ID
1124
CINEFOX person ID
5048
CONOR.SI ID
56601699
CineMagia person ID
1812
Cinematografo.it name or company ID
123271
Cinematografo.it name or company ID (new)
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
19752
CoBiS author ID
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ComingSoon.it person ID
99682
Danish National Filmography person ID
67984
De Agostini ID
Troisi,+Massimo
Discogs artist ID
1957950
Elonet person ID
227595
Enciclopedia di Roma person ID
4987
FAST ID
348578
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_119487454
Facebook username
maxtroisi
Film.ru person ID
massimo-troyizi
FilmAffinity person or company ID
961388736
FilmPolski ID
10221
FilmTv.it person ID
9796
Filmweb.pl person ID
40611
Find a Grave memorial ID
7494505
Freebase ID
/m/011yx0
Geni profile ID
6000000069481769892
HAND ID
B0C7-A762-02B5-881F-15D7
IMDb ID
nm0873385
ISzDb person ID
104881
IdRef ID
059149175
J9U entity ID
987007422562505171
JRC Names ID
166782
KINENOTE person ID
78818
Kinobox person ID
22256
Kinopoisk person ID
108946
LdiF person ID
40051
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
103351
Listal ID
massimo-troisi
MYmovies actor ID (former scheme)
8991
MYmovies person ID
8927
Metacritic ID
person/massimo-troisi
MovieMeter person ID
67792
Movieplayer person ID
4256
MusicBrainz artist ID
05395c93-9271-4d34-872f-dba86bcae176
NL CR AUT ID
xx0182055
NLA Trove people ID
1454275
NNDB people ID
738/000161255
NUKAT ID
n2005035298
National Discography of Italian Song artist/group ID
8538
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1306188
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
345719611
Open Library ID
OL1577087A
OpenMLOL author ID
449642
PORT person ID
21374
Rai Teche person ID
massimo-troisi
Related category
Category:Films directed by Massimo Troisi
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/massimo_troisi
SBN author ID
CFIV043322
SHARE Catalogue author ID
551866
SNAC ARK ID
w6b70kvk
SPAP ID
a/51818c47-9f90-4666-ba3e-f5143ebaf276
Sinemalar person ID
67772
Swedish Film Database person ID
197139
TCM Movie Database person ID (archived)
517990
TMDB person ID
67792
Topic's main category
Category:Massimo Troisi
Treccani ID
massimo-troisi
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
massimo-troisi
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
massimo-troisi
Treccani's Enciclopedia del Cinema ID
massimo-troisi
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhd8vhm4ty4FPbCYHH9jC
Yale LUX ID
person/5090387e-a7d7-42ff-a55a-1768b5cf36cc
ČSFD person ID
2101

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🔗 Connections
← Cast member 11
Il Postino: The Postman, What Time Is It?, Nothing Left to Do But Cry, Captain Fracassa's Journey, Splendor, I'm Starting from Three, Hotel Colonial, Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse +3 more
Films written 6
Il Postino: The Postman, Nothing Left to Do But Cry, I'm Starting from Three, Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse, Scusate il ritardo, Le vie del Signore sono finite
Award received 5
Volpi Cup for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Film, Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director, Nastro d'Argento for Best Screenplay
Films directed 5
Nothing Left to Do But Cry, I'm Starting from Three, Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse, Scusate il ritardo, Le vie del Signore sono finite
Occupation 5
actor, poet, film director, screenwriter, film actor
Notable work 3
Il Postino: The Postman, Nothing Left to Do But Cry, I'm Starting from Three
Unmarried partner 3
Clarissa Burt, Anna Pavignano, Jo Champa
Nominated for 2
Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Place of death 2
Rome, Lido di Ostia
← Winner 2
David di Donatello for Best Actor, David di Donatello for Best Film
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
Italy
Given name 1
Massimo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Italian
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
San Giorgio a Cremano
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Massimo Troisi
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Massimo Troisi
← Unmarried partner 1
Anna Pavignano
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Summary

Massimo Troisi was born on February 19, 1953[1], in San Giorgio a Cremano[2]. He died on June 4, 1994[3], in Lido di Ostia[4]. He worked as a film director[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], film actor[8], and poet[9].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[38]

  • Country: IT[39]

  • Began / founded: 1953-02-19[40]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1994-06-04[41]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 05395c93-9271-4d34-872f-dba86bcae176[42]

FAQs

Where was Massimo Troisi born?

Massimo Troisi was born in San Giorgio a Cremano[2].

Where did Massimo Troisi die?

Massimo Troisi died in Lido di Ostia[4].

What did Massimo Troisi do for work?

Massimo Troisi worked as a film director[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], film actor[8], and poet[9].

What awards did Massimo Troisi receive?

Honors received include David di Donatello for Best Actor[16], Ciak d'oro - Best Lead Actor[17], Nastro d'Argento Special[18], and Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director[19].

Related Entities

Il Postino: The Postman Italy San Giorgio a Cremano

References

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  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  29. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [33] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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