ROME – On 4 June 1994, Massimo Troisi died at the age of just 41. The ‘melancholic comedian’, who broke down the stereotype of the Neapolitan comedian, with his new and biting irony, never banal and predictable, passed away 30 years ago, betrayed by a sick heart.
Troisi began his career together with the comedy trio ‘La Smorfia’ (withLello Arenaand Enzo Decaro), < /strong>with which he landed on television and made himself known to the general public. In 1981 he made his debut on the big screen with “Groundhog Day”, a film which he also directed, which proved to be a great success at the box office. Thus was born the character of the shy and awkward boy, with the ‘Neapolitan-ungrammatical’ language, which will accompany him for most of his career. A few years later he signed his second directorial “Sorry for the delay”, which was followed by “The ways of the Lord are finished”. He also acted in films by other directors (such as Ettore Scola), but never gave up the theater. Among his most famous films there is “Non ci just remains to cry”, directed and starring together with Roberto Benigni in 1984, and the unforgettable “The Postman”, his last film whose shooting ended a few days before his death.