Born in San Giorgio a Cremano, Napes, Campania, Italy. Troisi was a veritable Renaissance man of film, serving as author, director, and lead actor in RICOMINCIO DA TRE / I'M STARTING FROM THREE (1981), LE VIE DEL SIGNORE SONO FINITE (1987), and PENSAVO FOSSE AMORE INVECE ERA UN CALESSE / I THOUGHT IT WAS LOVE (1991), as well as acting in numerous other movies. He was awarded the Coppa Volpi for best male actor by the Venice Film Festival for his performance in CHE ORA È / WHAT TIME IS IT? (1989) and was nominated for Oscars® for Best Actor and Adapted Screenplay for IL POSTINO / THE POSTMAN (1995), his last film. Visit the Internet Movie Database for a full listing of Troisi's writing, directing and acting credits.  Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1995: IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN)  Nominated for Achievement in Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) 1995: IL POSTINO (THE POSTMAN) (w. Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford, Furio Scarpelli & Giacomo Scarpelli) 2 nominations