Diego Abatantuono
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Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother from Como. The latter worked as wardrober in a Milanese jazz and later cabaret club, Derby, whose owner was Abatantuono's uncle. He started to work at Derby first in lighting, then as artistic director and later as an actor.
Known for
Credits
An Ideal Adventure (1982)
as Duccio
Mediterraneo (1991)
as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
Il malloppo (2026)
as Diego Viani
Nirvana (1997)
as Solo
Mrs. Christmas (2025)
as Guru
I'm Not Scared (2003)
as Sergio
Fantozzi Against the Wind (1980)
as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018)
as Roberto
Paparazzi (1998)
as Ugo "King" Conti
Life Is Life (2025)
as Giacomo
Marriages (1998)
as Paolo
Steno (2022)
as Sé stesso
Prickly Pears (1980)
as Capo delle "Belve"
Momo (2001)
as Mastro Hora (voice)
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976)
as Lucio
Lend Me Your Wife (1980)
as Uomo dell'Enel
Amnèsia (2002)
as Sandro
I Carabbinieri (1981)
as Brigadiere Esposito
Viuuulentemente mia (1982)
as Achille Cotone
Doctor on Call (2021)
as Pierfrancesco Mai
Unfair Competition (2001)
as Umberto Melchiorri
Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982)
as Il mago di Segrate
Make a Wish (2025)
as Ettore
When Mom Is Away... With the Family (2020)
as Babbo Natale
Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me (2006)
as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
Attila Scourge of God (1982)
as Aldarico/Attila
Puerto Escondido (1992)
as Mario Tozzi
Un tranquillo funerale di famiglia (2026)
Actor
Volare (2019)
as Mario
Per amore, solo per amore (1993)
as Joseph
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa (2019)
as Self
Our Tropical Island (2001)
as Alberto Brogini
In the Pope's Eye (1980)
as Don Gabriele
Improvised Christmas (2022)
as Lorenzo
Una vacanza bestiale (1980)
as Galeazzo
Il toro (1994)
as Franco Montagner
L'abbuffata (2007)
as Neri
The Worst Christmas of My Life (2012)
as Alberto
Belli di papà (2015)
as Vincenzo Liuzzi
Happy Family (2010)
as Marta's Father
Things from Another World (2011)
as Mariso Golfetto
Viva San Isidro! (1995)
as Padre Pedro
Tifosi (1999)
as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
Unfaithfully Yours (1982)
as Piero
Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io (2023)
as Self
Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) (1988)
as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
Marrakech Express (1989)
as Ponchia
Mister Happiness (2017)
as Guglielmo Gioia
The New Monsters Today (2009)
Actor
2061 - Un anno eccezionale (2007)
as Professor Maroncelli
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (1989)
as L'inquirente
A Dinner for Them to Meet (2007)
as Sandro
Compromessi sposi (2019)
as Diego
I Fichissimi (1981)
as Felice
Christmas Vacation '90 (1990)
as Nick
Christmas Present (1986)
as Franco Mattioli
Children of Hannibal (1998)
as Tommaso
The Strongest Weapon (2016)
as Luigi Freddi (voice)
Turné (1990)
as Dario Nigri
Eccezzziunale... veramente (1982)
as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
My Beloved Enemy (2018)
as Enzo Stefanelli
Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo (2023)
as Lorenzo
La mia banda suona il pop (2020)
as Franco Masiero
The Boss of the District (1983)
as Domingo Ras
Buona giornata (2012)
as Romeo Telleschi
Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro (2006)
Actor
Indovina chi viene a Natale? (2013)
as Giulio Sereni
I babysitter (2016)
as Gianni Porini
Here Comes the Storm (1993)
as Damiano Fortezza
Il resto del Pap'occhio (1980)
as Don Gabriele
The Last Week of September (2024)
as Pietro Rinaldi
I cammelli (1988)
as Camillo
Well-Off People (2014)
as Patrizio Azzesi
Camerieri (1995)
as Mario Tangaro
Il barbiere di Rio (1996)
as Matteo
The Tango of Jealousy (1981)
as Diego
L'assalto (2014)
as Giancarlo
Arrivano i gatti (1980)
as Felice
Camere da letto (1997)
as Dario
A Boy from Calabria (1987)
as Nicola Sileca
Strana la vita (1988)
as Dario
The Best Man (1997)
as Angelo Beliossi
Christmas Rematch (2004)
as Franco Mattioli
Ti stimo fratello (2012)
Actor
Gli Squallor (2012)
as Self
The Last Minute (1987)
as Duccio Venturi
On the Dark Continent (1993)
as Fulvio Colombo
Il mammone (2022)
as Piero Bonelli
Arrivano i miei (1983)
as Julio Navarro
Saxofone (1978)
as The chatty Guest at the restaurant
Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta (2021)
Actor
Area paradiso (2012)
as Furio
Metronotte (2000)
Actor
Mostruosamente Villaggio (2024)
as Sé stesso
The Friends at the Margherita Café (2009)
as Al
Amazing - Fabio de Luigi (2023)
as Himself
Soap Opera (2014)
as Gaetano
Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese (2002)
as Self
C'era una volta il Derby Club (2024)
as Himself
Un milanese a Milano - Walter Valdi (2025)
as Sé stesso