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