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