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
Nirvana (1997)
as Solo
My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018)
as Roberto
Mediterraneo (1991)
as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
Paparazzi (1998)
as Ugo "King" Conti
We Are Cinema (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Worst Christmas of My Life (2012)
as Alberto
Life Is Life (2025)
as Giacomo
Il malloppo (2026)
as Diego Viani
When Mom Is Away... With the Family (2020)
as Babbo Natale
Mrs. Christmas (2025)
as Guru
Indovina chi viene a Natale? (2013)
as Giulio Sereni
Volare (2019)
as Mario
Momo (2001)
as Mastro Hora (voice)
Attila Scourge of God (1982)
as Aldarico/Attila
Christmas Vacation '90 (1990)
as Nick
2061 - Un anno eccezionale (2007)
as Professor Maroncelli
My Beloved Enemy (2018)
as Enzo Stefanelli
Doctor on Call (2021)
as Pierfrancesco Mai
I Carabbinieri (1981)
as Brigadiere Esposito
Prickly Pears (1980)
as Capo delle "Belve"
Marriages (1998)
as Paolo
A Dinner for Them to Meet (2007)
as Sandro
Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me (2006)
as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
Un tranquillo funerale di famiglia (2026)
Actor
Things from Another World (2011)
as Mariso Golfetto
Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982)
as Il mago di Segrate
Marrakech Express (1989)
as Ponchia
The Boss of the District (1983)
as Domingo Ras
Amnèsia (2002)
as Sandro
Per amore, solo per amore (1993)
as Joseph
Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976)
as Lucio
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato (1989)
as L'inquirente
Viuuulentemente mia (1982)
as Achille Cotone
Steno (2022)
as Sé stesso
Il barbiere di Rio (1996)
as Matteo
Unfaithfully Yours (1982)
as Piero
A Boy from Calabria (1987)
as Nicola Sileca
Fantozzi Against the Wind (1980)
as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) (1987)
as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa (2019)
as Self
Il resto del Pap'occhio (1980)
as Don Gabriele
La mia banda suona il pop (2020)
as Franco Masiero
Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta (2021)
Actor
Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo (2023)
as Lorenzo
Well-Off People (2014)
as Patrizio Azzesi
Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io (2023)
as Self
The Tango of Jealousy (1981)
as Diego
In the Pope's Eye (1980)
as Don Gabriele
Mister Happiness (2017)
as Guglielmo Gioia
Soap Opera (2014)
as Gaetano
Christmas Rematch (2004)
as Franco Mattioli
The Friends at the Margherita Café (2009)
as Al
Make a Wish (2025)
as Ettore
Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro (2006)
Actor
Puerto Escondido (1992)
as Mario Tozzi
Una vacanza bestiale (1980)
as Galeazzo
Our Tropical Island (2001)
as Alberto Brogini
The Best Man (1997)
as Angelo Beliossi
Compromessi sposi (2019)
as Diego
Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese (2002)
as Self
C'era una volta il Derby Club (2024)
as Himself
Viva San Isidro! (1995)
as Padre Pedro
I cammelli (1988)
as Camillo
Tifosi (1999)
as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
Amazing - Fabio de Luigi (2023)
as Himself
L'abbuffata (2007)
as Neri
The Last Week of September (2024)
as Pietro Rinaldi
Il toro (1994)
as Franco Montagner
Children of Hannibal (1998)
as Tommaso
Happy Family (2010)
as Marta's Father
Improvised Christmas (2022)
as Lorenzo
The New Monsters Today (2009)
Actor
Camerieri (1995)
as Mario Tangaro
Eccezzziunale... veramente (1982)
as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
Lend Me Your Wife (1980)
as Uomo dell'Enel
Belli di papà (2015)
as Vincenzo Liuzzi
Christmas Present (1986)
as Franco Mattioli
Unfair Competition (2001)
as Umberto Melchiorri
On the Dark Continent (1993)
as Fulvio Colombo
Turné (1990)
as Dario Nigri
I babysitter (2016)
as Gianni Porini
Here Comes the Storm (1993)
as Damiano Fortezza
Un milanese a Milano - Walter Valdi (2025)
as Sé stesso
Arrivano i gatti (1980)
as Felice
L'assalto (2014)
as Giancarlo
Buona giornata (2012)
as Romeo Telleschi
Saxofone (1978)
as The chatty Guest at the restaurant
The Last Minute (1987)
as Duccio Venturi
Il mammone (2022)
as Piero Bonelli
Camere da letto (1997)
as Dario
I Fichissimi (1981)
as Felice
Gli Squallor (2012)
as Self
The Strongest Weapon (2016)
as Luigi Freddi (voice)
Mostruosamente Villaggio (2024)
as Sé stesso
Area paradiso (2012)
as Furio
Arrivano i miei (1983)
as Julio Navarro
Strana la vita (1988)
as Dario
Ti stimo fratello (2012)
Actor
Metronotte (2000)
Actor