Diego Abatantuono
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 May 1955 · Milano, Italy
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
Acting 101
- 2026Un tranquillo funerale di famiglia
- 2026Il malloppo as Diego Viani
- 2025Mrs. Christmas as Guru
- 2025Life Is Life as Giacomo
- 2025Un milanese a Milano - Walter Valdi as Sé stesso
- 2025Make a Wish as Ettore
- 2024The Last Week of September as Pietro Rinaldi
- 2024Mostruosamente Villaggio as Sé stesso
- 2024C'era una volta il Derby Club as Himself
- 2023Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo as Lorenzo
- 2023Amazing - Fabio de Luigi as Himself
- 2023Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io as Self
- 2022Improvised Christmas as Lorenzo
- 2022Steno as Sé stesso
- 2022Il mammone as Piero Bonelli
- 2021We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Doctor on Call as Pierfrancesco Mai
- 2021Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
- 2020When Mom Is Away... With the Family as Babbo Natale
- 2020La mia banda suona il pop as Franco Masiero
- 2019Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa as Self
- 2019Volare as Mario
- 2019Compromessi sposi as Diego
- 2018My Beloved Enemy as Enzo Stefanelli
- 2018My Big Gay Italian Wedding as Roberto
- 2017Mister Happiness as Guglielmo Gioia
- 2016I babysitter as Gianni Porini
- 2016The Strongest Weapon as Luigi Freddi (voice)
- 2015Belli di papà as Vincenzo Liuzzi
- 2014Soap Opera as Gaetano
- 2014L'assalto as Giancarlo
- 2014Well-Off People as Patrizio Azzesi
- 2013Indovina chi viene a Natale? as Giulio Sereni
- 2012The Worst Christmas of My Life as Alberto
- 2012Gli Squallor as Self
- 2012Area paradiso as Furio
- 2012Buona giornata as Romeo Telleschi
- 2012Ti stimo fratello
- 2011Things from Another World as Mariso Golfetto
- 2010Happy Family as Marta's Father
- 2009The Friends at the Margherita Café as Al
- 2009The New Monsters Today
- 2007L'abbuffata as Neri
- 20072061 - Un anno eccezionale as Professor Maroncelli
- 2007A Dinner for Them to Meet as Sandro
- 2006Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
- 2006Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
- 2004Christmas Rematch as Franco Mattioli
- 2003I'm Not Scared as Sergio
- 2002Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese as Self
- 2002Amnèsia as Sandro
- 2001Momo as Mastro Hora (voice)
- 2001Our Tropical Island as Alberto Brogini
- 2001Unfair Competition as Umberto Melchiorri
- 2000Metronotte
- 1999Tifosi as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
- 1998Paparazzi as Ugo "King" Conti
- 1998Marriages as Paolo
- 1998Children of Hannibal as Tommaso
- 1997The Best Man as Angelo Beliossi
- 1997Nirvana as Solo
- 1997Camere da letto as Dario
- 1996Il barbiere di Rio as Matteo
- 1995Viva San Isidro! as Padre Pedro
- 1995Camerieri as Mario Tangaro
- 1994Il toro as Franco Montagner
- 1993Per amore, solo per amore as Joseph
- 1993Here Comes the Storm as Damiano Fortezza
- 1993On the Dark Continent as Fulvio Colombo
- 1992Puerto Escondido as Mario Tozzi
- 1991Mediterraneo as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
- 1990Christmas Vacation '90 as Nick
- 1990Turné as Dario Nigri
- 1989Marrakech Express as Ponchia
- 1989La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as L'inquirente
- 1988I cammelli as Camillo
- 1988Strana la vita as Dario
- 1988Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
- 1987The Last Minute as Duccio Venturi
- 1987A Boy from Calabria as Nicola Sileca
- 1986Christmas Present as Franco Mattioli
- 1983Il Ras del quartiere as Domingo Ras
- 1983Arrivano i miei as Julio Navarro
- 1982Attila Scourge of God as Aldarico/Attila
- 1982Viuuulentemente mia as Achille Cotone
- 1982Grand Hotel Excelsior as Il mago di Segrate
- 1982Unfaithfully Yours as Piero
- 1982An Ideal Adventure as Duccio
- 1982Eccezzziunale... veramente as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
- 1981I Fichissimi as Felice
- 1981The Tango of Jealousy as Diego
- 1981I Carabbinieri as Brigadiere Esposito
- 1980Una vacanza bestiale as Galeazzo
- 1980Fantozzi Against the Wind as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
- 1980Prickly Pears as Capo delle "Belve"
- 1980Lend Me Your Wife as Uomo dell'Enel
- 1980In the Pope's Eye as Don Gabriele
- 1980Il resto del Pap'occhio as Don Gabriele
- 1980Arrivano i gatti as Felice
- 1978Saxofone as The chatty Guest at the restaurant
- 1976Young, Violent, Dangerous as Lucio
Writing 10
- 2025Make a Wish · screenplay
- 2018My Beloved Enemy · screenplay
- 2012Area paradiso · screenplay
- 20072061 - Un anno eccezionale · screenplay
- 2006Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me · writer
- 1998Children of Hannibal · screenplay
- 1997In barca a vela contromano · screenplay
- 1992Puerto Escondido · screenplay
- 1983Il Ras del quartiere · screenplay
- 1982Eccezzziunale... veramente · story
Directing 1
- 2012Area paradiso · director