Diego Abatantuono
Born: 1955-05-20 in Milano, Italy
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Il malloppo as Diego Viani
- Un tranquillo funerale di famiglia
2025
- Life Is Life as Giacomo
- Mrs. Christmas as Guru
- Make a Wish as Ettore
- Un milanese a Milano - Walter Valdi as Sé stesso
2024
- C'era una volta il Derby Club as Himself
- The Last Week of September as Pietro Rinaldi
- Mostruosamente Villaggio as Sé stesso
2023
- GialappaShow
- Amazing - Fabio de Luigi
- Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo as Lorenzo
- Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io as Self
- Amazing - Fabio de Luigi as Himself
2022
- Steno as Sé stesso
- Improvised Christmas as Lorenzo
- Il mammone as Piero Bonelli
2021
- LOL: Chi ride è fuori as Self
- Dinner Club as Diego Abatantuono
- We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- Doctor on Call as Pierfrancesco Mai
- Ridatemi mia moglie as Renato
- Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
2020
- When Mom Is Away... With the Family as Babbo Natale
- La mia banda suona il pop as Franco Masiero
2019
- Volare as Mario
- Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa as Self
- Compromessi sposi as Diego
2018
- My Big Gay Italian Wedding as Roberto
- My Beloved Enemy as Enzo Stefanelli
2017
- Mister Happiness as Guglielmo Gioia
2016
- I babysitter as Gianni Porini
- The Strongest Weapon as Luigi Freddi (voice)
2015
- Belli di papà as Vincenzo Liuzzi
2014
- Well-Off People as Patrizio Azzesi
- Soap Opera as Gaetano
- L'assalto as Giancarlo
2013
- Indovina chi viene a Natale? as Giulio Sereni
2012
- The Worst Christmas of My Life as Alberto
- Buona giornata as Romeo Telleschi
- Gli Squallor as Self
- Area paradiso as Furio
- Ti stimo fratello
2011
- Things from Another World as Mariso Golfetto
2010
- Happy Family as Marta's Father
2007
- Buona la prima! as Suggeritore
- 2061 - Un anno eccezionale as Professor Maroncelli
- A Dinner for Them to Meet as Sandro
- L'abbuffata as Neri
2006
- Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
- Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
2005
- Sensualità a corte as Stefano
- Il giudice Mastrangelo as Diego Mastrangelo
2004
- Christmas Rematch as Franco Mattioli
2003
- Colorado as Presentatore
- I'm Not Scared as Sergio
2002
- Amnèsia as Sandro
- Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese as Self
2001
- Momo as Mastro Hora (voice)
- Our Tropical Island as Alberto Brogini
- Unfair Competition as Umberto Melchiorri
2000
1999
- Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? as Ospite
- Tifosi as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
1998
- Paparazzi as Ugo "King" Conti
- Marriages as Paolo
- Comici
- Children of Hannibal as Tommaso
1997
- Nirvana as Solo
- In barca a vela contromano ... (Screenplay)
- The Best Man as Angelo Beliossi
- Camere da letto as Dario
1996
- Il barbiere di Rio as Matteo
1995
- Viva San Isidro! as Padre Pedro
- Camerieri as Mario Tangaro
1994
- Il toro as Franco Montagner
1993
- Per amore, solo per amore as Joseph
- On the Dark Continent as Fulvio Colombo
- Here Comes the Storm as Damiano Fortezza
1992
- Scherzi a parte as Conduttore
- Puerto Escondido as Mario Tozzi
1991
- Mediterraneo as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
- Il commissario Corso as commissario Bruno Corso
1990
- Christmas Vacation '90 as Nick
- Turné as Dario Nigri
1989
- Marrakech Express as Ponchia
- La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as L'inquirente
1988
- Eurocops as Commissario Bruno Corso
- The Secret of the Sahara as Orso
- I cammelli as Camillo
- Strana la vita as Dario
1987
- A Boy from Calabria as Nicola Sileca
- Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
- The Last Minute as Duccio Venturi
1986
- Christmas Present as Franco Mattioli
1983
- The Boss of the District as Domingo Ras
- Arrivano i miei as Julio Navarro
1982
- An Ideal Adventure as Duccio
- Che fai... ridi?
- Attila Scourge of God as Aldarico/Attila
- Grand Hotel Excelsior as Il mago di Segrate
- Viuuulentemente mia as Achille Cotone
- Unfaithfully Yours as Piero
- Eccezzziunale... veramente as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
1981
- Telepatria international ovvero niente paura siamo italiani as Se stesso
- I Carabbinieri as Brigadiere Esposito
- The Tango of Jealousy as Diego
- I Fichissimi as Felice
1980
- Prickly Pears as Capo delle "Belve"
- Fantozzi Against the Wind as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
- Il resto del Pap'occhio as Don Gabriele
- In the Pope's Eye as Don Gabriele
- Una vacanza bestiale as Galeazzo
- Lend Me Your Wife as Uomo dell'Enel
- Arrivano i gatti as Felice
1978
- Saxofone as The chatty Guest at the restaurant
1976
- Young, Violent, Dangerous as Lucio
1951
- Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Special Guest