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
- Mrs. Christmas as Guru
- Life Is Life as Giacomo
- 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 as Himself
- Amazing - Fabio de Luigi
- Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo as Lorenzo
- Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io as Self
2022
- Steno
- Il mammone as Piero Bonelli
- Improvised Christmas as Lorenzo
2021
- LOL: Last One Laughing Italy as Self
- Dinner Club as Diego Abatantuono
- We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- Ridatemi mia moglie as Renato
- Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
- Doctor on Call as Pierfrancesco Mai
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
- Soap Opera as Gaetano
- Well-Off People as Patrizio Azzesi
- L'assalto as Giancarlo
2013
- Indovina chi viene a Natale? as Giulio Sereni
2012
- Buona giornata as Romeo Telleschi
- The Worst Christmas of My Life as Alberto
- 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
- A Dinner for Them to Meet as Sandro
- 2061 - Un anno eccezionale as Professor Maroncelli
- L'abbuffata as Neri
2006
- Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
- Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
2005
- Il giudice Mastrangelo as Diego Mastrangelo
2004
- Christmas Rematch as Franco Mattioli
2003
- I'm Not Scared as Sergio
- Colorado as Presentatore
2002
- Amnèsia as Sandro
- Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese as Self
2001
- Unfair Competition as Umberto Melchiorri
- Momo as Mastro Hora (voice)
- Our Tropical Island as Alberto Brogini
2000
1999
- Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? as Ospite
- Tifosi as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
1998
- Paparazzi as Ugo "King" Conti
- Comici
- Children of Hannibal as Tommaso
- Marriages as Paolo
1997
- Nirvana as Solo
- The Best Man as Angelo Beliossi
- Camere da letto as Dario
- In barca a vela contromano ... (Screenplay)
1996
- Il barbiere di Rio as Matteo
1995
- Camerieri as Mario Tangaro
- Viva San Isidro! as Padre Pedro
1994
- Il toro as Franco Montagner
1993
- Per amore, solo per amore as Joseph
- Here Comes the Storm as Damiano Fortezza
- On the Dark Continent as Fulvio Colombo
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
- Turné as Dario Nigri
- Christmas Vacation '90 as Nick
1989
- La moglie ingenua e il marito malato as L'inquirente
- Marrakech Express as Ponchia
1988
- Eurocops as Commissario Bruno Corso
- The Secret of the Sahara as Orso
- Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
- Strana la vita as Dario
- I cammelli as Camillo
1987
- The Last Minute as Duccio Venturi
- A Boy from Calabria as Nicola Sileca
1986
- Christmas Present as Franco Mattioli
1983
- Arrivano i miei as Julio Navarro
- Il Ras del quartiere as Domingo Ras
1982
- Grand Hotel Excelsior as Il mago di Segrate
- An Ideal Adventure as Duccio
- Che fai... ridi?
- Attila Scourge of God as Aldarico/Attila
- Viuuulentemente mia as Achille Cotone
- Unfaithfully Yours as Piero
- Eccezzziunale... veramente as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
1981
- I Carabbinieri as Brigadiere Esposito
- I Fichissimi as Felice
- The Tango of Jealousy as Diego
1980
- Fantozzi Against the Wind as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
- Lend Me Your Wife as Uomo dell'Enel
- In the Pope's Eye as Don Gabriele
- Il resto del Pap'occhio as Don Gabriele
- Arrivano i gatti as Felice
- Prickly Pears as Capo delle "Belve"
- Una vacanza bestiale as Galeazzo
1978
- Saxofone as The chatty Guest at the restaurant
1976
- Young, Violent, Dangerous as Lucio
1951
- Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Special Guest