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
- Mostruosamente Villaggio as Sé stesso
- C'era una volta il Derby Club as Himself
- The Last Week of September as Pietro Rinaldi
2023
- GialappaShow
- Amazing - Fabio de Luigi
- Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io as Self
- Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo as Lorenzo
- Amazing - Fabio de Luigi as Himself
2022
- Steno
- Improvised Christmas as Lorenzo
- Il mammone as Piero Bonelli
2021
- LOL: Chi ride è fuori as Self
- Dinner Club as Diego Abatantuono
- Ridatemi mia moglie as Renato
- We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
- Doctor on Call as Pierfrancesco Mai
- 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
- Compromessi sposi as Diego
- Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa as Self
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
- The Worst Christmas of My Life as Alberto
- Buona giornata as Romeo Telleschi
- Ti stimo fratello
- Area paradiso as Furio
- Gli Squallor as Self
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
- L'abbuffata as Neri
- 2061 - Un anno eccezionale as Professor Maroncelli
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)
- Unfair Competition as Umberto Melchiorri
- 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
- Marriages as Paolo
- Children of Hannibal as Tommaso
1997
- Nirvana as Solo
- Camere da letto as Dario
- In barca a vela contromano ... (Screenplay)
- The Best Man as Angelo Beliossi
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
- 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
- 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
- Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
1987
- A Boy from Calabria as Nicola Sileca
- The Last Minute as Duccio Venturi
1986
- Christmas Present as Franco Mattioli
1983
- Il Ras del quartiere as Domingo Ras
- Arrivano i miei as Julio Navarro
1982
- An Ideal Adventure as Duccio
- Che fai... ridi?
- Viuuulentemente mia as Achille Cotone
- Grand Hotel Excelsior as Il mago di Segrate
- Unfaithfully Yours as Piero
- Attila Scourge of God as Aldarico/Attila
- 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
- I Fichissimi as Felice
- The Tango of Jealousy as Diego
1980
- In the Pope's Eye as Don Gabriele
- Fantozzi Against the Wind as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
- Lend Me Your Wife as Uomo dell'Enel
- Una vacanza bestiale as Galeazzo
- Prickly Pears as Capo delle "Belve"
- Il resto del Pap'occhio as Don Gabriele
- 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