
Diego Abatantuono
Acting • Born 1955-05-20
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
116 credits
Nirvana
Movie • 1997
Solo

Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo
Movie • 2023
Lorenzo

2061 - Un anno eccezionale
Movie • 2007
Professor Maroncelli

Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
Movie • 2019
Self

Marrakech Express
Movie • 1989
Ponchia

Fantozzi Against the Wind
Movie • 1980
Cecco, il nipote del fornaio

Attila Scourge of God
Movie • 1982
Aldarico/Attila

In the Pope's Eye
Movie • 1980
Don Gabriele

The Friends At The Margherita Café
Movie • 2009
Al

Tifosi
Movie • 1999
Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica

Christmas Vacation '90
Movie • 1990
Nick

Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me
Movie • 2006
Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'

The Last Minute
Movie • 1987
Duccio Venturi

Happy Family
Movie • 2010
Marta's Father

Christmas Present
Movie • 1986
Franco Mattioli

Paparazzi
Movie • 1998
Ugo "King" Conti

Camere da letto
Movie • 1997
Dario

Mediterraneo
Movie • 1991
Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo

Grand Hotel Excelsior
Movie • 1982
Il mago di Segrate

Eccezzziunale... veramente
Movie • 1982
Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"

I Fichissimi
Movie • 1981
Felice

Christmas Rematch
Movie • 2004
Franco Mattioli

Puerto Escondido
Movie • 1992
Mario Tozzi

Per amore, solo per amore
Movie • 1993
Joseph

Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
Movie • 1988
Man at the racecourse (uncredited)

Viuuulentemente mia
Movie • 1982
Achille Cotone

An Ideal Adventure
Movie • 1982
Duccio

L'abbuffata
Movie • 2007
Neri

Viva San Isidro!
Movie • 1995
Padre Pedro

Saxofone
Movie • 1978
The chatty Guest at the restaurant

Il Ras del quartiere
Movie • 1983
Domingo Ras

Our Tropical Island
Movie • 2001
Alberto Brogini

Things from Another World
Movie • 2011
Mariso Golfetto

The New Monsters Today
Movie • 2009

A Dinner for Them to Meet
Movie • 2007
Sandro

A Boy from Calabria
Movie • 1987
Nicola Sileca

Amnèsia
Movie • 2002
Sandro

Il barbiere di Rio
Movie • 1996
Matteo

On the Dark Continent
Movie • 1993
Fulvio Colombo

Unfair Competition
Movie • 2001
Umberto Melchiorri

Il resto del Pap'occhio
Movie • 1980
Don Gabriele

Prickly Pears
Movie • 1980
Capo delle "Belve"

Camerieri
Movie • 1995
Mario Tangaro

Turné
Movie • 1990
Dario Nigri

Il toro
Movie • 1994
Franco Montagner

Buona giornata
Movie • 2012
Romeo Telleschi

Ti stimo fratello
Movie • 2012

I Carabbinieri
Movie • 1981
Brigadiere Esposito

Here Comes the Storm
Movie • 1993
Damiano Fortezza

Una vacanza bestiale
Movie • 1980
Galeazzo

The Worst Christmas of My Life
Movie • 2012
Alberto

Arrivano i gatti
Movie • 1980
Felice

The Tango of Jealousy
Movie • 1981
Diego

Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io
Movie • 2023
Self

Arrivano i miei
Movie • 1983
Julio Navarro

I cammelli
Movie • 1988
Camillo

Strana la vita
Movie • 1988
Dario

Children of Hannibal
Movie • 1998
Tommaso

Indovina chi viene a Natale?
Movie • 2013
Giulio Sereni

Improvised Christmas
Movie • 2022
Lorenzo

Metronotte
Movie • 2000

The Last Week of September
Movie • 2024
Pietro Rinaldi

Area paradiso
Movie • 2012
Furio

Marriages
Movie • 1998
Paolo

Amazing - Fabio de Luigi
Movie • 2023
Himself

L'assalto
Movie • 2014
Giancarlo

Soap Opera
Movie • 2014
Gaetano

Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
Movie • 2021

The Best Man
Movie • 1997
Angelo Beliossi

Young, Violent, Dangerous
Movie • 1976
Lucio

Mostruosamente Villaggio
Movie • 2024
Sé stesso

We Are Cinema
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)

Belli di papà
Movie • 2015
Vincenzo Liuzzi

Well-Off People
Movie • 2014
Patrizio Azzesi

C'era una volta il Derby Club
Movie • 2024
Himself

Steno
Movie • 2022

Unfaithfully Yours
Movie • 1982
Piero

Mrs. Christmas
Movie • 2025

Mister Happiness
Movie • 2017
Guglielmo Gioia

I babysitter
Movie • 2016
Gianni Porini

I'm Not Scared
Movie • 2003
Sergio

Momo
Movie • 2001
Mastro Hora (voice)

My Big Gay Italian Wedding
Movie • 2018
Roberto

Lend Me Your Wife
Movie • 1980
Uomo dell'Enel

My Beloved Enemy
Movie • 2018
Enzo Stefanelli

Compromessi sposi
Movie • 2019
Diego

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
Movie • 1989
L'inquirente

La mia banda suona il pop
Movie • 2020
Franco Masiero

Volare
Movie • 2019
Mario

Gli Squallor
Movie • 2012
Self

The Strongest Weapon
Movie • 2016
Luigi Freddi (voice)

When Mom Is Away... With the Family
Movie • 2020
Babbo Natale

Doctor on Call
Movie • 2021
Pierfrancesco Mai

Il mammone
Movie • 2022
Piero Bonelli

Life Is Life
Movie • 2025
Giacomo

Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
Movie • 2006

Make a Wish
Movie • 2025
Ettore

Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese
Movie • 2002
Himself

Un milanese a Milano - Walter Valdi
Movie • 2025
Sé stesso

Il malloppo
Movie
Diego Viani

Comici
TV • 1998

Buona la prima!
TV • 2007
Suggeritore

Che fai... ridi?
TV • 1982

Dinner Club
TV • 2021
Diego Abatantuono

Ridatemi mia moglie
TV • 2021
Renato

Eurocops
TV • 1988
Commissario Bruno Corso

Scherzi a Parte
TV • 1992
Conduttore

Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan?
TV • 1999
Ospite

The Secret of the Sahara
TV • 1988
Orso

LOL: Last One Laughing Italy
TV • 2021
Self

Sanremo Music Festival
TV • 1951
Self - Special Guest

Il giudice Mastrangelo
TV • 2005
Diego Mastrangelo

Colorado
TV • 2003
Presentatore

Colorado
TV • 2003
Conduttore

Il commissario Corso
TV • 1991
commissario Bruno Corso

Amazing - Fabio de Luigi
TV • 2023