Diego Abatantuono
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.
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Acting History
2025
Mrs. Christmas
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
2023Amazing - Fabio de Luigi
2023Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io as Self
2022Improvised Christmas as Lorenzo
2022Steno
2022Il mammone as Piero Bonelli
2021We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
2021Doctor on Call as Pierfrancesco Mai
2021Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
2021Dinner Club as Diego Abatantuono
2021Ridatemi mia moglie as Renato
2021LOL: Last One Laughing Italy as Self
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
2007Buona la prima! as Suggeritore
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'
2005Il giudice Mastrangelo as Diego Mastrangelo
2004Christmas Rematch as Franco Mattioli
2003Colorado as Presentatore
2003Colorado as Conduttore
2003I'm Not Scared as Sergio
2002Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese as Himself
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
1999Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? as Ospite
1998Paparazzi as Ugo "King" Conti
1998Comici
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
1993Arriva la bufera as Damiano Fortezza
1993On the Dark Continent as Fulvio Colombo
1992Puerto Escondido as Mario Tozzi
1992Scherzi a Parte as Conduttore
1991Il commissario Corso as commissario Bruno Corso
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
1988Eurocops as Commissario Bruno Corso
1988I cammelli as Camillo
1988Strana la vita as Dario
1988Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
1988The Secret of the Sahara as Orso
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"
1982Che fai... ridi?
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
1951Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Special Guest