Diego Abatantuono

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-05-20 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Milano, Italy

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.

Acting

1997

Nirvana

as Solo

2007

2061 - Un anno eccezionale

as Professor Maroncelli

1989

1980

Fantozzi Against the Wind

as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio

1982

Attila Scourge of God

as Aldarico/Attila

1980

In the Pope's Eye

as Don Gabriele

1999

Tifosi

as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica

2006

Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me

as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'

1987

The Last Minute

as Duccio Venturi

2010

Happy Family

as Marta's Father

1986

Christmas Present

as Franco Mattioli

1998

Paparazzi

as Ugo "King" Conti

1997

1991

Mediterraneo

as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo

1982

Grand Hotel Excelsior

as Il mago di Segrate

1982

Eccezzziunale... veramente

as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"

1981

I Fichissimi

as Felice

2004

Christmas Rematch

as Franco Mattioli

1992

Puerto Escondido

as Mario Tozzi

1988

Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)

as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)

1982

Viuuulentemente mia

as Achille Cotone

1982

2007

1995

Viva San Isidro!

as Padre Pedro

1978

Saxofone

as The chatty Guest at the restaurant

1983

Il Ras del quartiere

as Domingo Ras

2001

Our Tropical Island

as Alberto Brogini

2011

Things from Another World

as Mariso Golfetto

1987

2002

Amnèsia

as Sandro

1996

1992

On the Dark Continent

as Fulvio Colombo

2001

1980

1980

Prickly Pears

as Capo delle "Belve"

1995

Camerieri

as Mario Tangaro

1990

Turné

as Dario Nigri

1994

Il toro

as Franco Montagner

2012

Buona giornata

as Romeo Telleschi

1981

I Carabbinieri

as Brigadiere Esposito

1993

Arriva la bufera

as Damiano Fortezza

1980

1980

1983

Arrivano i miei

as Julio Navarro

1988

I cammelli

as Camillo

1988

1998

2013

2022

2024

2012

1998

Marriages

as Paolo

2014

L'assalto

as Giancarlo

2014

Soap Opera

as Gaetano

1997

The Best Man

as Angelo Beliossi

2024

2021

We Are Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Belli di papà

as Vincenzo Liuzzi

2014

Well-Off People

as Patrizio Azzesi

2022

1982

2017

Mister Happiness

as Guglielmo Gioia

2016

I babysitter

as Gianni Porini

2003

2001

Momo

as Mastro Hora (voice)

1980

Lend Me Your Wife

as Uomo dell'Enel

2018

My Beloved Enemy

as Enzo Stefanelli

2019

2020

La mia banda suona il pop

as Franco Masiero

2019

Volare

as Mario

2012

2016

The Strongest Weapon

as Luigi Freddi (voice)

2021

Doctor on Call

as Pierfrancesco Mai

2022

Il mammone

as Piero Bonelli

2025

Make a Wish

as Ettore

Production

1998

1983

1992

Puerto Escondido

as Screenplay

2012

Area paradiso

as Director

2012

Area paradiso

as Screenplay

2018

My Beloved Enemy

as Screenplay

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