CINEFILER

Diego Abatantuono

Born
May 20, 1955
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.
Known For
Nirvana
(1997)
Solo
Paparazzi
(1998)
Ugo "King" Conti
Compromessi sposi
(2019)
Diego
I'm Not Scared
(2003)
Sergio
Mediterraneo
(1991)
Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
Belli di papà
(2015)
Vincenzo
Tifosi
(1999)
Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
Unfair Competition
(2001)
Umberto
Mister Happiness
(2017)
Guglielmo Gioia
Buona giornata
(2012)
Romeo Telleschi
Il mammone
(2022)
Momo
(2001)
Mastro Hora (voice)
I Carabbinieri
(1981)
Brigadiere Esposito
Full Filmography
Acting
Young, Violent, Dangerous
(1976)
Lucio
Saxofone
(1978)
The chatty Guest at the restaurant
Fantozzi Against the Wind
(1980)
Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
Una vacanza bestiale
(1980)
Galeazzo
Arrivano i gatti
(1980)
Felice
Prickly Pears
(1980)
Capo delle "Belve"
Lend Me Your Wife
(1980)
In the Pope's Eye
(1980)
Don Gabriele
Il Resto del Pap'occhio
(1980)
Don Gabriele
I Fichissimi
(1981)
Felice
The Tango of Jealousy
(1981)
Diego
I Carabbinieri
(1981)
Brigadiere Esposito
Attila flagello di Dio
(1982)
Aldarico/Attila
Unfaithfully Yours
(1982)
Piero
An Ideal Adventure
(1982)
Duccio
Viuuulentemente mia
(1982)
Achille Cotone
Grand Hotel Excelsior
(1982)
Il mago di Segrate
Eccezzziunale... veramente
(1982)
Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
Arrivano i miei
(1983)
Julio Navarro
Il Ras del quartiere
(1983)
Domingo Ras
Christmas Present
(1986)
Franco
The Last Minute
(1987)
Duccio Venturi
A Boy from Calabria
(1987)
Nicola
Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
(1988)
Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
Strana la vita
(1988)
Dario
I cammelli
(1988)
Camillo
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
(1989)
L'inquirente
Marrakech Express
(1989)
Ponchia
Turné
(1990)
Dario Nigri
Christmas Vacation '90
(1990)
Nick
Mediterraneo
(1991)
Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
Puerto Escondido
(1992)
Mario Tozzi
Per amore, solo per amore
(1993)
Joseph
Arriva la bufera
(1993)
Damiano Fortezza
On the Dark Continent
(1993)
Fulvio Colombo
Il toro
(1994)
Franco Montagner
Viva San Isidro!
(1995)
Padre Pedro
Camerieri
(1995)
Mario Tangaro
Il barbiere di Rio
(1996)
Matteo
Camere da letto
(1997)
Dario
Nirvana
(1997)
Solo
The Best Man
(1997)
Angelo Beliossi
Children of Hannibal
(1998)
Tommaso
Paparazzi
(1998)
Ugo "King" Conti
Marriages
(1998)
Paolo
Tifosi
(1999)
Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
Metronotte
(2000)
Unfair Competition
(2001)
Umberto
Our Tropical Island
(2001)
Alberto Brogini
Momo
(2001)
Mastro Hora (voice)
Amnèsia
(2002)
Sandro
I'm Not Scared
(2003)
Sergio
Christmas Rematch
(2004)
Franco Mattioli
Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me
(2006)
Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
L'abbuffata
(2007)
Neri
A Dinner for Them to Meet
(2007)
Sandro
2061 - Un anno eccezionale
(2007)
Professor Maroncelli
The New Monsters Today
(2009)
The Friends at the Margherita Café
(2009)
Al
Happy Family
(2010)
Marta's Father
Things from Another World
(2011)
Mariso Golfetto
The Worst Christmas of My Life
(2012)
Alberto
Buona giornata
(2012)
Romeo Telleschi
Gli Squallor
(2012)
Self
Area paradiso
(2012)
Furio
Ti stimo fratello
(2012)
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
(2013)
Giulio Sereni
People Who Are Well
(2014)
Patrizio Azzesi
Soap Opera
(2014)
Gaetano
L'assalto
(2014)
Giancarlo
Belli di papà
(2015)
Vincenzo
I babysitter
(2016)
Gianni Porini
The Strongest Weapon
(2016)
Luigi Freddi (voice)
Mister Happiness
(2017)
Guglielmo Gioia
My Big Gay Italian Wedding
(2018)
Roberto
My Beloved Enemy
(2018)
Enzo Stefanelli
Compromessi sposi
(2019)
Diego
Volare
(2019)
Mario
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
(2019)
Self
La mia banda suona il pop
(2020)
Franco Masiero
When Mom Is Away... With the Family
(2020)
Babbo Natale
Doctor on Call
(2021)
Pierfrancesco Mai
Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
(2021)
We Are Cinema
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Il mammone
(2022)
Improvvisamente Natale
(2022)
Lorenzo
Steno
(2022)
Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo
(2023)
Lorenzo
Amazing - Fabio de Luigi
(2023)
Himself
Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io
(2023)
Self
Mostruosamente Villaggio
(2024)
Sé stesso
C'era una volta il Derby Club
(2024)
Himself
Writing
Directing
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