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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-05-20 (69 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.

Known For

Acting

2024

2023

2022

Il mammone as Piero Bonelli

2021

We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage)
Doctor on Call as Pierfrancesco Mai
Dinner Club as Diego Abatantuono

2020

La mia banda suona il pop as Franco Masiero

2019

Volare as Mario

2018

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

L'assalto as Giancarlo
Soap Opera as Gaetano
Well-Off People as Patrizio Azzesi

2013

2012

Buona giornata as Romeo Telleschi
Area paradiso as Furio
Gli Squallor as Self

2011

Things from Another World as Mariso Golfetto

2010

Happy Family as Marta's Father

2009

2007

2061 - Un anno eccezionale as Professor Maroncelli
L'abbuffata as Neri
Buona la prima! as Suggeritore

2006

Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'

2005

Il giudice Mastrangelo as Diego Mastrangelo

2004

Christmas Rematch as Franco Mattioli

2003

I'm Not Scared as Sergio

2002

Amnèsia as Sandro

2001

Our Tropical Island as Alberto Brogini
Momo as Mastro Hora (voice)

2000

1999

Tifosi as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica

1998

Paparazzi as Ugo "King" Conti
Marriages as Paolo

1997

Nirvana as Solo
The Best Man as Angelo Beliossi

1996

1995

Viva San Isidro! as Padre Pedro
Camerieri as Mario Tangaro

1994

Il toro as Franco Montagner

1993

Arriva la bufera as Damiano Fortezza

1992

Puerto Escondido as Mario Tozzi
On the Dark Continent as Fulvio Colombo
Scherzi a Parte as Conduttore

1991

Mediterraneo as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo

1990

Turné as Dario Nigri

1989

1988

Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
I cammelli as Camillo
Eurocops as Commissario Bruno Corso

1987

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

Attila Scourge of God as Aldarico/Attila
Grand Hotel Excelsior as Il mago di Segrate
Eccezzziunale... veramente as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
Viuuulentemente mia as Achille Cotone

1981

I Fichissimi as Felice
I Carabbinieri as Brigadiere Esposito

1980

Fantozzi Against the Wind as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
In the Pope's Eye as Don Gabriele
Il resto del Pap'occhio as Don Gabriele
Prickly Pears as Capo delle "Belve"
Lend Me Your Wife as Uomo dell'Enel

1978

Saxofone as The chatty Guest at the restaurant

1976

1951

Sanremo Music Festival as Self - Special Guest

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Writing

2018

My Beloved Enemy as Screenplay

2012

Area paradiso as Screenplay

2007

1998

Children of Hannibal as Screenplay

1997

1992

Puerto Escondido as Screenplay

1983

Il Ras del quartiere as Screenplay

Directing

2012

Area paradiso as Director

Creator

2003

Colorado as Creator