
Diego Abatantuono
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1955
- Birthplace
- Milano, Italy
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

Un tranquillo funerale di famiglia 2026
as Alfredo

Il malloppo 2026
as Diego Viani

Mrs. Christmas 2025
as Guru

Life Is Life 2025
as Giacomo

Un milanese a Milano - Walter Valdi 2025
as Sé stesso

Make a Wish 2025
as Ettore, Screenplay

The Last Week of September 2024
as Pietro Rinaldi

Mostruosamente Villaggio 2024
as Sé stesso

C'era una volta il Derby Club 2024
as Himself

Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo 2023
as Lorenzo

Amazing - Fabio de Luigi 2023
as Himself

Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io 2023
as Self

Improvised Christmas 2022
as Lorenzo

Steno 2022
as Sé stesso

Il mammone 2022
as Piero Bonelli

We Are Cinema 2021
as Self (archive footage)

Doctor on Call 2021
as Pierfrancesco Mai
- Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta 2021
Actor

When Mom Is Away... With the Family 2020
as Babbo Natale

La mia banda suona il pop 2020
as Franco Masiero

Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa 2019
as Self

Volare 2019
as Mario

Compromessi sposi 2019
as Diego

My Beloved Enemy 2018
as Enzo Stefanelli, Screenplay

My Big Gay Italian Wedding 2018
as Roberto

Mister Happiness 2017
as Guglielmo Gioia

I babysitter 2016
as Gianni Porini

The Strongest Weapon 2016
as Luigi Freddi (voice)

Belli di papà 2015
as Vincenzo Liuzzi

Soap Opera 2014
as Gaetano

L'assalto 2014
as Giancarlo

Well-Off People 2014
as Patrizio Azzesi

Indovina chi viene a Natale? 2013
as Giulio Sereni

The Worst Christmas of My Life 2012
as Alberto

Gli Squallor 2012
as Self

Area paradiso 2012
as Furio, Screenplay, Director

Buona giornata 2012
as Romeo Telleschi

Ti stimo fratello 2012
Actor

Things from Another World 2011
as Mariso Golfetto

Happy Family 2010
as Marta's Father

The Friends at the Margherita Café 2009
as Al

The New Monsters Today 2009
as Diego/Daniel/Prelato/Padrone/Davide/Pirata

L'abbuffata 2007
as Neri

2061 - Un anno eccezionale 2007
as Professor Maroncelli, Screenplay

A Dinner for Them to Meet 2007
as Sandro

Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro 2006
Actor

Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me 2006
as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan', Writer

Christmas Rematch 2004
as Franco Mattioli

I'm Not Scared 2003
as Sergio
- Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese
Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese 2002
as Self

Amnèsia 2002
as Sandro

Momo 2001
as Mastro Hora (voice)

Our Tropical Island 2001
as Alberto Brogini

Unfair Competition 2001
as Umberto Melchiorri

Metronotte 2000
Actor

Tifosi 1999
as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica

Paparazzi 1998
as Ugo "King" Conti

Marriages 1998
as Paolo

Children of Hannibal 1998
as Tommaso, Story, Screenplay

The Best Man 1997
as Angelo Beliossi

In barca a vela contromano 1997
Screenplay

Nirvana 1997
as Solo

Camere da letto 1997
as Dario

Il barbiere di Rio 1996
as Matteo

Viva San Isidro! 1995
as Padre Pedro

Camerieri 1995
as Mario Tangaro

Il toro 1994
as Franco Montagner

Per amore, solo per amore 1993
as Joseph

Here Comes the Storm 1993
as Damiano Fortezza

On the Dark Continent 1993
as Fulvio Colombo

Puerto Escondido 1992
as Mario Tozzi, Screenplay

Mediterraneo 1991
as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo

Christmas Vacation '90 1990
as Nick

Turné 1990
as Dario Nigri

Marrakech Express 1989
as Ponchia

La moglie ingenua e il marito malato 1989
as L'inquirente

I cammelli 1988
as Camillo

Strana la vita 1988
as Dario

The Last Minute 1987
as Duccio Venturi

A Boy from Calabria 1987
as Nicola Sileca

Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan 1987
as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)

Christmas Present 1986
as Franco Mattioli

The Boss of the District 1983
as Domingo Ras, Screenplay

Arrivano i miei 1983
as Julio Navarro

Attila Scourge of God 1982
as Aldarico/Attila

Viuuulentemente mia 1982
as Achille Cotone

Grand Hotel Excelsior 1982
as Il mago di Segrate

Unfaithfully Yours 1982
as Piero

An Ideal Adventure 1982
as Duccio

Eccezzziunale... veramente 1982
as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan", Story, Screenplay

I Fichissimi 1981
as Felice

The Tango of Jealousy 1981
as Diego

I Carabbinieri 1981
as Brigadiere Esposito

Una vacanza bestiale 1980
as Galeazzo

Fantozzi Against the Wind 1980
as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio

Prickly Pears 1980
as Capo delle "Belve"

Lend Me Your Wife 1980
as Uomo dell'Enel

Il resto del Pap'occhio 1980
as Don Gabriele

In the Pope's Eye 1980
as Don Gabriele

Arrivano i gatti 1980
as Felice

Saxofone 1978
as The chatty Guest at the restaurant

Young, Violent, Dangerous 1976
as Lucio
Credits from TMDB.