Diego Abatantuono
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.

Top 10 collaborators

Roles

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

Crew

My Beloved Enemy (2018)
Screenplay
Area paradiso (2012)
Director | Screenplay
2061 - Un anno eccezionale (2007)
Screenplay
Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me (2006)
Writer
Children of Hannibal (1998)
Story | Screenplay
In barca a vela contromano (1997)
Screenplay
Puerto Escondido (1992)
Screenplay
Il Ras del quartiere (1983)
Screenplay
Eccezzziunale... veramente (1982)
Story | Screenplay