Diego Abatantuono
Diego Abatantuono (born May 20, 1955 in Milan ) is an Italian actor and screenwriter .
Life
Abatantuono was born in Milan. His father comes from Apulia , his mother from Como . She worked as a cloakroom in a Milan jazz club that later became a cabaret called Derby . The owner of this establishment was the uncle Abatantuonos. Diego Abatantuono started out as a light worker in the derby , and later became artistic director and also worked as an actor. After some time with the comedic music group Gatti di Vicolo Miracoli and a few smaller roles in movies, he returned to the derby . Here he was discovered by the famous TV show host , film director and talent scout Renzo Arbore , who hired him for a role in his film Il Pap'occhio (1980), with Roberto Benigni . Here Abantantuono's successful film career began in the role of an uncultivated immigrant from southern Italy (the Terruncello ). It was here that he spoke for the first time the personal form of the jargon, which was to become a kind of trademark.
His greatest success was the 1982 film Eccezzziunale ... veramente (he also wrote the screenplay), in which he portrays three different forms of tifoso (fan) of the most famous football teams in Italy, AC Milan , Inter Milan and Juventus Turin .
He got his first role as a dramatic actor in 1986 when he was hired by Pupi Avati for his film Regalo di Natale . Occasionally Abatantuono reverted to comic roles, but now played mostly dramatic roles in numerous films by his friend Gabriele Salvatores , including the Oscar- winning film Mediterraneo , Nirvana, and I'm Not Afraid .
Abatantuono is also a popular figure on Italian television shows and a longtime AC Milan fan.
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: Armed and Dangerous (Liberi armati pericolosi)
- 1981: Carabinieri ... off to the police school (I carabbinieri)
- 1982: Eccezzziunale… veramente
- 1982: pardon me, may I slap you? (Scusa se è poco)
- 1982: who stole the monkey's sugar? (Grand Hotel Excelsior)
- 1982: The old Huns drove wildly (Attila flagello di Dio)
- 1986: Christmas present (Regalo di Natale)
- 1987: The Secret of the Sahara ( Il segreto del Sahara , television multipart)
- 1987: In the last minute (Ultimo minuto)
- 1987: The boy from Calabria (Un ragazzo di Calabria)
- 1987: Strange, life ... (Strana la vita)
- 1991: Mediterraneo
- 1991–1992: Eurocops (Il commissario Corso) (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 1997: Nirvana
- 1997: My husband's best man (Il testimone dello sposo)
- 1998: Hannibal's children (Figli di Annibale)
- 2001: Farewell to the South Seas! (Mari del Sud)
- 2003: I'm not afraid (Io non ho paura)
- 2004: La rivincita di Natale
- 2006: Eccezzziunale ... veramente: capitolo secondo ... me
- 2007: 2061: Un anno eccezionale
- 2007: La cena per farli conoscere
- 2007: L'abbuffata
- 2009: I mostri oggi
- 2009: Gli amici del bar Margherita
- 2010: Happy Family
- 2011: Cose dell'altro mondo
- 2012: Buona giornata
- 2012: Il peggior Natale della mia vita
- 2012: Area Paradiso
- 2013: Indovina chi viene a Natale?
- 2014: La gente che sta bene
- 2015: Belli di papà
- 2017: Mister Felicità
- 2018: A Beloved Enemy (Un nemico che ti vuole bene)
Web links
- Diego Abatantuono in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website of the artist
Individual evidence
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gli attori. A - L. Gremese 2003, p. 7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Abatantuono, Diego |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |