Diego Abatantuono
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Diego Abatantuono | |
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 Abatantuono in 2016 | |
| Born | Diego Abatantuono 20 May 1955 Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Website | Official website |
Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento.
Biography and career
Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of
and later cabaret club, Derby, whose owner was Abatantuono's uncle. He started to work at Derby first in lighting, then as an artistic director and later as an actor.His first approach to cinema took place thanks to the comedic group
Il Pap'occhio
.
His first successful recurrent role, co-written with
Internazionale, and Juventus. His performance became iconic and the film turned out to be a cult film in Italy. Twenty years after, he reprised all three roles for the 2006 sequel Eccezzziunale...veramente - Capitolo secondo... me, which featured cameos from then-current Milan players Paolo Maldini, Massimo Ambrosini, Alessandro Costacurta, Dida, Andriy Shevchenko, and Gennaro Gattuso in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League
.
In the mid-1980s he abandoned the character who had given him success, and for some time he devoted himself to theatrical performances. But it was
In Luigi Comencini's Turné (1990), the Oscar-winning Mediterraneo (1991), Puerto Escondido (1992), Nirvana (1997), Amnèsia (2002), I'm Not Scared (2003), Happy Family (2010) and Volare (2019).
Abatantuono is also a popular figure of
Italian television
shows. He is well known to be a long-time A.C. Milan fan.
Filmography
Actor
- Young, Violent, Dangerous (1976)
- Saxofone(1978)
- Prestami tua moglie (1980)
- Arrivano i gatti (1980)
- In the Pope's Eye (1980)
- Fantozzi contro tutti (1980)
- Prickly Pears (1980)
- Una vacanza bestiale (1981)
- I fichissimi (1981)
- Il tango della gelosia (1981)
- I carabbinieri (1981)
- Viuuulentemente mia (1982)
- An Ideal Adventure (1982)
- Eccezzziunale... veramente (1982)
- Scusa se è poco (1982)
- Grand Hotel Excelsior (1982)
- Attila flagello di Dio (1982)
- Arrivano i miei (1982)
- Il ras del quartiere (1983)
- Tranches de vie(1985)
- Christmas Present (1986)
- A Boy from Calabria (1987)
- The Last Minute (1987)
- The Strangeness of Life (1987)
- Kamikazen: Last Night in Milan (1987)
- The Camels (1988)
- Marrakech Express (1989)
- On Tour (Turnè) (1989)
- Vacanze di Natale '90 (1990)
- Mediterraneo(1991)
- Puerto Escondido (1992)
- Nel continente nero (1992)
- The Storm Is Coming (1992)
- For Love, Only for Love (1993)
- The Bull (1994)
- Viva San Isidro! (1995)
- Camerieri (1995)
- The Barber of Rio (1996)
- Nirvana (1997)
- Bedrooms (1997)
- Children of Hannibal (1998)
- Paparazzi (1998)
- Marriages (1998)
- The Best Man (1998)
- Tifosi (1999)
- Nightwatchman (2000)
- Unfair Competition (2000)
- Our Tropical Island (2000)
- Amnèsia (2001)
- Momo (2001)
- Christmas Rematch (2003)
- I'm Not Scared (2003)
- Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two (2006)
- A Dinner for Them to Meet (2007)
- 2061: An Exceptional Year (2007)
- L'abbuffata (2007)
- I mostri oggi (2009)
- The Friends at the Margherita Cafe (2009)
- Things from Another World (2011)
- Buona giornata (2012)
- Ti stimo fratello (2012)
- The Worst Christmas of My Life(2012)
- Indovina chi viene a Natale? (2013)
- People Who Are Well (2014)
- Soap Opera (2014)
- Belli di papà (2015)
- Mr. Happiness (2017)
- My Big Fat Italian Wedding (2018)
- Volare (2019)
- La mia banda suona il pop (2020)
- When Mom Is Away... With the Family (2020)
Screenwriter
- Eccezzziunale... veramente (1982)
- Il ras del quartiere (1983)
- Puerto escondido(1992)
- In barca a vela contromano(1997)
- Figli di Annibale(1998)
Awards
- 1987 Nomination for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for Christmas Present
- 1991 Nomination for David di Donatello for Best Actor for Mediterraneo
- 1994 Nomination for David di Donatello for Best Actor for For Love, Only for Love
- 1997 Nomination for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for Nirvana
- 2004 Nomination for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for I'm Not Scared
- 2021 David Special Award
Nastro d'argento
- 1987 Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for Christmas Present
- 1991 Nomination for Turné
- 1992 Nomination for Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor for Mediterraneo
- 1993 Puerto Escondido
- 2001 Nomination for Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor for Unfair Competition
- 2004 Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor for I'm Not Scared
- 2007 Nomination for Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor for A Dinner for Them to Meet
- 2001 Nomination for Italian Golden Globe for Best Actor for Unfair Competition
Ciak d'oro
- 1991 Ciak d'oro for Best Actor for Mediterraneo[4]
- 2003 Ciak d'oro for Best Supporting Actor for I'm Not Scared[5]
References
- ^ Diego Abatantuono, biography
- ^ Simone Isola. Pupi Avati: il nascondiglio dei generi. Sovera Edizioni, 2007.
- ^ "Avati torna al tavolo verde". La Repubblica. 29 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Enrico Lancia, Ciak d'oro
- ^ aprile 2020 CIAK D’ORO 2003: 4 PREMI A OZPETEK E SALVATORES
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