Antonio Albanese (born October 10, 1964 in Olginate) is an Italian comedian, actor, director and writer. Born in Lombardy to Sicilian parents, he studied at the Civic Drama School in Milan, then opted to pursue an acting career. His first experiences as a comedian date back to 1992, when he made his debut at the Zelig Theatre in Milan. He showcased his acts on the popular Maurizio Costanzo talk show and collaborated with actor-comedian Paolo Rossi. His popularity increased after he joined the Italia 1 show Mai dire gol. He recently appears on the show Che tempo che fa, presented by Fabio Fazio and aired on Rai 3. From the late 1990s, Albanese also pursued a movie career, working both as an actor, under the direction of Carlo Mazzacurati and Pupi Avati, and also as a director in his own right. Description above from the Wikipedia article Antonio Albanese, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026Lavoreremo da grandi — Umberto, Director, Screenplay, Story
• 2026Salute!
• 2024A World Apart — Michele Cortese
• 2023100 Sundays — Antonio, Director, Writer
• 2023Thank You Guys — Antonio
• Dinner Club — Antonio Albanese
• 2021Like a Cat on a Highway 2 — Giovanni
• 2021Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
• 2019Cetto c'è, senzadubbiamente — Cetto La Qualunque, Screenplay
• 2019The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily — Gedeone (voice)
• 2018Contromano — Mario Cavallaro, Writer, Director, Screenplay
• I topi — Sebastiano, Director, Creator
• 2017Like a Cat on a Highway — Giovanni Minimo
• 2017Mom or Dad? — Nicola
• 2016L'abbiamo fatta grossa — Yuri Pelagatti
• 2015Dobbiamo parlare — Narrator (voice)
• 2014La sedia della felicità — Ping-pong player
• 2013Intrepido: A Lonely Hero — Antonio Pane
• 2012Everything Everything Nothing Nothing — Cetto La Qualunque / Rodolfo Favaretto / Frengo Stoppato, Screenplay, Story
• 2012To Rome with Love — Luca Salta
• 2011Whatsoeverly — Cetto La Qualunque, Story, Screenplay
• Mai dire Story — Epifanio / Frengo (archive footage)
• 2009A Matter of Heart — Alberto
• 2007Days and Clouds — Michele
• 2007Manual of Love 2 — Filippo
• 2005The Second Wedding Night — Giordano Ricci
• 2004Stork Day — Filippo
• 2002Il nostro matrimonio è in crisi — Antonio, Screenplay, Director
• 2000Holy Tongue — Antonio
• 1999La fame e la sete — I tre fratelli, Director, Writer
• Comici
• 1998Lucky and Zorba — Grande Topo (voice)
• 1998You Laugh — Felice Tespini
• 1997Dead Train — Uomo Rozzo
• 1997Freshwater Man — Antonio, Director, Screenplay
• 1996Vesna Goes Fast — Antonio
• 1994Mai dire 94 - Un anno di sport
• 1993A Soul Split in Two — Receptionist
• 1993Uomo
• Su la testa
• Never Say Goal
• L'osteria di Via Albicocca — Giorgio Mario Rocca

Appearances as themselves (5)

• 2026The Absurd Story of Gialappa’s Band — Himself
• 2024Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema — Self
• 2021We Are Cinema — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese — Self
• Sanremo Music Festival — Self - Special Guest