Actor and screenwriter Diego
Abatantuono will receive a special career prize on May 11 at the
66th David di Donatello awards, Italy's equivalent of the
Oscars, Piera Detassis, the president of the Italian cinema
academy, announced on Friday.
Abatantuono, a beefy 65-year-old with a imposing screen
presence, is best known for his comedy talents, as seen in his
breakthrough movie, Eccezzziunale... veramente, in which he
played three roles as fans of different soccer teams.
But he is a multifaceted artist capable of playing extremely
dark roles too, such as that of a ruthless child kidnapper in
Gabriele Salvatores' I'm not scared (2003).
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
