Born in New York City. Journeyed to Hollywood in the silent era to seek work as an art director, and freelanced for many different studios as a set decorator and art department technician before he found his niche at RKO in 1939, where he stayed for the rest of his career. D'Agostino was one of those responsible for the glossy but gritty look of RKO's productions, and he collaborated on or supervised the art direction of over 300 RKO films until his retirement in 1958.

Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1936: THE MAGNIFICENT BRUTE - Art Direction  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black and White) 1942: THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS - Art Direction  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black and White) 1943: FLIGHT FOR FREEDOM - Art Direction (w. Carroll Clark)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black and White) 1944: STEP LIVELY - Art Direction (w. Carroll Clark)  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black and White) 1945: EXPERIMENT PERILOUS - Art Direction (w. Jack Okey) 5 nominations