Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother from Como. The latter worked as wardrober in a Milanese jazz and later cabaret club, Derby, whose owner was Abatantuono's uncle. He started to work at Derby first in lighting, then as artistic director and later as an actor.
Filmography
Character: Professor Maroncelli
Character: Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
Character: Aldarico/Attila
Character: Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
Character: Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
Character: Duccio Venturi
Character: Marta's Father
Character: Ugo "King" Conti
Character: Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
Character: Il mago di Segrate
Character: Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
Character: Franco Mattioli
Character: Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
Character: Achille Cotone
Character: The chatty Guest at the restaurant
Character: Alberto Brogini
Character: Mariso Golfetto
Character: Fulvio Colombo
Character: Capo delle "Belve"
Character: Franco Montagner
Character: Romeo Telleschi
Character: Brigadiere Esposito
Character: Damiano Fortezza
Character: Pietro Rinaldi
Character: Angelo Beliossi
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Patrizio Azzesi
Character: Guglielmo Gioia
Character: Mastro Hora (voice)
Character: Uomo dell'Enel
Character: Enzo Stefanelli
Character: Franco Masiero
Character: Luigi Freddi (voice)
Character: Pierfrancesco Mai
