Acting
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.
Highest rated appearances
Un milanese a Milano - Walter Valdi
as Sé stesso
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
as Self
Volare
as Mario
Compromessi sposi
as Diego
My Beloved Enemy
as Enzo Stefanelli
My Big Gay Italian Wedding
as Roberto
Mister Happiness
as Guglielmo Gioia
I babysitter
as Gianni Porini
The Strongest Weapon
as Luigi Freddi (voice)
Belli di papà
as Vincenzo Liuzzi
Soap Opera
as Gaetano
L'assalto
as Giancarlo
Well-Off People
as Patrizio Azzesi
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
as Giulio Sereni
The Worst Christmas of My Life
as Alberto
Gli Squallor
as Self
Area paradiso
as Furio
Buona giornata
as Romeo Telleschi
Ti stimo fratello
Things from Another World
as Mariso Golfetto
Happy Family
as Marta's Father
The Friends at the Margherita Café
as Al
The New Monsters Today
L'abbuffata
as Neri
2061 - Un anno eccezionale
as Professor Maroncelli
A Dinner for Them to Meet
as Sandro
Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro
Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me
as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
Christmas Rematch
as Franco Mattioli
I'm Not Scared
as Sergio
Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese
as Self
Amnèsia
as Sandro
Momo
as Mastro Hora (voice)
Our Tropical Island
as Alberto Brogini
Unfair Competition
as Umberto Melchiorri
Metronotte
Tifosi
as Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
Paparazzi
as Ugo "King" Conti
Marriages
as Paolo
Children of Hannibal
as Tommaso
The Best Man
as Angelo Beliossi
Nirvana
as Solo
Camere da letto
as Dario
Il barbiere di Rio
as Matteo
Viva San Isidro!
as Padre Pedro
Camerieri
as Mario Tangaro
Il toro
as Franco Montagner
Per amore, solo per amore
as Joseph
Here Comes the Storm
as Damiano Fortezza
On the Dark Continent
as Fulvio Colombo
Puerto Escondido
as Mario Tozzi
Mediterraneo
as Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
Christmas Vacation '90
as Nick
Turné
as Dario Nigri
Marrakech Express
as Ponchia
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
as L'inquirente
I cammelli
as Camillo
Strana la vita
as Dario
Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
as Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
The Last Minute
as Duccio Venturi
A Boy from Calabria
as Nicola Sileca
Christmas Present
as Franco Mattioli
The Boss of the District
as Domingo Ras
Arrivano i miei
as Julio Navarro
Attila Scourge of God
as Aldarico/Attila
Viuuulentemente mia
as Achille Cotone
Grand Hotel Excelsior
as Il mago di Segrate
Unfaithfully Yours
as Piero
An Ideal Adventure
as Duccio
Eccezzziunale... veramente
as Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
I Fichissimi
as Felice
The Tango of Jealousy
as Diego
I Carabbinieri
as Brigadiere Esposito
Una vacanza bestiale
as Galeazzo
Fantozzi Against the Wind
as Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
Prickly Pears
as Capo delle "Belve"
Lend Me Your Wife
as Uomo dell'Enel
In the Pope's Eye
as Don Gabriele
Il resto del Pap'occhio
as Don Gabriele
Arrivano i gatti
as Felice
