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.
Known For
Fantozzi Against the Wind
(1980)
Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
Mediterraneo
(1991)
Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
When Mom Is Away... With the Family
(2020)
Babbo Natale
Nirvana
(1997)
Solo
I'm Not Scared
(2003)
Sergio
Full Filmography
Acting
Young, Violent, Dangerous
(1976)
Lucio
Saxofone
(1978)
The chatty Guest at the restaurant
Fantozzi Against the Wind
(1980)
Cecco, il nipote del fornaio
In the Pope's Eye
(1980)
Don Gabriele
Prickly Pears
(1980)
Capo delle "Belve"
Una vacanza bestiale
(1980)
Galeazzo
Arrivano i gatti
(1980)
Felice
Lend Me Your Wife
(1980)
Il Resto del Pap'occhio
(1980)
Don Gabriele
I Fichissimi
(1981)
Felice
I Carabbinieri
(1981)
Brigadiere Esposito
The Tango of Jealousy
(1981)
Diego
Attila flagello di Dio
(1982)
Aldarico/Attila
Grand Hotel Excelsior
(1982)
Il mago di Segrate
Eccezzziunale... veramente
(1982)
Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan"
An Ideal Adventure
(1982)
Duccio
Viuuulentemente mia
(1982)
Achille Cotone
Unfaithfully Yours
(1982)
Piero
Il Ras del quartiere
(1983)
Domingo Ras
Arrivano i miei
(1983)
Julio Navarro
Christmas Present
(1986)
Franco
The Last Minute
(1987)
Duccio Venturi
A Boy from Calabria
(1987)
Nicola
Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano)
(1988)
Man at the racecourse (uncredited)
I cammelli
(1988)
Camillo
Strana la vita
(1988)
Dario
Marrakech Express
(1989)
Ponchia
La moglie ingenua e il marito malato
(1989)
L'inquirente
Christmas Vacation '90
(1990)
Nick
Turné
(1990)
Dario Nigri
Mediterraneo
(1991)
Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo
Puerto Escondido
(1992)
Mario Tozzi
Per amore, solo per amore
(1993)
Joseph
On the Dark Continent
(1993)
Fulvio Colombo
Arriva la bufera
(1993)
Damiano Fortezza
Il toro
(1994)
Franco Montagner
Viva San Isidro!
(1995)
Padre Pedro
Camerieri
(1995)
Mario Tangaro
Il barbiere di Rio
(1996)
Matteo
Nirvana
(1997)
Solo
Camere da letto
(1997)
Dario
The Best Man
(1997)
Angelo Beliossi
Paparazzi
(1998)
Ugo "King" Conti
Children of Hannibal
(1998)
Tommaso
Marriages
(1998)
Paolo
Tifosi
(1999)
Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica
Metronotte
(2000)
Momo
(2001)
Mastro Hora (voice)
Our Tropical Island
(2001)
Alberto Brogini
Unfair Competition
(2001)
Umberto
Amnèsia
(2002)
Sandro
I'm Not Scared
(2003)
Sergio
Christmas Rematch
(2004)
Franco Mattioli
Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me
(2006)
Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan'
2061 - Un anno eccezionale
(2007)
Professor Maroncelli
L'abbuffata
(2007)
Neri
A Dinner for Them to Meet
(2007)
Sandro
The Friends at the Margherita Café
(2009)
Al
The New Monsters Today
(2009)
Happy Family
(2010)
Marta's Father
Things from Another World
(2011)
Mariso Golfetto
Ti stimo fratello
(2012)
Buona giornata
(2012)
Romeo Telleschi
The Worst Christmas of My Life
(2012)
Alberto
Area paradiso
(2012)
Furio
Gli Squallor
(2012)
Self
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
(2013)
Giulio Sereni
Soap Opera
(2014)
Gaetano
L'assalto
(2014)
Giancarlo
People Who Are Well
(2014)
Patrizio Azzesi
Belli di papà
(2015)
Vincenzo
I babysitter
(2016)
Gianni Porini
The Strongest Weapon
(2016)
Luigi Freddi (voice)
Mister Happiness
(2017)
Guglielmo Gioia
My Big Gay Italian Wedding
(2018)
Roberto
My Beloved Enemy
(2018)
Enzo Stefanelli
Compromessi sposi
(2019)
Diego
Volare
(2019)
Mario
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
(2019)
Self
La mia banda suona il pop
(2020)
Franco Masiero
When Mom Is Away... With the Family
(2020)
Babbo Natale
Doctor on Call
(2021)
Pierfrancesco Mai
Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta
(2021)
We Are Cinema
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Il mammone
(2022)
Improvvisamente Natale
(2022)
Lorenzo
Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo
(2023)
Lorenzo
Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io
(2023)
Self
Amazing - Fabio de Luigi
(2023)
Himself
Mostruosamente Villaggio
(2024)
Sé stesso
C'era una volta il Derby Club
(2024)
Himself
Writing
Eccezzziunale... veramente
(1982)
Story and Screenplay
Il Ras del quartiere
(1983)
Screenplay
Puerto Escondido
(1992)
Screenplay
In barca a vela contromano
(1997)
Screenplay
Children of Hannibal
(1998)
Story and Screenplay
Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me
(2006)
Writer
2061 - Un anno eccezionale
(2007)
Screenplay
Area paradiso
(2012)
Screenplay
My Beloved Enemy
(2018)
Screenplay
Directing