May 20, 1955 - Milano, Italy
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.
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| Movie | 1997 | Nirvana | Solo | |
| Movie | 2023 | Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo | Lorenzo | |
| Movie | 2007 | 2061 - Un anno eccezionale | Professor Maroncelli | |
| Movie | 2019 | Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa | Self | |
| Movie | 1989 | Marrakech Express | Ponchia | |
| Movie | 1980 | Fantozzi Against the Wind | Cecco, il nipote del fornaio | |
| Movie | 1982 | Attila Scourge of God | Aldarico/Attila | |
| Movie | 1980 | In the Pope's Eye | Don Gabriele | |
| Movie | 2009 | The Friends At The Margherita Café | Al | |
| Movie | 1999 | Tifosi | Vito 'Zebrone' La Monica | |
| Movie | 1990 | Christmas Vacation '90 | Nick | |
| Movie | 2006 | Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me | Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice 'Tirzan' | |
| Movie | 1987 | The Last Minute | Duccio Venturi | |
| Movie | 2010 | Happy Family | Marta's Father | |
| Movie | 1986 | Christmas Present | Franco Mattioli | |
| Movie | 1998 | Paparazzi | Ugo "King" Conti | |
| Movie | 1997 | Camere da letto | Dario | |
| Movie | 1991 | Mediterraneo | Sgt. Nicola Lo Russo | |
| Movie | 1982 | Grand Hotel Excelsior | Il mago di Segrate | |
| Movie | 1982 | Eccezzziunale... veramente | Donato Cavallo/Franco Alfano/Felice "Tirzan" | |
| Movie | 1981 | I Fichissimi | Felice | |
| Movie | 1992 | Puerto Escondido | Mario Tozzi | |
| Movie | 2004 | Christmas Rematch | Franco Mattioli | |
| Movie | 1993 | Per amore, solo per amore | Joseph | |
| Movie | 1988 | Kamikazen (Ultima notte a Milano) | Man at the racecourse (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1982 | Viuuulentemente mia | Achille Cotone | |
| Movie | 1982 | An Ideal Adventure | Duccio | |
| Movie | 2007 | L'abbuffata | Neri | |
| Movie | 1995 | Viva San Isidro! | Padre Pedro | |
| Movie | 1978 | Saxofone | The chatty Guest at the restaurant | |
| Movie | 1983 | Il Ras del quartiere | Domingo Ras | |
| Movie | 2001 | Our Tropical Island | Alberto Brogini | |
| Movie | 2011 | Things from Another World | Mariso Golfetto | |
| Movie | 2009 | The New Monsters Today | ||
| Movie | 2007 | A Dinner for Them to Meet | Sandro | |
| Movie | 1987 | A Boy from Calabria | Nicola | |
| Movie | 2002 | Amnèsia | Sandro | |
| Movie | 1992 | On the Dark Continent | Fulvio Colombo | |
| Movie | 1996 | Il barbiere di Rio | Matteo | |
| Movie | 2001 | Unfair Competition | Umberto | |
| Movie | 1980 | Il resto del Pap'occhio | Don Gabriele | |
| Movie | 1980 | Prickly Pears | Capo delle "Belve" | |
| Movie | 1995 | Camerieri | Mario Tangaro | |
| Movie | 1994 | Il toro | Franco Montagner | |
| Movie | 1990 | Turné | Dario Nigri | |
| Movie | 2012 | Buona giornata | Romeo Telleschi | |
| Movie | 2012 | Ti stimo fratello | ||
| Movie | 1981 | I Carabbinieri | Brigadiere Esposito | |
| Movie | 1993 | Arriva la bufera | Damiano Fortezza | |
| Movie | 1980 | Una vacanza bestiale | Galeazzo | |
| Movie | 2012 | The Worst Christmas of My Life | Alberto | |
| Movie | 1980 | Arrivano i gatti | Felice | |
| Movie | 1981 | The Tango of Jealousy | Diego | |
| Movie | 2023 | Enzo Jannacci - Vengo anch'io | Self | |
| Movie | 1983 | Arrivano i miei | Julio Navarro | |
| Movie | 1988 | I cammelli | Camillo | |
| Movie | 1988 | Strana la vita | Dario | |
| Movie | 1998 | Children of Hannibal | Tommaso | |
| Movie | 2013 | Indovina chi viene a Natale? | Giulio Sereni | |
| Movie | 2022 | Improvised Christmas | Lorenzo | |
| Movie | 2000 | Metronotte | ||
| Movie | 2024 | The Last Week of September | Pietro Rinaldi | |
| Movie | 2012 | Area paradiso | Furio | |
| Movie | 1998 | Marriages | Paolo | |
| Movie | 2023 | Amazing - Fabio de Luigi | Himself | |
| Movie | 2014 | L'assalto | Giancarlo | |
| Movie | 2014 | Soap Opera | Gaetano | |
| Movie | 2021 | Pupi Avati, la tavola racconta | ||
| Movie | 1997 | The Best Man | Angelo Beliossi | |
| Movie | 1976 | Young, Violent, Dangerous | Lucio | |
| Movie | 2024 | Mostruosamente Villaggio | Sé stesso | |
| Movie | 2021 | We Are Cinema | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2015 | Belli di papà | Vincenzo Liuzzi | |
| Movie | 2014 | Well-Off People | Patrizio Azzesi | |
| Movie | 2024 | C'era una volta il Derby Club | Himself | |
| Movie | 2022 | Steno | ||
| Movie | 1982 | Unfaithfully Yours | Piero | |
| Movie | N/A | Natale senza Babbo | ||
| Movie | 2017 | Mister Happiness | Guglielmo Gioia | |
| Movie | 2016 | I babysitter | Gianni Porini | |
| Movie | 2003 | I'm Not Scared | Sergio | |
| Movie | 2001 | Momo | Mastro Hora (voice) | |
| Movie | 2018 | My Big Gay Italian Wedding | Roberto | |
| Movie | 1980 | Lend Me Your Wife | Uomo dell'Enel | |
| Movie | 2018 | My Beloved Enemy | Enzo Stefanelli | |
| Movie | 2019 | Compromessi sposi | Diego | |
| Movie | 1989 | La moglie ingenua e il marito malato | L'inquirente | |
| Movie | 2020 | La mia banda suona il pop | Franco Masiero | |
| Movie | 2019 | Volare | Mario | |
| Movie | 2012 | Gli Squallor | Self | |
| Movie | 2016 | The Strongest Weapon | Luigi Freddi (voice) | |
| Movie | 2020 | When Mom Is Away... With the Family | Babbo Natale | |
| Movie | 2021 | Doctor on Call | Pierfrancesco Mai | |
| Movie | 2022 | Il mammone | Piero Bonelli | |
| Movie | 2025 | La vita va così | ||
| Movie | 2006 | Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro | ||
| Movie | 2025 | Make a Wish | Ettore | |
| Movie | 2002 | Il mondo alla rovescia: appunti sul cabaret milanese | Himself | |
| TV Show | 1998 | Comici | 1 | |
| TV Show | 2007 | Buona la prima! | Suggeritore | 2 |
| TV Show | 1982 | Che fai... ridi? | 15 | |
| TV Show | 2021 | Dinner Club | Diego Abatantuono | 6 |
| TV Show | 2021 | Ridatemi mia moglie | Renato | 2 |
| TV Show | 1988 | Eurocops | Commissario Bruno Corso | 1 |
| TV Show | 1992 | Scherzi a Parte | Conduttore | 11 |
| TV Show | 1999 | Chi ha incastrato Peter Pan? | Ospite | 1 |
| TV Show | 1988 | The Secret of the Sahara | Orso | 4 |
| TV Show | 2021 | LOL: Last One Laughing Italy | Self | 6 |
| TV Show | 1951 | Sanremo Music Festival | Self - Special Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2005 | Il giudice Mastrangelo | Diego Mastrangelo | 10 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Colorado | Presentatore | 2 |
| TV Show | 2003 | Colorado | Conduttore | 10 |
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| Movie | 1998 | Children of Hannibal | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1998 | Children of Hannibal | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Il Ras del quartiere | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Puerto Escondido | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2012 | Area paradiso | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2012 | Area paradiso | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Eccezzziunale... veramente | Story | Writing |
| Movie | 1982 | Eccezzziunale... veramente | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2006 | Eccezzziunale... veramente - Capitolo secondo... me | Writer | Writing |
| Movie | 2007 | 2061 - Un anno eccezionale | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1997 | In barca a vela contromano | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 2018 | My Beloved Enemy | Screenplay | Writing |
| TV Show | 2003 | Colorado | Creator | Creator |
