Born in
Sciacca, Abbruzzo made his debut on stage at 12 years old. Often regarded as the successor of
Angelo Musco, he formed his first stage company in 1938 with
Rosina Anselmi and the same year he got his first lead role in cinema in
Mario Mattoli's
A Lady Did It. In 1958 he was one of the founders of the
Teatro Stabile in
Catania. He announced his retirement in 1979, then he came back on stage in 1989, aged 85. ==Filmography==