Abbott was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, the son of Anna (née Servidio) and Orville Abbott. He has an older sister, Christina. Abbott's maternal grandmother Angelina was born in Rosà, a town in the province of Vicenza in … See more

After moving to New York, Abbott began going to large open calls for plays while in school, which is how Abbott got his two first acting jobs off-Broadway. The first play, Good Boys and True, opened in the spring of 2008 an… See more

Abbott lives in New York. Abbott considers John Cassavetes to be the model for the type of creative life he would like to emulate. See more