Born in Milan, Stefano Turconi attended the Disney Academy. He entered the comics field under the guidance of Alessandro Barbucci, and he began his professional career in 1997. He cooperated on various of Mondadori's Disney publications, such as PK, Topolino, W.I.T.C.H. In addition, he became a teacher at the Comics School in Milan and began working in the illustration and animation fields. He teamed up with scenario-writer Giovanni Gualdoni, and took on the 'Akameshi' series at Soleil, as well as 'Fantaghenna' at Paquet.