Biography
Enzo Decaro, born Vincenzo Purcaro Decaro on 24 March 1958 in Portici, Campania, Italy, is an Italian actor, comedian, writer and director. He began his career in theatre in the late 1970s as a member of the comedy trio La Smorfia alongside Massimo Troisi and Lello Arena, performing on stage and in early television appearances.
Decaro has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is known for his role as San Gennaro in Paolo Sorrentino's The Hand of God (2021) and as Avvocato Alberto Ridolfi in La seconda volta non si scorda mai (2008). He had a long-running part as Renzo Ferrero in the television series The Teacher (2005–2017).
He holds a degree in literature and has taught at the University of Naples and the University of Salerno. Decaro has also written and directed films, including Prima che sia troppo presto (1982).
