Giobbe Covatta
Gianni Maria Covatta (born 11 June 1956), best known as Giobbe Covatta, is an Italian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and politician.
Born in Taranto, after appearing in a number of other variety shows Covatta he had his breakout in 1990 as a recurring guest in the Canale 5 talk show Maurizio Costanzo Show, where he reads his compositions inspired by the Bible. These sketch eventually inspired a book, Parola di Giobbe, which was released in 1991 and got an immediate success, selling over a million copies and getting over thirty editions. In the later years Covatta published other books, notably Pancreas, a parody of Edmondo De Amicis' Heart, and was active as an actor in films, television series and on stage.
In 2006, Covatta was elected councilor of the Federation of the Greens party in the Rome local elections. In 2015, he was elected national spokesperson of the party, still maintaining he does not consider himself a politician.
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Acting
Movie
Poorly Rich
as Don Genesio
2016
Movie
Poorly Richer
as Don Genesio
2017
Movie
Una donna per la vita
as Prete
2012
Movie
Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione
as Rosario Tolomelli
2020
Movie
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage
as Rosario Aurispa
1993
Movie
Gol!a
2023
Movie
The sun inside
as Autista pullman
2012
Movie
Camere da letto
as Sandro
1997
Movie
Anime Borboniche
as Padre Giacinto
2021
Movie
Muzungu
as Edoardo
1999
Movie
Il segreto del successo
as Se stesso
2003
TV
Mai dire domenica
2002
TV
Il mammo
as Il veggente
2004
TV
Mai dire Grande Fratello & figli
2004
TV
L'Ottavo Nano
2001
Movie
Amo la tempesta
as Tato
2020
Movie
Water To The Ropes
as Parroco
2023
Movie
Il nostro ultimo
as Prete della vecchia chiesa
2015
Movie
Paraboleiperboli
1991
Movie
Una famiglia per caso
2003
Movie
La Reliquia
as Il Maciaro
2020
TV
Medici miei
as Gianni Colantuomo
2008
Movie
My Kingdom for a Butterfly
as Padre Gennaro
2024
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