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Giobbe Covatta

Giobbe Covatta

Actor · Born 1956-06-11 · Taranto, Italy

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Biography

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Poorly Rich (2016) — Don Genesio
  2. Poorly Richer (2017) — Don Genesio
  3. Una donna per la vita (2012) — Prete
  4. Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione (2020) — Rosario Tolomelli
  5. Package, Double Package and Counterpackage (1993) — Rosario Aurispa
  6. Gol!a (2023)
  7. The sun inside (2012) — Autista pullman
  8. Camere da letto (1997) — Sandro
  9. Anime Borboniche (2021) — Padre Giacinto
  10. Muzungu (1999) — Edoardo
  11. Il segreto del successo (2003) — Se stesso
  12. Mai dire domenica (2002)
  13. Il mammo (2004) — Il veggente
  14. Mai dire Grande Fratello & figli (2004)
  15. L'Ottavo Nano (2001)
  16. Amo la tempesta (2020) — Tato
  17. Water to the Ropes (2023) — Parroco
  18. Il nostro ultimo (2015) — Prete della vecchia chiesa
  19. Paraboleiperboli (1991)
  20. Una famiglia per caso (2003)
  21. La Reliquia (2020) — Il Maciaro
  22. Medici miei (2008) — Gianni Colantuomo
  23. My Kingdom for a Butterfly (2024) — Padre Gennaro
  24. Rapsodia
  25. All Human Rights for All (2008)
  26. Dal mio punto di vista (2026) — Lucio Lo Gatto
  27. Collezione di risate (2006)

Directed

  1. All Human Rights for All (2008) — Director