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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ยทMy Kingdom for a Butterflyas Padre Gennaro
- 2023 ยทGol!aas
- 2023 ยทWater to the Ropesas Parroco
- 2021 ยทAnime borbonicheas Padre Giacinto
- 2020 ยทLa Reliquiaas Il Maciaro
- 2020 ยทIl caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campioneas Rosario Tolomelli
- 2020 ยทAmo la tempestaas Tato
- 2017 ยทPoor but Richeras Don Genesio
- 2016 ยทPoor but Richas sacerdote di Torresecca
- 2015 ยทIl nostro ultimoas Prete della vecchia chiesa
- 2012 ยทUna donna per la vitaas Prete
- 2012 ยทThe sun insideas Autista pullman
- 2008 ยทAll Human Rights for Allas
- 2008 ยทMedici mieias Gianni Colantuomo
- 2004 ยทMai dire Grande Fratello & figlias
- 2004 ยทIl mammoas Il veggente
- 2003 ยทIl segreto del successoas Se stesso
- 2003 ยทUna famiglia per casoas
- 2002 ยทMai dire domenicaas
- 2001 ยทL'Ottavo Nanoas
- 1999 ยทMuzunguas Edoardo
- 1997 ยทCamere da lettoas Sandro
- 1993 ยทPackage, Double Package and Counterpackageas Rosario Aurispa
- 1991 ยทParaboleiperbolias
- Future ยทRapsodiaas