Giobbe Covatta

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

Most Known For

Anime Borboniche

as Padre Giacinto

Mai dire Grande Fratello & figli

Mai dire domenica

Il mammo

as Il veggente

Il nostro ultimo

as Prete della vecchia chiesa

L'Ottavo Nano

Medici miei

as Gianni Colantuomo

Poorly Rich

as Don Genesio

Poorly Richer

as Don Genesio

All Human Rights for All

Package, Double Package and Counterpackage

as Rosario Aurispa

Rapsodia

Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione

as Rosario Tolomelli

Una donna per la vita

as Prete

Gol!a

Il segreto del successo

as Se stesso

Camere da letto

as Sandro

Muzungu

as Edoardo

My Kingdom for a Butterfly

as Padre Gennaro

Water To The Ropes

as Parroco