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
Movie Appearances
Amo la tempesta
as Tato
2020
Una donna per la vita
as Prete
2012
Gol!a
2023
Water To The Ropes
as Parroco
2023
Il nostro ultimo
as Prete della vecchia chiesa
2015
My Kingdom for a Butterfly
as Padre Gennaro
2024
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage
as Rosario Aurispa
1993
Rapsodia
TBA
Poorly Rich
as Don Genesio
2016
Poorly Richer
as Don Genesio
2017
Muzungu
as Edoardo
1999
Il segreto del successo
as Se stesso
2003
The sun inside
as Autista pullman
2012
Camere da letto
as Sandro
1997
Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione
as Rosario Tolomelli
2020
All Human Rights for All
2008
Paraboleiperboli
1991
Una famiglia per caso
2003
Anime Borboniche
as Padre Giacinto
2021
La Reliquia
as Il Maciaro
2020
