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