Giobbe Covatta

Acting

Born June 11, 1956, Taranto, Italy

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

Filmography

• 2026Dal mio punto di vista — Lucio Lo Gatto
• 2024My Kingdom for a Butterfly — Padre Gennaro
• 2023Gol!a
• 2023Water to the Ropes — Parroco
• 2021Anime Borboniche — Padre Giacinto
• 2020Amo la tempesta — Tato
• 2020Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione — Rosario Tolomelli
• 2020La Reliquia — Il Maciaro
• 2017Poorly Richer — Don Genesio
• 2016Poorly Rich — Don Genesio
• 2015Il nostro ultimo — Prete della vecchia chiesa
• 2012The sun inside — Autista pullman
• 2012Una donna per la vita — Prete
• 2008All Human Rights for All — Writer, Director
• Medici miei — Gianni Colantuomo
• Collezione di risate
• Il mammo — Il veggente
• Mai dire Grande Fratello & figli
• 2003Il segreto del successo — Se stesso
• 2003Una famiglia per caso
• Mai dire domenica
• L'Ottavo Nano
• 1999Muzungu — Edoardo, Screenplay
• 1997Camere da letto — Sandro
• 1993Package, Double Package and Counterpackage — Rosario Aurispa
• 1991Paraboleiperboli — Writer
• Rapsodia