Giobbe Covatta
Known for Acting · 27 credits
- Born
- 1956-06-11 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Taranto, Italy
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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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (21)
Poorly Richer
2017
as Don Genesio
Poorly Rich
2016
as Don Genesio
Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione
2020
as Rosario Tolomelli
La Reliquia
2020
as Il Maciaro
All Human Rights for All
2008
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage
1993
as Rosario Aurispa
Gol!a
2023
Una famiglia per caso
2003
Camere da letto
1997
as Sandro
The sun inside
2012
as Autista pullman
Amo la tempesta
2020
as Tato
Il nostro ultimo
2015
as Prete della vecchia chiesa
Anime Borboniche
2021
as Padre Giacinto
Una donna per la vita
2012
as Prete
My Kingdom for a Butterfly
2024
as Padre Gennaro
Muzungu
1999
as Edoardo
Paraboleiperboli
1991
Il segreto del successo
2003
as Se stesso
Water To The Ropes
2023
as Parroco
Rapsodia
Dal mio punto di vista
2026
as Lucio Lo Gatto
About 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 t… With 27 credits spanning from 1991 to 2026, Giobbe Covatta has appeared in 21 films and 6 TV shows.
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- Poorly Richer (2017) — as Don Genesio
- Poorly Rich (2016) — as Don Genesio
- Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione (2020) — as Rosario Tolomelli
- La Reliquia (2020) — as Il Maciaro
- All Human Rights for All (2008)
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