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 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
Dal mio punto di vista
as Lucio Lo Gatto
Dal mio punto di vista
as Lucio Lo Gatto
My Kingdom for a Butterfly
as Padre Gennaro
My Kingdom for a Butterfly
as Padre Gennaro
Gol!a
Gol!a
Water to the Ropes
as Parroco
Water to the Ropes
as Parroco
Anime Borboniche
as Padre Giacinto
Anime Borboniche
as Padre Giacinto
La Reliquia
as Il Maciaro
La Reliquia
as Il Maciaro
Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione
as Rosario Tolomelli
Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione
as Rosario Tolomelli
Amo la tempesta
as Tato
Amo la tempesta
as Tato
Poorly Richer
as Don Genesio
Poorly Richer
as Don Genesio
Poorly Rich
as Don Genesio
Poorly Rich
as Don Genesio
Il nostro ultimo
as Prete della vecchia chiesa
Il nostro ultimo
as Prete della vecchia chiesa
Una donna per la vita
as Prete
Una donna per la vita
as Prete
The sun inside
as Autista pullman
The sun inside
as Autista pullman
All Human Rights for All
All Human Rights for All
Il segreto del successo
as Se stesso
Il segreto del successo
as Se stesso
Una famiglia per caso
Una famiglia per caso
Muzungu
as Edoardo
Muzungu
as Edoardo
Camere da letto
as Sandro
Camere da letto
as Sandro
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage
as Rosario Aurispa
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage
as Rosario Aurispa
Paraboleiperboli
Paraboleiperboli
Rapsodia
Rapsodia