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Giobbe Covatta Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1956-06-11

Birthplace:
Taranto, Italy

Credits:
25 Total Roles

Giobbe Covatta

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 My Kingdom for a Butterfly MOVIE Padre Gennaro
2023 Gol!a MOVIE Self
2023 Water To The Ropes MOVIE Parroco
2021 Anime Borboniche MOVIE Padre Giacinto
2020 La Reliquia MOVIE Il Maciaro
2020 Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione MOVIE Rosario Tolomelli
2020 Amo la tempesta MOVIE Tato
2017 Poorly Richer MOVIE Don Genesio
2016 Poorly Rich MOVIE Don Genesio
2015 Il nostro ultimo MOVIE Prete della vecchia chiesa

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