Giobbe Covatta

Born: 1956-06-11

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


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Poor but Richer

as Don Genesio
Released: 2017-12-14

The Tucci family discovers that they have not really lost all their money and, refusing to pay...

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Poor but Rich

as sacerdote di Torresecca
Released: 2016-12-15

The "Tucci" are a poor Italian family living in a small village in Lazio. Father, mother, a...

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Anime borboniche

as Padre Giacinto
Released: 2021-01-14

A married couple is going to the Royal Palace of Caserta for a historical reenactment.

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Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione

as Rosario Tolomelli
Released: 2020-10-12

The Pantani case, a film directed by Domenico Ciolfi, tells the story of the last five years in...

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All Human Rights for All

as uncredited
Released: 2008-12-01

Collective film for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with 30...

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Il nostro ultimo

as Prete della vecchia chiesa
Released: 2015-11-09

When their mother dies, Fabrizio and Guglielmo decide to take her on one last trip.

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Una donna per la vita

as Prete
Released: 2012-09-21

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Gol!a

as uncredited
Released: 2023-04-20

Golia is a former rugby champion suffering from dementia. every day he wakes up convinced that...

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Package, Double Package and Counterpackage

as Rosario Aurispa
Released: 1993-01-22

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Camere da letto

as Sandro
Released: 1997-01-01

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The sun inside

as Autista pullman
Released: 2012-06-20

Yaguine and Fodé, two teenagers from African Guinea, wrote a letter to the "European Parlament...

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Il segreto del successo

as Se stesso
Released: 2003-01-30

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Amo la tempesta

as Tato
Released: 2020-08-06

A gang of fathers and abandoned parents go to extreme measures to fight italian youngsters...

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Water to the Ropes

as Parroco
Released: 2023-01-09

Montalto, 2021. On the occasion of the historic 500th anniversary of the birth of Pope Sixtus V,...

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Muzungu

as Edoardo
Released: 1999-03-26

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La Reliquia

as Il Maciaro
Released: 2020-11-13

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Paraboleiperboli

as uncredited
Released: 1991-01-01

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My Kingdom for a Butterfly

as Padre Gennaro
Released: 2024-06-13

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Il mammo

as Il veggente
First aired: 2004-02-22

Il mammo is an Italian television series.

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Medici miei

as Gianni Colantuomo
First aired: 2008-09-02

Medici miei is an Italian television series.

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