Acting
Giobbe Covatta
- Born
- Jun 11, 1956 · Age 70
- Place of birth
- Taranto, Italy
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 21
- TV credits
- 6
- Directing credits
- 1
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,…
