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Giobbe Covatta
Taranto, Italy
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 numbe…
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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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2026
Dal mio punto di vista
Movie Lucio Lo Gatto
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2024
My Kingdom for a Butterfly
Movie Padre Gennaro
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2023
Gol!a
Movie
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2023
Water to the Ropes
Movie Parroco
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2021
Anime Borboniche
Movie Padre Giacinto
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2020
La Reliquia
Movie Il Maciaro
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2020
Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione
Movie Rosario Tolomelli
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2020
Amo la tempesta
Movie Tato
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2017
Poorly Richer
Movie Don Genesio
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2016
Poorly Rich
Movie Don Genesio
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2015
Il nostro ultimo
Movie Prete della vecchia chiesa
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2012
Una donna per la vita
Movie Prete
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2012
The sun inside
Movie Autista pullman
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2008
All Human Rights for All
Movie
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2008
Medici miei
TV show Gianni Colantuomo
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2006
Collezione di risate
TV show
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2004
Mai dire Grande Fratello & figli
TV show
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2004
Il mammo
TV show Il veggente
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2003
Il segreto del successo
Movie Se stesso
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2003
Una famiglia per caso
Movie
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2002
Mai dire domenica
TV show
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2001
L'Ottavo Nano
TV show
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1999
Muzungu
Movie Edoardo
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1997
Camere da letto
Movie Sandro
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1993
Package, Double Package and Counterpackage
Movie Rosario Aurispa
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1991
Paraboleiperboli
Movie
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Rapsodia
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