| Giobbe Covatta | |
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| Born | Gianni Maria Covatta 11 June 1956 (1956-06-11) (age 68) Taranto, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Gianni Maria Covatta (born 11 June 1956), best known as Giobbe Covatta, is an Italian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and politician.
Life and career
Born in Taranto and raised in Naples, 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.
References
- ^ Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. "Covatta, Giobbe". Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 9788831795999.
- Carla Nicolicchia (29 July 2006). "'Vi faccio ridere, parola di Giobbe' Covatta apre il TerrasiniFest". La Repubblica. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Lavinia Rivara (16 November 2015). "Giobbe Covatta: "Io, testimonial dei Verdi ma non chiedetemi di diventare un politico"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
