Giobbe Covatta

Gianni Maria Covatta (born 11 June 1956), best known as Giobbe Covatta, is an Italian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and politician.

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Giobbe Covatta

Born	Gianni Maria Covatta 11 June 1956 (1956-06-11) (age 69)^[1] Taranto, Italy
Occupation(s)	Comedian, actor
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Born in Taranto and raised in Naples, following appearances on various variety shows, Covatta had his breakout in 1990 as a recurring guest on the Canale 5 talk show Maurizio Costanzo Show, where he read his comical compositions inspired by the Bible.^[1] These sketches 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.^[1]^[2] 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.^[1]

In 2006, Covatta was elected councilor of the Federation of the Greens party in the Rome local elections.^[3] In 2015, he was elected national spokesperson of the party, still maintaining he did not consider himself a politician.^[3]

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