Andreas Leo Ateng Suripto (8 August 19426 May 2003), better known as Ateng and also known by the Chinese name Kho Tjeng Lie (邱诚烈), was a popular
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
n actor and comedian.
Biography
Ateng was born on 8 August 1942 in Semplak,
Bogor
Bogor ( su, , nl, Buitenzorg) is a city in the West Java province, Indonesia. Located around south of the national capital of Jakarta, Bogor is the 6th largest city in the Jakarta metropolitan area and the 14th overall nationwide. His father was a merchant. He was the second child of nine children. He studied at Taman Siswa 66 Elementary School, then continued to Taman Siswa 44 Senior High School. He used to be performing at school events. He aspired to be a diplomat so that he wanted to enrolled at Akademi Hukum Militer (Military Law Academy). However he was rejected due to his
dwarfism
Dwarfism is a condition wherein an organism is exceptionally small, and mostly occurs in the animal kingdom. In humans, it is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than , regardless of sex; the average adult height among people with dw ...
. Finally, he studied at Universitas Nasional's social and political science.
He was involved in the broadcast of RRI's ''Panggung Gembira'' hosted by Pak Kasur. Then, he became acquainted with
Bing Slamet
Ahmad Syech Albar (27 September 1927 – 17 December 1974), better known by his stage name Bing Slamet, was an Indonesian singer, songwriter, comedian, and actor. During his career, he acted in 17 films and released "dozens" of albums. Shortl ...
. Ateng, Slamet, and Dradjat made a comedy group ''Tos Kejeblos'' which active in 1961-1963. In 1967, Ateng, together with Eddie Sud, and Iskak and Slamet formed ''Kwartet Jaya''.
From 1982–1988 in
TVRI
TVRI (, Television of the Republic of Indonesia), legally ( Public Broadcasting Institution Television of the Republic of Indonesia) is a public television network and the oldest television network in Indonesia. Its national headquarters is i ...
wayang
, also known as ( jv, ꦮꦪꦁ, translit=wayang), is a traditional form of puppet theatre play originating from the Indonesian island of Java. refers to the entire dramatic show. Sometimes the leather puppet itself is referred to as . Perfor ...
Petruk
Petruk is a character in traditional Javanese puppetry, or ''wayang''. He is one of the ''Punokawan'', four comedic figures common in the medium.
Depiction
Petruk is one of the four ''Punokawan'', together with Semar (the leader/father figure), ...
, and
Semar
Semar is a character in Javanese mythology who frequently appears in wayang shadow plays. He is one of the punokawan (clowns), but is in fact divine and very wise. He is the dhanyang (guardian spirit) of Java,Geertz, 23. and is regarded by some ...
.
He played film since 1962. His debut film is ''Amor dan Humor'', starring Bing Slamet and was directed by
Usmar Ismail
Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was an Indonesian film director, author, journalist and revolutionary of Minangkabau descent. He was widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the cinema of Indonesia.
Biography
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. His other films were ''Biji Mas'', ''Kuntil Anak'', ''Bing Slamet Setan Jalanan'', ''Bing Slamet Sibuk'', ''Bing Slamet Dukun Palsu'', ''Ateng Minta Kawin'', ''Ateng Sok Tahu'', ''Ira Maya dan Kakek Ateng'', ''Bing Slamet Koboi Cengeng'', and ''Ateng Pendekar Aneh''. He also played on ''Ateng Mata Keranjang'', ''Ateng Koboi Cengeng'', and ''Ibu Tiri Tak Sekejam Ibu Kota''. Other comedy films which puts name Ateng in its title were ''Ateng Bikin Pusing'', ''Ateng Sok Aksi'', ''Ateng Pendekar Aneh'', and ''Ateng The Godfather''.
Prior to his death, he played on SCTV's comedy series titled ''Gregetan''. Ateng died on 6 May 2003 at Mitra Internasional Hospital cause of lumps and ulcer in his throat.
Personal life
He married Theresia Maria Reni Indrawati, and had two sons named Alexander Agung Suripto and Antonius Ario Gede Suripto.