Billy Syahputra (born 16 January 1991) is an Indonesian actor, presenter, and

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. Syahputra had garnered fame for appeared on the Trans TV television show ''

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''.

Career

Syahputra began his career in the world of entertainment when he replaced his brother,

Olga Syahputra Yoga Syahputra, better known as Olga Syahputra, (8 February 1983 – 27 March 2015) was an Indonesian actor, comedian, singer, and television presenter. Early life Olga Syahputra was born on 8 February 1983 in Jakarta. He was the eldest child o ...

, who had to be absent from shooting a television show due to illness. Syahputra has appeared in several comedy television shows, such as ''

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'' on Trans 7, ''

'' on Trans TV, ''Pesbukers'' on ANTV, and '' Dahsyat'' on RCTI. In 2013, Syahputra began his debut film for played in the

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- comedy film ''

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'' which had starred with his brother Olga. During his career, Syahputra had winning several awards in entertainment, such as the "Outstanding Guest Host" award at the

2014 Dahsyatnya Awards The 2014 Dahsyatnya Awards was an awards show for Indonesian musicians. It was the sixth annual show. The show was held on January 21, 2014, at the Jakarta International Expo in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The awards show was hosted by Raffi Ahmad, ...

, and was also nominated in the "Outstanding Couple" category. He also winning for "Most Exciting Newcomer" award at the 2014 Global Seru Awards and "Favorite Newcomer Celebrity" award at the 2014 Insert Awards, which successful beating to

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and

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, while the category "Most Exciting Newcomer", the other nominees were Fatin Shidqia, Jenita Janet, Syahnaz Sadiqah, and

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's son,

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. In 2016, Syahputra had auditioned to dangdut singing competition in Indosiar ''D'Academy Celebrity'' and was eliminated in Top 5.

Personal life

He is the fourth out of seven children of Nur Rachman and Nurshida. His brother

was also a presenter, actor, and

. Olga died from

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on 27 March 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Made for TV

Discography

Single

Video clips

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Berita di Kapanlagi
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Syahputra, Billy 1991 births Living people Javanese people Minangkabau people Indonesian actors Male actors from Jakarta Indonesian television presenters Indonesian male comedians Indonesian comedians