Billy Syahputra facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Billy Syahputra
Born	(1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 33) Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesian
Other names	Bang Billy
Occupation	comedian presenter actor
Years active	2013–present
Parent(s)	Nur Rachman Nursidah
Relatives	Olga Syahputra (brother)

Billy Syahputra (born 16 January 1991) is an Indonesian actor, presenter, and comedian. Syahputra had garnered fame for appeared on the Trans TV television show Yuk Keep Smile.

Career

Syahputra began his career in the world of entertainment when he replaced his brother, Olga Syahputra, who had to be absent from shooting a television show due to illness. Syahputra has appeared in several comedy television shows, such as Opera Van Java on Trans 7, Yuk Keep Smile on Trans TV, Pesbukers on ANTV, and Dahsyat on RCTI. In 2013, Syahputra began his debut film for played in the horror-comedy film Taman Lawang which had starred with his brother Olga.

During his career, Syahputra has won several awards in entertainment, such as the "Outstanding Guest Host" award at the 2014 Dahsyatnya Awards, 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 Aliando Syarief and Cita Citata, while the category "Most Exciting Newcomer", the other nominees were Fatin Shidqia, Jenita Janet, Syahnaz Sadiqah, and Ahmad Dhani's son, Al Ghazali.

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 Olga Syahputra was also a presenter, actor, and comedian. Olga died from meningitis on 27 March 2015.

Filmography

Film

Television

Made for TV

Discography

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Awards and nominations