Olga Syahputra

Yoga Syahputra (8 February 1983 – 27 March 2015), better known by the stage name Olga Syahputra, was an Indonesian comedian, actor, presenter, and singer.

He was the brother of actor Billy Syahputra and was referred as legendary comedian of Indonesia because of his popular jokes with the public and maintaining a good relationships with fellow artists.

His accolades included Indonesia Kids Choice Award and Panasonic Gobel Awards.

Olga was born Yoga Syahputra on February 8, 1983 in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the eldest child and son of the seven children of Nur Rachman and Nurshida.

His brothers were Nurdianto, Utoyo "Ute" Rahman, and Billy Syahputra, an actor, while his sisters were Renny Nurmah, Rena Oktapia, and Rossa Juwita.

He loved to ask for a photo and signature of his idol.

Olga started his career by joining Ananda Studio owned by Aditya Gumay as an extra and was offered a role in the movie Lenong Bocah (2004) along with his colleague, Mellisa Grace, who credited him as passionate, improvisation master, and natural.

Without money, he sold a refrigerator to pay for the classes.

His friend, actor Bertrand Antolin, later purchased a new refrigerator for him.

Olga later made his film debut by starring in Gumay's directed Tina Toon & Lenong Bocah The Movie (2004) as a supporting role.

He later received a positive response and began to starred in soap operas, such as Senandung Masa Puber, Kawin Gantung and Si Yoyo.

Olga later worked as an assistant for dangdut singer Rita Sugiarto and became a presenter for Ngidam on SCTV paired with Jeremy Thomas.

He appeared in Jangan Cium Gue, followed by Extravaganza ABG in 2005 as a presenter, and also appeared as it too in 2007 with Indra Bekti and Indy Barends at the Ceriwis on Trans TV, which later popularized his name.

He then starred in several films, such as Skandal Cinta Babi Ngepet (2008) and Mau Lagi which was banned and only got permission to circulate when the film name was changed to Cintaku Selamanya (2008).

Olga later started his career as a singer by releasing two single; "Hancur Hatiku" and "Jangan Ganggu Aku Lagi", which was composed by Charly Van Houten and recorded by Nagaswara.

In 2008, Olga became a TV presenter of music events on Dahsyat, a morning show on RCTI along with Raffi Ahmad and Luna Maya, and was paid up to Rp.

30.000.000 which he later use to started a clothing business.

He then won several awards, such as a Panasonic Gobel Awards for Most Favourite Variety Show Music Presenter and Favourite Comedian in 2009 and 2010, respectively, followed by an Indonesian Kids Choice Award for Most Favourite Presenter in 2009.

Olga was in a relationship with a student in 2011 which he keep private from public, but had already introduced the girl to his parents.

He then dated actress Jessica Iskandar where she stated that she was happy and confused with him, but revealed that they were only close because of circumstances.

His co-presenter since March 2011 was Jessica Iskandar, whom he had relationship too at that time.

In 2012, Olga suffered a fall and was rushed to the hospital due to fatigue which causes her relatives to panic, including his girlfriend, Jessica Iskandar, whom cried at that time, and his friend, Julia Perez, called him many times.

On August 4, he was hospitalized at Medistra Hospital and there was a lump on his neck due to bacteria which became increasingly swollen in September, and underwent treatment in Singapore on November 5.

In 2012, Olga was nominated for three categories on Panasonic Gobel Awards, such as Music and Variety Show Presenter, Entertainment Talkshow Presenter, Reality Show Presenter, and Most Favourite Comedian.

He later starred in horror comedy's Taman Lawang (2013) as Cynthia, a transvestite resident of Taman Lawang, followed by a role in Olga & Billy Lost in Singapore (2014) where he could not attend the premiere due to undergoing treatment in Singapore.

She later wrote their story in her book Jedar Power Love Life Lord which was released on December 21, 2014 and stated that she miss Olga whom at that time undergoing treatment.

In 2014, actress Julia Perez revealed that Olga was in relationship with Gista Putri, an actress.

In April 2014, Olga suffered a second fall and was rushed to Pondok Indah Hospital, and was diagnosed with meningitis on April 29, which was caused by his unhealthy lifestyle.

He was moved to Mount Elizabeth Hospital on May 4, where he underwent an intensive treatment and received a support from First Lady Ani Yudhoyono who posted a picture of butterfly to pray for his wellness, and received 8,000 likes in an hour.

His condition began to improved in June and he was reported to be returning to Indonesia, but he later slipped into a coma.

In 2014, Olga was cast in Warisan Olga (2015) co-starring his brother Billy Syahputra which was produced by Rapi Films and CMI Productions, and filmed in Puncak, Umang Island, Banten, and Puecang Island.

But he died before the filming finished and the director, Raymond T. Handaya, later re used the scene from Olga & Billy Lost in Singapore (2014) and released the film post humously in November 2015.

He was a top-billed and favorite stars in Indonesian television industry until his death from meningitis in 2015 at the age of 32.

However, both of them never confirmed their relationship and remained close friend until Olga's death in 2015.

Gista later married Wishnutama, a journalist, on September 19, that year.

On March 27, 2015, the hospital reported about his worsening condition to his manager which later rushed from Jakarta to Singapore along with his brothers to be at his side.

Olga later died at 16:17 WIB (UTC+07:00) at the age of 32, with his parents by his side and left no will.

His death later went to became a worldwide trending topic with a hashtag #RIPOlgaSyahputra on Twitter.

His body was flown to Indonesia on March 28 and was laid at his residence in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.

He was buried at Malaka Cemetery in Pondok Kelapa and his grave was crowded with mourners as of March 29, which caused it to sink as deep as 5 cm. Among the mourners were Camelia Malik, Hidayat Nur Wahid, Julia Perez, Luna Maya, Jessica Iskandar, and Tukul.