Billy Syahputra

Billy 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, Billy began his debut film for played in the horror-comedy film Taman Lawang which had starred with his brother Olga.

During his career, Billy 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 won "Most Exciting Newcomer" award at the 2014 Global Seru Awards, and "Favorite Newcomer Celebrity" award at the 2014 Insert Awards, beating Aliando Syarief and Cita Citata,^[1] while in the category "Most Exciting Newcomer", the other nominees were Fatin Shidqia, Jenita Janet, Syahnaz Sadiqah, and Ahmad Dhani's son, Al Ghazali.^[2]

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

He is the fourth out of seven children of Nur Rachman and Nurshida. His brother Olga Syahputra was also a presenter, actor, and comedian.^[3][4] Olga died from meningitis on 27 March 2015.^[5]