Background
Olga Syahputra was born on 8 February 1983 in Jakarta.
Olga Syahputra was born on 8 February 1983 in Jakarta.
He is the eldest of seven brothers of Nur Rachman and Nurshida. Olga"s youngest brother, Billy Syahputra, is also a comedian and actor. Syahputra was seen in numerous Indonesian television programs, especially during the annual Ramadhan festival.
He was offered a role in the movie Lenong Bocah.
The role required him to take advanced training in Padang-Java at the Sanggar Ananda owned by Aditya Gumay. Without money, Olga sold a refrigerator to pay for classes.
He began to get roles in soap operas, including Kawin Gantung and Si Yoyo. He then became a presenter for Ngidam on SCTV paired with Jeremy Thomas.
Olga appeared in, followed by in 2005.
By this time, Olga was becoming well known in Indonesia. His breakout year was 2007 when he appeared with Indra Bekti and Industry Barends at the Ceriwis on Transport television In 2008, Olga became a television presenter of music events on Dahsyat, a morning show on RCTI. His co-presenter since March 2011 was Jessica Iskandar. He also starred in such movies as Skandal Cinta Babi Ngepet and Mau Lagi (released as Cintaku Selamanya).
Olga was reprimanded by the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) for off-color remarks he made while hosting the music show Dahsyat on RCTI on May 1, 2009.
In April 2014, Olga Syahputra had meningitis. He was treated at Pondok Indah Hospital and in Germany, before returning to Singapore for more treatment.
Syahputra died of meningitis in Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore, on 27 March 2015. He was 32 years old.