Agus Basuki Bin Suwito Hadiwiryono (5 March 1956 – 12 December 2007), or mononymously known as Basuki, was an Indonesian actor and

comedian A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...

. He was born in

Surakarta Surakarta ( jv, ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ), known colloquially as Solo ( jv, ꦱꦭ; ), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 44 km2 (16.2 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoh ...

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. He was a member of the Indonesian comedy troupe, Srimulat. However, he became famous after appearing in the program, ''Si Doel Anak Sekolahan'' in 1996. He was also famous for creating a jingle called "Wes Ewes Ewes Bablas Angine" for a traditional medicine commercial. Basuki collapsed following a game of futsal on 12 December 2007. He was rushed to Melia Hospital in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

, Indonesia, where he died at the age of 51 (heart attack).

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* 1956 births 2007 deaths 20th-century comedians Indonesian male comedians Indonesian comedians Indonesian male television actors Javanese people People from Surakarta {{comedian-stub