Denny Wahyudi (born 29 August 1977), commonly known as Denny Cagur, is an Indonesian politician, actor, comedian and presenter. He first came into the public eye in 1997 as a member of the comedy group The Cagur Band, with Wendy Armoko and Narji.

Career

Denny Wahyudi began his debut career in 1997 as a

comedian A comedian (feminine comedienne) or comic is a person who seeks to entertainment, entertain an audience by making them laughter, laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolishly (as in slapstick), or employing prop c ...

in the group The Cagur Band, with Wendy Cagur and Narji Cagur. He appeared in the film ''Pijat Atas Tekan Bawah'' with

Kiki Fatmala Kiki Fatmala (14 August 1967 - 1 December 2023) was an Indonesian actress. She became popular after starring as Mariam in the Indosiar PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri, commonly known as Indosiar, is an Indonesian over-the-air television broa ...

and Saipul Jamil in 2009. He has worked on many television shows, including ''Chatting'', ''Cagur Naik Bajaj'', ''Follow Cagur'', ''Campur-Campur'', ''Saatnya Kita Sahur'', ''Waktunya Kita Sahur'', ''Comedy Project'', ''Raden Ayu'', and ''Lawan Tawa''. He has appeared on the music show ''

Dahsyat ''Dahsyat'' (, also stylized as ''dahSyat'') is an Indonesian television show broadcast daily on Rajawali Citra Televisi Indonesia (RCTI). The first episode of ''Dahsyat'' since 24 March 2008. The show broadcasts subject matter related to music, a ...

'' (2010 - present) and comedy show ''

Yuk Keep Smile ''Yuk Keep Smile'' (abbreviated as YKS) was an Indonesian variety show that aired on Trans TV. The show premiered on August 31, 2013 as the successor to ''Yuk Kita Sahur'', which previously aired as the "suhur" show of Ramadan. The show hosted an ...

'' (2013 - 2014) and hosts the dance show '' Bang Jali Dance''. Denny Wahyudi was nominated at the

2014 Dahsyatnya Awards The 2014 Dahsyatnya Awards was an awards show for Indonesian musicians. It was the sixth annual show. The show was held on January 21, 2014, at the Jakarta International Expo in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The awards show was hosted by Raffi Ahmad, ...

in the category "Outstanding Dangdut Singer". Denny Wahyudi had awarded for "Favourite Comedian" at the

Panasonic Gobel Awards The Panasonic Gobel Awards (formerly Panasonic Awards) were annual awards presented to television programs and performances in Indonesia based on a people's choice poll. The first awards ceremony was held in 1997 in partnership with ''Tabloid Citra ...

in twice times (2014 and 2016) and the 2014 Nickelodeon Indonesia Kids' Choice Awards, "Most Exciting Comedian" at the Global Seru Awards, and "Most Romantic Couple" at the 2014 YKS Romantic Awards. He ran as a candidate for the

Indonesian House of Representatives The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (, DPR-RI or simply DPR) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house, while the ...

in the

2024 Indonesian legislative election General elections were held in Indonesia on 14 February 2024 to elect the president, vice president, and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which consists of the House of Representatives (DPR), the Regional Representative Council (DPD), and m ...

, and was elected with 58,043 votes to represent West Java's 2nd electoral district (

Bandung Regency Bandung Regency () is an administrative landlocked regency located to the south, southeast, east and northeast of the city of Bandung. The northern parts of the Bandung Regency are effectively part of Greater Bandung (technically the whole of t ...

and

West Bandung Regency West Bandung Regency () is a landlocked regency of West Java Province of Indonesia. It was established on 2 January 2007, after having been formerly part of Bandung Regency. The capital of this new regency is Ngamprah, an industrial district on ...

), as part of the

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (, PDI-P) is a centre to centre-left secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the ruling and largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 110 seat ...

. Denny Wahyudi stated that he would collaborate with fellow comedian-turned-politician Komeng in order to promote a National Comedy Day.

Personal life

Denny Wahyudi was born on 29 August 1977, in

Bandung Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...

West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...

. He is an alumnus of

Jakarta State University State University of Jakarta (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Universitas Negeri Jakarta'', commonly abbreviated as UNJ) is a public university in Jakarta, Indonesia. Founded in 1964 as the Jakarta Institute of Teaching and Education (IKIP Jakar ...

and is the first son of Rojali and Eny. He married Santi Widihastuti on 15 January 2006, and they have one son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Film Television

Discography

Single

TV commercials

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Situs pribadi Denny Cagur

Profil Denny Cagur di uniqpost.com
Living people 1977 births People from Bandung Male actors from West Java Indonesian male comedians Indonesian comedians Indonesian television presenters Jakarta State University alumni Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle politicians {{Indonesia-tv-stub