Rudy David Badil (29 November 1945 – 11 July 2019) was an Indonesian journalist who co-founded the comedy group

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with Nanu Moeljono, Kasino Hadiwibowo (Kasino),

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(Dono), and Indrodjojo Kusumonegoro (Indro). Before being known as Warkop DKI (acronym from Dono-Kasino-Indro), this group was called Warkop Prambors, which broadcast humorous entertainment programs through Radio Prambors. While studying at the

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, Badil was one of the students taught by Dono. He is also known to be a friend of

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, with whom they had climbed the mountain together. After leaving the Warkop group due to

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, Badil worked as a journalist at

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since 6 August 1980. He then retired on 29 November 2005. Badil died after undergoing treatment for a stroke at the Hermina Hospital in Depok on 11 July 2019. His body was buried in the Tanah Kusir Public Cemetery, South Jakarta.

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