Deddy Corbuzier

Deodatus Andreas Deddy Cahyadi Sunjoyo (born 28 December 1976 ), commonly known as Deddy Corbuzier, is an Indonesian television presenter, actor, YouTuber, and former mentalist. He is a recipient of the Merlin Award for "World's Best Mentalist" twice in a row. Deddy made his debut on television in 1998 with Impresario 008 on RCTI. He did many publicity stunts with many famous magicians. As an actor, Deddy starred in The Mentalist. Deddy also wrote, directed, and starred in the action film Triangle The Dark Side (2016)

Deddy is also known as a YouTuber. Since resigning from the magician world, Deddy now publishes videos of his podcast titled Close the Door on his YouTube channel. As of November 2021, his YouTube channel has over 16 million subscribers and his videos have over 2.31 billion views.

Early life Deodatus Andreas Deddy Cahyadi Sunjoyo was born on 28 December 1976 in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Oemar Sundjojo (1934 – 1 January 2007) and Heniwaty (born 28 July 1935). Sundjojo died at Rumah Sakit Husada in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, on 1 January 2007 due to complications at the age of 73. His funeral was held at Tanah Kusir Cemetery on 4 January 2007.

Career Deddy's fame comes not only because of his profession as an actor but also due to his well-known performances in Indonesia's entertainment industry. In addition to performing in numerous magic shows and hosting magic-related talk shows on various television networks, Deddy has appeared in several TV and print advertisements. He has also made guest appearances in several soap operas. His fame is sustained by his skills in enchanting the audience watching his act. Deddy often showcased magic tricks that present high risk. Although he is known as a magician, he prefers to be called a mentalist.

In mid-2013, Deddy "invented" his diet technique which he named "OCD" or "Obsessive Corbuzier Diet". This technique is based on Intermittent Fasting combined with HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). Even though this is not a new technique, it was well known in Indonesia due to Deddy's successful body transformation from low-fat content into muscles. Deddy also published a website and an electronic book talking about his transformation.

Deddy is now actively growing his YouTube Channel. He posts videos from his podcast Close the Door which contains conversations on the recent news in Indonesia. Deddy is known to invite interesting guest stars such as Novel Baswedan, Taufik Hidayat, and Syeikh Ali Jaber.

He was appointed as the ambassador for the Ministry of Defense's Reserve Component Program on 13 October 2021. For his work with the Ministry in promoting the program, Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, appointed him as Brevet Lieutenant Colonel on 9 December 2022. His appointment was approved by Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces General Andika Perkasa and Commander of the Indonesian Army General Dudung Abdurrachman.

As ambassador of the Reserve Component, he was subordinate to Directorate General III (Defense Potentials) of the Ministry of Defense. In Prabowo administration's Ministry of Defense, he is appointed as Special Staff to the Minister on Social Communication and Public Affairs, reporting directly to the defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin. Despite the appointment, his brevet rank still retained.

Personal life

Corbuzier was married to Kalina Ocktaranny from 2005 to 2013. They welcomed a son, Azkanio Nikola Corbuzier, in 2006. In January 2013, their divorce was finalized after six months of legal proceedings.

In August 2022, Corbuzier adopted a 13-year-old ballerina Nada Tarina Putri, whom they met in a talent search show, Indonesia Mencari Bakat. In the same year, Deddy Corbuzier married Sabrina Chairunnisa.

Controversy Massive homophobic attacks In May 2022, Deddy Corbuzier received significant homophobic feedback on social media after having invited a famous gay couple in Indonesia to do a podcast. A few hours after Deddy Corbuzier uploaded the video, the topic of LGBT and the hashtag #UnsubscribeDeddyCorbuzier was trending on Indonesian Twitter. Deddy Corbuzier also received criticism from religious leaders in Indonesia. Even so, the video got more than 4.7 million views in just a day.

Filmography

Film

Soap operas

Raja Sulap Tawa Sutra Coooyyy

Television

Impresario 008 (RCTI) Deddy Corbuzier Show (RCTI) After School (RCTI) Hitam Putih (Trans 7) World Record (Trans 7) Indonesia Mencari Bakat (Trans TV) The Master season 1–5 (RCTI) Deal Or No Deal Indonesia (ANTV) The Next Mentalist (Trans 7) Big Deddy (Global TV) My Games (Trans 7) The Magic Show (Trans TV) Sexy Magic (Trans TV) Magicomic Show (Indosiar) Jendela Ramadan Indonesia (NET.) Deddy's Corner (Trans TV) OOTD (Obrolan of the Day) (Trans 7) Indonesia's Next Top Model (NET.)

Books

Mantra (2005) Book of Magic (2007) Seven Dark Secrets of Rubik's Cube (2008) OCD: Obsessive Corbuzier's Diet (2013) Youtuber for Dummies (2018) Millennial Power (2019)

Awards and nominations