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 (2011). 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).

His father Sundjojo was born in 1934 in Banyuwangi, East Java, and worked as a microbus driver. 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. His mother Heniwaty was born on 28 July 1935 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, and worked as a seamstress.

When Deddy Corbuzier was 8 years old, he saw a magician turning a handkerchief into a bouquet and was amazed. He then studied with several senior magicians to learn some simple magic tricks. However, he was not satisfied with this. At the age of 12, Deddy was determined to learn more difficult types of magic. He began his career by demonstrating several types of magic in Ancol Fantasy World, Jakarta.

Deddy has dyslexia. His dyslexia condition sparked his interest in Psychology. He claimed by studying Psychology, he will get better understanding about himself and his condition. He had bachelor's degree of Psychology from Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia obtained in 1998 and master's degree of Psychology from University of London obtained in 1999.

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. Aside from performing in many magic shows and talk shows on magic on various television stations, he has also starred in a number of both TV and print advertisements. Deddy has also acted in several soap operas as a guest star. 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.

Personal life
Corbuzier was married to Kalina Ocktaranny 2005 to 2013. During their marriage, they welcomed a son named 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 to Sabrina Chairunnisa.

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.

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)