Good Bye Jimmy Gideon, The Comedian Who Entertains From The Stage To The TV

Jimmy Gideon Passed Away (Photo: IG @derry4sekawanreal)

JAKARTA - Comedian and senior actor Jimmy "Gideon" or Abdul Aziz died at the age of 58 years on Sunday, December 26 night. The sad news was confirmed by the Producer and Director of Indonesian Film House Evry Joe that the member of the comedy group Gideon had passed away at around 19.00 western Indonesia time.

"Yes, it is true. I just tried to contact his family, it was stated that he had died. He wasn't sick but fell in the room, when he stood he fell. He died after Isya," said Evry, quoted from ANTARA, written on Monday, December 27.

Evry also said that his party condolences and prays for the deceased to pass away peacefully. "Goodbye, Bang Jimmy. Hopefully, your works will become a charity and a lesson for young Indonesian filmmakers today," said Evry.

Jimmy is known as a stage comedian who is part of the comedy group Gideon with Sion and Abil. Jimmy joined after Ginanjar Soekmana and Derry Sudarisman decided to leave Gideon which then formed another group called Empat Sekawan.

Gideon was founded by Ginanjar Soekmana, Derry Sudarisman, and Sion in the 1990s. The name of Gideon's group itself refers to the abbreviation of the names of the three predecessor members.

The news about Jimmy's death was also conveyed by Derry "Empat Sekawan" through his Instagram account. He uploaded a condolence pamphlet made by the Indonesian Comedy Artists Association (Paski).

"Innalillahi wainnailaihi roji'uun goodbye, my friend, I as a friend can only pray from here. May all my best prayers be answered by Allah. The only thing I can do right now is remember and pray for you," Derry wrote on Sunday night.

Apart from being a comedian, Jimmy is also known in the Indonesian entertainment industry after starring in the popular soap opera "Gara-Gara" (1992-1998) produced by Multivision Plus with actress Lydia Kandou.

In addition to Jimmy Gideon, he has also played in several other soap operas, including "Kecil-Kecil Jadi Manten" (2002-2004), "Inikah Rasanya" (2003-2005), and "Calon Presiden" (2019), as well as the film "Lenong Rumpi” (1991) and “Bajaj Bajuri The Movie” (2014).