Jimmy Gideon

Biography: Jimmy Gideon was an Indonesian actor, comedian, and radio announcer. Jimmy is the younger brother of comedian Ogud Tomtam of the Tomtam Group. He became famous after starring in the comedy soap opera "Gara-Gara with Lydia Kandou" in the 1990s. Jimmy Gideon is part of the Gideon comedy group with Sion Gideon and Habil Gideon. The name Jimmy himself comes from his childhood nickname because when he was little his face resembled the 39th US President, Jimmy Carter. Meanwhile, the name Gideon itself comes from the abbreviation of the names of Gideon group's founders, namely Ginanjar, Derry, and Sion. The three of them were the original members and founders of this comedy group when it was first founded in the 1990s. Jimmy Gideon passed away on 26 December 2021 and was buried the next day at TPU Bojong Nangka, Tangerang Regency.