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Jojon

Jojon (also Djuhri Masdjan), is a veteran Indonesian comedian. He was born on June 5, 1947, and is a former member of Jayakarta group, along with Cahyoo and Uuk.

He can be easily recognized by his Adolf Hitler/Charlie Chaplin lookalike mustache. Currently, Jojon is a single comedian, and plays a significant supporting role on many TV shows such as SBY and Kerajaan Sahur.

Jojon is so famous that there is even an Indonesian folksong "Hujan Rintik-Rintik, Jojon Minta Uang", which usually accompanies a children's drawing game.

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