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- Birth nameWinky Nurayendra Irwindo
- Winky Wiryawan a.k.a Nurayendra Irwindo (born in Bandung, West Java, December 9, 1973) is an Indonesian actor. He is also known as a DJ (disc jockey) in Jakarta, by the name DJ Winky.
His involvement in entertainment began in commercials for Nescafe, Ponds, and Relaxa. He was later offered a role as Ferdy in The Uninvited (2001) starring Melanie Ariyanto and directed by Rizal Mantovani and Jose Purnomo.
He then played in a similar-genre movie, Titik Hitam (2002) directed by Sentot Sahid, who later introduced himself as director and producer Rudy Soedjarwo Leo Sutanto.
This opened up an opportunities for Winky in Singa Karawang Bekasi (2003), and Mengejar Matahari (2004). Thanks to the film Mengejar Matahari (2004), Winky won the category of Best Crying Scene MTV Indonesia Movie Awards (MIMA) 2004.
In 2006 may be practically a fortune year for Winky, he starred in four films a year, Ruang (2006), Berbagi Suami (2006), 6:30 (2006), and Americana (2006). In the same year, Winky was nominated Most Favorite Supporting Actor in MTV Indonesia movie award 2006 through the movie Berbagi Suami. the film is the same,Berbagi Suami managed to get the Golden Orchid award for Best Foreign Language film in Hawaii film Festival,United States.
In 2007, Winky cast in Surat Untuk Ayah (2007) with Wulan Guritno, and the remake movie Badai Pasti Berlalu (2007). In the movie Badai Pasti Berlalu ever built in the era-1970 (at that time directed by Teguh Karya), Winky play with Vino G. Bastian and Slamet Rahardjo,worked on by Teddy Soeriaatmadja. Winky act as Helmy, a character who was played an antagonistic character actor Slamet Rahardjo Djarot in the original version.
Winky is married to Asmara Siswandari a.k.a Kenes Andari, on October 1, 2004 at At-Taqwa mosque, South Jakarta. After the previous proposal ceremony done on July 17, 2004.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Arief Longbottom
- SpouseKenes Andari(October 1, 2004 - present)
- He is well known on the Indonesian club and dance circuit as DJ Winky.
- He named himself Winky Wiryawan after his grandfather's name.
- He did sunbathing in a cornfield a week before filming Ruang (2006) to get a look like a field worker.
- He was really runny nose in Rasa (2009). And because of that, during filming the scene, no one dared to talk to him for an hour.
- I always picky in accepting a movie project. If there are characters I have never played in my previous films, I will take it.
- Crying, angry, or happy is part of the learning process of self-control to get ourselves out on acting. It's better to do it by don't make it up, but it must be from our own experience and then apply it to our character.
- When I first filmed for my first movie The Uninvited (2001), I felt very stiff on set. What the director asked for, I did something else instead. Pretty nervous, never been in front of a camera before.
- I was portrayed as a transgender on short film by Razka Robby Ertanto for Jakarta Institute of Arts. I acted as a gay there & did a nasty scene. Because for me, acting can't be limited. Whatever is asked by a director,an actor must do it.
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