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Gading Marten ready to spread wings
He said that he would leave television and focus on theatrical films for a while, saying that his divorce from Giselle last year was one of the reasons for his departure from TV.
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Learning curve: Gading Marten (right) and fellow actor Boris Bokir converse on location. (BASE Entertainment/-)
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eople used to joke about Gading Marten using his dad’s name and his baby daughter’s popularity on social media to increase his own. Such jokes even made into the horror comedy Hangout in 2016, in which he played himself.
But it looks like Gading got the last laugh after taking home the Best Actor award at the 2018 Indonesia Film Festival (FFI) for his role in drama Love For Sale. In his acceptance speech, he acknowledged that he just "borrowed" the family name to gain popularity in the entertainment world.
“But I can use it with pride now,” said the son of actor Roy Marten and father of Gempita Nora Marten, whom he shares with his ex-wife, singer Giselle Anastasia.
Born in Jakarta, Gading, 37, is among today’s most in-demand actors. His name has cropped up on social media and entertainment news sites in the past month, with people discussing his personal life and future film projects.
He was seen taking pictures with the cast and crew of the upcoming Fast and Furious 9, aka F9: The Fast Saga, at the film’s promotional event in Miami where he got the chance to interview them.
It was not his first time meeting world-famous celebrities, as he was a popular TV host for music and sports programs for more than 10 years, a job that required him to travel abroad for on-the-spot reporting.
