Adi Sucipto, known as Mbah Adi, is a golek puppet master (wayang golek) and an expert in karawitan, traditional music. He has been learning the art of puppetry since 1949. The blood of art runs in his family from his father who was also a puppet master, Amad Samedi. Members of Mbah Adi's family are mostly artists; his wife is a waranggana and both of his sons, Suranto and Nuryanto, become also a puppet master.

Mbah Adi began his interest in puppetry when he was able to enjoy the art of shadow puppet show. Then he studied comprehensively and seriously to master all aspect of puppet master art. He wants to defend this art of puppet show against modern entertainment, also to make money for his family.

Born in Kulon Progo, January 8 1939, he masters puppet shows by self-taught, not from formal education. When he was in the third grade of Sekolah Rakyat (SR), he quit from school and learned shadow puppet show from Ki Widodo Narno and Ki Widodo Prayitno.

Several events of karawitan and puppetry had been followed. He achieved Juara Kedua Karawitan and Juara Pertama Wayang in Kulon Progo (1980).