Dante Basco Biography
Dante Basco (Dante R. Basco) is an American actor, voice actor and dancer best known for his role as Rufio, leader of the Lost Boys in the 1991 movie Hook. He is also known for his many voice acting roles, most prominent among them the character Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Dante Basco Education
Dante Basco attended Orange County High School of the Arts in the Music and Theatre Conservatory and graduated in 1993.
Dante Basco Career
In his early years, Basco was part of the Streat Freaks breakdancing crew. When he got into acting, he began taking on minor roles in television. His breakout performance was when he appeared as the leader Rufio of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg’s 1991 film Hook with Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams. A punk band was later named after this character.
He had guest roles on television shows The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper and had a recurring role on Moesha. After portraying characters of various Asian ethnicity except his own, Basco portrayed a Filipino American alongside his three brothers and sister in the independent film The Debut. Basco and his brothers starred in the sitcom Naked Brown Men.
He then starred as breakdancer Ramos in the 2006 film Take the Lead alongside Antonio Banderas. In many films, Basco hip hop dances as he did in a Verizon Wireless commercial, as well as rapping and breaking in a Sprite commercial. He produced and co-starred in a music video parody of the song “Rehab” called “Wiihab”.
Basco has done voice acting for many animated productions, including Jake Long in American Dragon: Jake Long and Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender. He also voice acted Quoc Wong from The Proud Family
Basco also voiced Matt Martin/Kewl Breeze in the short-lived animated series Zevo-3, several voices in the video game Saints Row and Shingo in the video games Skate, Skate 2 and Skate 3.
Basco also voiced Seeing Farther in the video game Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, the Asmodian male youth voice for the MMORPG game Aion: Tower of Eternity and Iroh II in The Legend of Korra.
He also provided additional voice-over work for Avatar: The Last Airbender and the games Scarface: The World Is Yours, Aion, Mortal Kombat X and Aion: Upheaval.
In June 2017, Basco agreed with Jonah Feingold to work on a new film together, Bangarang, about the character Rufio. The development of the project started with a Kickstarter campaign.
Dante Basco Age | How Old Is Dante Basco?
He was born on August 29, 1975 in Pittsburg, California, United States. He is 43 years old as of 2018.
Dante Basco Family
Basco is a Filipino American born in Pittsburg, California and raised in Cerritos and Paramount, California. He has four siblings, three brothers; Dion Basco, Darion Basco, Derek Basco and a sister Arianna Basco.
Dante Basco Wife
Basco likes to keep his personal life private hence there is no any news or information about who he is dating or whether he is married.
Dante Basco Gay | Is Dante Basco Gay?
Dante Basco is not gay. However, in 1999, he played a gay teenager in the film But I’m A Cheerleader.
Dante Basco Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $500 thousand dollars.
Dante Basco Zuko | Dante Basco Avatar
Basco voiced the character Zuko from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Dante Basco Movies And Tv Shows
Dante Basco Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
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2016 |
Jarhead 3: The Siege |
Blake |
|
2014 |
Bad Asses |
Gangly Asian |
|
2014 |
Anita Ho |
Taylor Bautista |
|
2014 |
JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time |
Karate Kid (voice) |
|
2014 |
Murder101 |
D. Phillips |
|
2012 |
Hang Loose |
Dante |
|
2011 |
Paradise Broken |
Ray |
|
2010 |
Blood River |
Chuck G |
|
2010 |
Flipped |
Unknown |
|
2010 |
Subject: I Love You |
Nicky |
|
2009 |
The Outside |
Indo |
|
2009 |
Blood and Bone |
Pinball |
|
2008 |
This Life |
Alex |
|
2008 |
Nite Tales: The Movie |
Gerard |
|
2006 |
Take the Lead |
Ramos |
|
2003 |
Love Don’t Cost a Thing |
Spoken Word Artist |
|
2003 |
Biker Boyz |
Philly |
|
2003 |
Naked Brown Men |
Dante |
|
2001 |
Extreme Days |
Corey Ng |
|
2000 |
The Debut |
Ben Mercado |
|
2000 |
Rave |
Jay Hoon |
|
1999 |
But I’m a Cheerleader |
Dolph |
|
1998 |
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights |
Prince Hong |
|
1997 |
Fakin’ da Funk |
Julian Lee |
|
1996 |
Gangstaz |
Mario |
|
1995 |
A Goofy Movie |
Nerdy kid who yells “Talk to me, baby!”; |
|
1995 |
Fist of the North Star |
Bat |
|
1991 |
Hook |
Rufio |
|
1991 |
The Perfect Weapon |
Jimmy Ho |
|
1990 |
Cold Dog Soup |
Chinese Boy |
|
1988 |
Moonwalker |
Romeo |
Dante Basco Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|
2014, 2017 |
Star Wars Rebels |
Jai Kell (voice) |
2 episodes |
|
2019 |
We Bare Bears |
Master Cheddar (voice) |
Episode: “Baby Orphan Ninja Bears” |
|
2018 |
A Million Little Things |
Cory |
Episodes: “Unexpected” and “I Dare You” |
|
2014 |
Love Midori |
Dante |
2 episodes |
|
2014 |
Hell’s Kitchen |
Himself |
Episode: “8 Chefs Compete” |
|
2013 |
Ultimate Spider-Man |
Scorpion (voice) |
2 episodes |
|
2012 |
Hawaii Five-0 |
Nicky Chang |
Episode: “Pu’olo” |
|
2012–14 |
The Legend of Korra |
General Iroh II |
5 episodes |
|
2011 |
Prime Suspect |
Bounce (voice) |
Episode: “Carnivorous Sheep” |
|
2010 |
CSI: Miami |
Ruben Franco |
Episode: “Happy Birthday” |
|
2010 |
Generator Rex |
Tuck (voice) |
5 episodes |
|
2010 |
The Boondocks |
Jingmei (voice) |
Episode: “The Red Ball” |
|
2010 |
Firebreather |
Kenny Rogers (voice) |
Television film |
|
2010–11 |
Zevo-3 |
Matt Martin / Kewl Breeze (voice) |
26 episodes |
|
2009 |
Community |
Mike’s Friend |
Episode: “Comparative Religion” |
|
2007 |
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |
Hollywood London |
2 episodes |
|
2006 |
Entourage |
Fukijama |
Episode: “What About Bob?” |
|
2005–07 |
American Dragon: Jake Long |
Jake Long (voice) |
55 episodes |
|
2005 |
Lilo & Stitch: The Series |
Jake Long (voice) |
Episode: “Morpholomew” |
|
2005–08 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender |
Prince Zuko, Soldier #1, Additional Voices |
49 episodes |
|
2003 |
Kim Possible |
Fukushima (voice) |
Episode: “Exchange” |
|
2002 |
The Chang Family Saves the World |
Television film |
|
|
2002 |
The Proud Family |
Quoc Wong (voice) |
Episode: “Romeo Must Wed” |
|
2002 |
Providence |
Justin Kim |
Episode: “All the King’s Men” |
|
2001 |
The Chronicle |
Noodles |
Episode: “Here There Be Dragons” |
|
2001 |
A Kitty Bobo Show |
Kitty Bobo |
Television film |
|
2000 |
The Steve Harvey Show |
Lee |
Episode: “Guess Who’s Not Coming to Counseling” |
|
1999 |
Undressed |
Jake |
5 episodes |
|
1999 |
Viper |
Rishi Lama |
Episode: “Holy Terror” |
|
1998 |
Promised Land |
Tito |
Episode: “Out of Bounds” |
|
1998 |
Moesha |
Marco |
4 episodes |
|
1998 |
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction |
Ghost of Rudi Hernandez |
Episode: “The Student” |
|
1997 |
Riot |
Jeffrey Lee |
Television film |
|
1996 |
Touched by an Angel |
Miguel |
Episode: “Random Acts” |
|
1996 |
Nash Bridges |
Jimmy Chang |
Episode: “Home Invasion” |
|
1995 |
Alien Nation: Body and Soul |
Trash #2 |
Television film |
|
1995 |
500 Nations |
Himself (voice) |
Miniseries |
|
1995 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
Kevin |
Episode: “Cold Feet, Hot Body” |
|
1993 |
Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper |
Sammy |
Episode: “Seoul Shake” |
|
1992 |
Raven |
Lucas |
Episode: “The Journey” |
|
1991 |
The Hit Man |
Pauly |
Television film |
|
1989 |
Highway To Heaven |
Champ Hopkins |
Episode: “Choices” |
|
1988 |
The Wonder Years |
Gym Class Kid, Eddie, Kid #3 |
3 episodes |
Dante Basco Web series
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|
2013–present |
JustKiddingNews |
Himself |
Various episodes |
|
2014–17 |
Nostalgia Critic |
5 episodes |
|
|
2015 |
Let’s Read Homestuck |
Rufioh Nitram |
Act 6 Intermission 3 |
|
2016 |
Achievement Hunter Presents: Let’s Play |
Himself |
2 episodes |
|
2016–18 |
Camp Camp |
Billy “Snake” Nikssilp |
3 episodes |
|
2016 |
Perfect-timing villain |
Agent Tanner |
1 episode |
|
2017 |
Squad Wars |
Himself |
Episode: “The Try Guys 90s Boyband Music Video Challenge” |
Dante Basco Video games
Year |
Title |
Role |
|
2004 |
Def Jam Fight for New York |
Additional Voices |
|
2006 |
Saints Row |
Stillwater’s Residents |
|
2006 |
Scarface: The World is Yours |
Additional Voices |
|
2006 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender |
Prince Zuko |
|
2007 |
Skate |
Shingo |
|
2007 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth |
Prince Zuko |
|
2008 |
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno |
|
|
2008 |
Aion |
Additional Voices |
|
2009 |
Skate 2 |
Shingo |
|
2009 |
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood |
Seeing Farther |
|
2009 |
Terminator Salvation |
Resistance Soldier |
|
2009 |
Aion: The Tower of Eternity |
Youth Male Voice, Additional Voices |
|
2010 |
Final Fantasy XIII |
Cocoon Inhabitants |
|
2010 |
Skate 3 |
Shingo |
|
2011 |
Nicktoons MLB |
Prince Zuko |
|
2012 |
Avatar: The Legend of Korra |
General Iroh II |
|
2015 |
Mortal Kombat X |
Additional Voices |
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