Dante Basco
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| Dante Basco | |
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| Born | August 29, 1975 Pittsburg, California, US |
| Occupation | Actor, Voice Actor, Dancer, Rapper |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Danté Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American actor, voice actor, poet, and dancer. He is best known for playing Rufio in the 1991 live-action Peter Pan film Hook. He is also well-known for voicing Zuko in the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Jake Long from the Disney series American Dragon: Jake Long.
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[edit] Life and career
Dante Basco, a Filipino American, was born in Pittsburg, California, but was raised in Cerritos and Paramount, California. He is the brother of Darion Basco, Derek Basco, Dion Basco, and Arianna Basco. In his early years, he was part of the Streat Freaks [sic] breakdancing crew. When he got into acting, he started taking on minor roles in television. He later appeared in his most famous role in Steven Spielberg's 1991 film Hook with Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, as Rufio, the charismatic red-stripe-haired leader of the Lost Boys in Peter Pan's absence. The punk band Rufio is 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 ethnicities except his own, he portrayed a Filipino-American alongside his three brothers and sister in the independent film The Debut. He and his brothers starred in Naked Brown Men, a sitcom. He played a gay teenager in the 1999 film, But I'm A Cheerleader. He starred as Ramos in the 2006 film Take the Lead alongside Antonio Banderas, where he break-danced as well as performed ballroom dance. In many films he 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".
He has done voice acting for animated television series: Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Jake Long in American Dragon: Jake Long. He provided several voices in the video game Saints Row. He is the voice of Shingo in the video games Skate, Skate 2, and Skate 3. He voiced Seeing Farther in the video game Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. He provided the male youth voice for the MMORPG game Aion: Tower of Eternity.
Basco plays basketball in the NBA Entertainment league for film-industry professionals.[1]
Recently, Dante Basco began reading the internet webcomic "Homestuck". Within the comic, Dante's character Rufio served as an inspirational figure for the character Tavros, and has also appeared in a quick intermission where he was kissed by the creator of the webcomic. The "Homestucks" (as the fandom calls itself) are currently following his progress through his Tumblr account.
[edit] Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Additional voices |
| 2009 | AION: The Tower of Eternity | Youth male voice |
| 2009 | Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | Seeing Farther |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Resistance soldier |
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno | Prince Zuko |
| 2007 | Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth | Prince Zuko |
| 2006 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Prince Zuko |
| 2006 | Saints Row | Stilwater Residents |
| 2004 | Def Jam Fight for New York | Voice 3 |
[edit] Filmography and TV roles
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Moonwalker | Romeo | |
| 1990 | Cold Dog Soup | Chinese Boy | |
| 1991 | Hook | Rufio | |
| The Perfect Weapon | Jimmy Ho | ||
| 1995 | A Goofy Movie | Additional voices | |
| Fist of the North Star (1995 film) | Bat | ||
| 1996 | Gangstaz | Mario | |
| 1997 | Fakin' da Funk | Julian Lee | |
| 1998 | Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights | Prince Hong | |
| 1999 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Dolph | |
| 2000 | The Debut | Ben Mercado | |
| Rave | Jay Hoon | ||
| 2001 | Extreme Days | Corey Ng | |
| 2003 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | Spoken Word Artist | |
| Biker Boyz | Philly | ||
| Naked Brown Men | Dante | ||
| 2006 | Take the Lead | Ramos | |
| 2008 | This Life | Alex | |
| Nite Tales: The Movie | Gerard | ||
| 2009 | The Outside | Indo | |
| 2010 | Blood River | Chuck G | |
| Subject: I Love You | Nicky | ||
| 2011 | Broke[2] | Ray | post-production |
| C.L.A.S.S[3] | D. Phillips | filming | |
| First Glance[4] | TBA | pre-production | |
| Television Films | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | The Hit Man | Pauly | |
| 1995 | Alien Nation: Body and Soul | Trash #2 | |
| 1997 | Riot | Jeffrey Lee | |
| 2001 | A Kitty Bobo Show | Kitty Bobo | |
| 2002 | The Chang Family Saves the World | ? | |
| 2010 | Firebreather | Kenny Rogers | Voice only |
| Straight-to-DVD | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Fist of the North Star | Bat | |
| 2009 | Blood and Bone | Pinball | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005–2007 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Jake Long | (voice) (main character) |
| 2005–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Prince Zuko | (voice) (major character) |
| 2010-present | Zevo-3 | Matt Martin/Kewl Breeze | (voice) (main character) |
| 2012- | Hawaii Five-0 | Nicky Chang | |
| The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra | TBA | (voice) | |
| Television guest appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | The Wonder Years | Boy who mistakes ovaries for ears in sex ed | Swingers Episode |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Kevin | ||
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Sammy | ||
| 1995 | 500 Nations | Himself | (voice) |
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Robbie | |
| Nash Bridges | Jimmy Chang | ||
| 1998 | Promised Land | Tito | |
| Moesha | Marco | ||
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Ghost of Rudi Hernandez | ||
| 1999 | Undressed | Jake | |
| Viper | Rishi Lama | ||
| 2000 | The Steve Harvey Show | Lee | |
| 2001 | The Chronicle | Noodles | |
| 2002 | The Proud Family | Kwok Wong | (voice) |
| Providence | Justin Kim | ||
| 2003 | Kim Possible | Fukushima | (voice) |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Jake Long | (voice) |
| 2006 | Entourage | Fukijama | episode "What About Bob?" |
| 2007 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Madrid | episode "The Suite Life Goes Hollywood" |
| El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Shing-Hai Chan/Wild Mono | (voice) | |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Ruben Franco | episode Happy Birthday |
| Generator Rex | Tuck | episode "Rabble" (voice) | |
| The Boondocks | Jingmei | episode "The Red Ball" (voice) | |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Bounce | episode Carnivorous Sheep |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Dante Basco at the Internet Movie Database
- Dante Basco at AllRovi
