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Dante Basco
Born	August 29, 1975 (1975-08-29) (age 33) Pittsburg, California, USA
Occupation	Film, television, voice actor
Years active	1988 - present

Danté Basco (born August 29, 1975) is a Filipino-American actor.

Biography

Basco, a Filipino American,^[1] was born in Pittsburg, California. He is the brother of Darion Basco, Derek Basco, Dion Basco and Ariana Basco. In his early years, he was part of the Streat Freaks breakdancing crew. When he got into acting, he started taking on minor roles in television. He later appeared in a substantial 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. 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. He portrayed characters of different Asian ethnicities, but never Filipino. He did however, star in the independent film The Debut, in which he portrayed a Filipino-American alongside his three brothers and sister. He and all of his brothers starred in Naked Brown Men, a sitcom stylized show. More recently, he has provided the voices for Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Jake Long in American Dragon: Jake Long. He starred as Ramos in the 2006 film Take the Lead alongside Antonio Banderas, where he break-danced as well as performed ballroom dance. This wasn't the only film in which he was required to dance. In many films he hip-hop dances, just as he did in a Verizon Wireless commercial as well as rapping and breaking in a Sprite commercial. He also produced and co-starred in a music video parody of the song "Rehab" that is called "Wiihab". He played a gay teenager in the 1999 film But I'm A Cheerleader. He also plays several voices in the video game Saints Row.

Basco enjoys playing pickup basketball games in and around West Los Angeles, particularly West Hollywood Park, where he plays pick up games with is brothers and other actors. He also plays basketball in the NBAE. (NBA Entertainment league) Basco enjoys the Los Angeles nightlife by frequenting Hip Hop clubs and lounges in Hollywood and West Hollywood. Other patrons frequently chant "Rufio...Rufio...Rufio", encouraging the actor to dance in the middle of the dance floor.

Filmography

Television

See also

• List of Filipino Americans

References

External links

• Dante Basco at the Internet Movie Database
• Dante Basco at Allmovie
• Dante Basco at TV.com

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