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American actor
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Pittsburg, Contra Costa County, California, USA
Age
49 years
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Education
Orange County School of the Arts
Los Alamitos High School
Paramount High School
Notable Works
The Perfect Weapon
 
Dante Basco
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Biography

Dante R. Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's Hook, and for his many voice acting roles, most notably as Prince Zuko from Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jake Long from Disney Channel's American Dragon: Jake Long, and Spin Kick from Carmen Sandiego.

Early life

Dante Basco is a Filipino American born in Pittsburg, California, and raised in Cerritos and Paramount, California. He has four siblings, including actor Dion Basco. In Dante's early years, he was part of the Street Freaks breakdancing crew. He attended Orange County High School of the Arts in the Music and Theatre Conservatory and graduated in 1993.

Career

He got into acting taking on minor roles in television. Basco's breakout performance was when he appeared as the leader Rufio of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's 1991 film Hook with Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman. A punk band was later named after this character.

Basco 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, he portrayed a Filipino American alongside his three brothers and sister in the independent film The Debut. He and his brothers starred in the sitcom Naked Brown Men. He played a gay teenager in the 1999 film But I'm A Cheerleader. He starred as breakdancer Ramos in the 2006 film Take the Lead alongside Antonio Banderas. 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."

In June 2017, he 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.

Basco streams gameplay on Twitch.

Basco released his memoir From Rufio to Zuko through the independent publisher, Not a Cult.

Avatar: Braving the Elements, an official Nickelodeon companion podcast to Avatar: The Last Airbender, premiered on June 22, 2021 hosted by Basco and Janet Varney. The podcast is an episode-by-episode deep dive into the Avatarverse with special guest appearances.

Voice acting

Basco talking to a Zuko cosplayer at Otakon 2014.

Basco has done voice acting for many animated productions, including Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jai Kell in Star Wars Rebels and Jake Long in American Dragon: Jake Long. He also voice acted Kwok Wong in The Proud Family. He voiced Matt Martin/Kewl Breeze in the short-lived animated series Zevo-3. He also voiced General Iroh, Zuko's grandson, in The Legend of Korra.

He contributed several voices for the video game Saints Row, as well as voicing 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 and the Asmodian male youth voice for the MMORPG game Aion: Tower of Eternity. He has also provided voices for the games Aion, Aion: Upheaval and Mortal Kombat X.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988MoonwalkerRomeo
1989The WizardCorey's friendDeleted Scenes
1990Cold Dog SoupChinese Boy
1991HookRufio
1991The Perfect WeaponJimmy Ho
1995A Goofy MovieAdditional Voices
1995Fist of the North Star'Bat'Direct-to-video
1996GangstazMario
1997Fakin' da FunkJulian Lee
1998Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark KnightsPrince Hong
1999But I'm a CheerleaderDolph
2000The DebutBen Mercado
2000RaveJay Hoon
2001Extreme DaysCorey Ng
2003Love Don't Cost a ThingSpoken Word Artist
2003Biker BoyzPhilly
2003Naked Brown MenDante
2006Take the LeadRamos
2008This LifeAlex
2008Nite Tales: The MovieGerard
2009The OutsideIndo
2009Blood and BonePinballDirect-to-video
2010Blood RiverChuck G
2010FlippedUnknownTrailer only
2010Subject: I Love YouNicky
2011Paradise BrokenRay
2012Hang LooseDante
2014Bad AssesGangly Asian
2014Anita HoTaylor Bautista
2014JLA Adventures: Trapped in TimeKarate Kid (voice)Direct-to-video
2014Hansel and GretelDadShort film
2014Murder101D. Phillips
2016Jarhead 3: The SiegeBlake LaureanoDirect-to-video
2021The Fabulous Filipino BrothersDukeAlso director
2021Monster Hunter: Legends of the GuildAiden (voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988The Wonder YearsGym Class Kid, Eddie, Kid #33 episodes
1988Santa Barbara (TV series)Amado3 episodes
1989Highway To HeavenChamp HopkinsEpisode: "Choices"
1991The Hit ManPaulyTelevision film
1992RavenLucasEpisode: "The Journey"
1993Hangin' with Mr. CooperSammyEpisode: "Seoul Shake"
1995Alien Nation: Body and SoulTrash #2Television film
1995500 NationsHimself (voice)Miniseries
1995The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirKevinEpisode: "Cold Feet, Hot Body"
1996Touched by an AngelMiguelEpisode: "Random Acts"
1996Nash BridgesJimmy ChangEpisode: "Home Invasion"
1997RiotJeffrey LeeTelevision film
Segment: "Gold Mountain"
1998Promised LandTitoEpisode: "Out of Bounds"
1998MoeshaMarco4 episodes
1998Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionGhost of Rudi HernandezEpisode: "The Student"
1999UndressedJake5 episodes
1999ViperRishi LamaEpisode: "Holy Terror"
2000The Steve Harvey ShowLeeEpisode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Counseling"
2001The ChronicleNoodlesEpisode: "Here There Be Dragons"
2001A Kitty Bobo ShowKitty BoboTelevision film
2002The Chang Family Saves the WorldTelevision film
2002The Proud FamilyKwok Wong (voice)Episode: "Romeo Must Wed"
2002ProvidenceJustin KimEpisode: "All the King's Men"
2003Kim PossibleFukushima (voice)Episode: "Exchange"
2005–07American Dragon: Jake LongJake Long (voice)55 episodes
2005Lilo & Stitch: The SeriesEpisode: "Morpholomew"
2005–08Avatar: The Last AirbenderPrince Zuko, Soldier #1, Additional Voices (voice)49 episodes
2006EntourageFukijamaEpisode: "What About Bob?"
2007The Suite Life of Zack & CodyMadrid2 episodes
2010CSI: MiamiRuben FrancoEpisode: "Happy Birthday"
2010Generator RexTuck (voice)5 episodes
2010The BoondocksJingmei (voice)Episode: "The Red Ball"
2010FirebreatherKenny Rogers (voice)Television film
2010–11Zevo-3Matt Martin / Kewl Breeze (voice)26 episodes
2011Prime SuspectBounce (voice)Episode: "Carnivorous Sheep"
2012Hawaii Five-0Nicky ChangEpisode: "Pu'olo"
2012–14The Legend of KorraGeneral Iroh II (voice)5 episodes
2013Ultimate Spider-ManScorpion, Flash Thompson (voice)2 episodes (as Scorpion)
Unknown # of episodes (as Flash Thompson)
2014Love MidoriDante2 episodes
2014, 2017Star Wars RebelsJai Kell (voice)2 episodes
2014Hell's KitchenHimselfEpisode: "8 Chefs Compete"
2018A Million Little ThingsCoryEpisodes: "Unexpected" and "I Dare You"
2019We Bare BearsMaster Cheddar (voice)Episode: "Baby Orphan Ninja Bears"
2019Victor and ValentinoJavier (voice)Episodes: "Legend of the Hidden Skate Park" and "Los Perdidos"
2020Carmen SandiegoSpinkick (voice)3 episodes
2021TreseBagyon Kulimlim (voice)Episode: "Episode 2"
2021Robot ChickenSquall Leonhart, Zuko (voice)2 episodes

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–presentJustKiddingNewsHimself
2014–19Nostalgia Critic6 episodes
2016–18Camp CampBilly "Snake" Nikssilp3 episodes
2016Perfect-timing villainAgent Tanner1 episode
2017Squad WarsHimselfEpisode: "The Try Guys 90s Boyband Music Video Challenge"
2018Star Wars Galaxy of AdventuresNarrator (voice)11 episodes
2019Rooster Teeth's Hardcore Tabletop: World Series5 episodes
2020-21Let's Read HomestuckRufioh Nitram2 episodes
2020Death BattleZukoEpisode: "Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki"

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2004Def Jam Fight for New YorkAdditional Voices
2006Saints RowStillwater's Residents
2006Avatar: The Last AirbenderPrince Zuko
2007SkateShingo
2007Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning EarthPrince Zuko
2008Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno
2008AionYouth Male Voice, Additional Voices
2009Skate 2Shingo
2009Call of Juarez: Bound in BloodSeeing Farther
2009Terminator SalvationResistance Soldier
2010Final Fantasy XIIICocoon InhabitantsEnglish dub
2010Skate 3Shingo
2011Nicktoons MLBPrince Zuko
2012Avatar: The Legend of KorraGeneral Iroh II
2015Mortal Kombat XAdditional Voices

Awards

  • Young Artist Award – Hook
    • Won – Best Ensemble Cast
    • Nominated – Best Young Actor
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