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Dante R. Basco (born August 29, 1975)[1] 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 Julian Lee in Fakin' da Funk, and for his many voice acting roles, most notably as Prince Zuko from Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender, General Iroh II, Zuko's grandson, in The Legend of Korra, Shingo in EA's Skate., Jake Long from Disney Channel's American Dragon: Jake Long, Fukushima in Kim Possible, Kwok Wong in the Proud Family, Jingmei in The Boondocks, Kenny Rodgers in Firebreather, Tuck in Generator Rex, Scorpion in Ultimate Spider-Man, Jai Kell in Star Wars Rebels, Cheddar in We Bare Bears Javier in Victor and Valentino, and Spin Kick from Carmen Sandiego.
Dante Basco | |
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 Basco at Nan Desu Kan 2017 | |
| Born | Dante R. Basco August 29, 1975 Pittsburg, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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Early life
Basco was born in Pittsburg, California, and raised in Cerritos and Paramount, California.[2] He has four siblings, including actor Dion Basco.[3] In Dante's early years, he was part of the Street Freaks breakdancing crew with his brothers.[4] He attended Orange County High School of the Arts[5] 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.[6] A punk band was later named after this character.
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.[7]
Basco streams gameplay on Twitch.[8]
Basco released his memoir From Rufio to Zuko through the independent publisher, Not a Cult.[8]
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.[9]
Voice acting
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.[10] 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.[11]
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.[11] He has also provided voices for the games Aion, Aion: Upheaval and Mortal Kombat X.
Filmography
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Moonwalker | Romeo | |
| 1989 | The Wizard | Corey's friend | Deleted Scenes |
| 1990 | Cold Dog Soup | Chinese Boy | |
| 1991 | Hook | Rufio | |
| 1991 | The Perfect Weapon | Jimmy Ho | |
| 1995 | A Goofy Movie | Nerd in blue Star Trek shirt/student with a red 10 on his shirt | |
| 1995 | Fist of the North Star | 'Bat' | Direct-to-video |
| 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 | |
| 2000 | Rave | Jay Hoon | |
| 2001 | Extreme Days | Corey Ng | |
| 2003 | Love Don't Cost a Thing | Spoken Word Artist | |
| 2003 | Biker Boyz | Philly | |
| 2003 | Naked Brown Men | Dante | |
| 2006 | Take the Lead | Ramos | |
| 2008 | This Life | Alex | |
| 2008 | Nite Tales: The Movie | Gerard | |
| 2009 | The Outside | Indo | |
| 2009 | Blood and Bone | Pinball | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Blood River | Chuck G | |
| 2010 | Flipped | Unknown | Trailer only |
| 2010 | Subject: I Love You | Nicky | |
| 2011 | Paradise Broken[3] | Ray | |
| 2012 | Hang Loose[3] | Dante | |
| 2014 | Bad Asses | Gangly Asian | |
| 2014 | Anita Ho | Taylor Bautista | |
| 2014 | JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time | Karate Kid (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Hansel and Gretel | Dad | Short film |
| 2014 | Murder101 | D. Phillips | |
| 2016 | Jarhead 3: The Siege | Blake Laureano | Direct-to-video |
| 2021 | The Fabulous Filipino Brothers | Duke | Also director |
| 2021 | Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild[12] | Aiden (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Wonder Years | Gym Class Kid, Eddie, Kid #3 | 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Santa Barbara | Amado | 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Highway To Heaven | Champ Hopkins | Episode: "Choices" |
| 1991 | The Hit Man | Pauly | Television film |
| 1992 | Raven | Lucas | Episode: "The Journey" |
| 1993 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Sammy | Episode: "Seoul Shake" |
| 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" |
| 1996 | Touched by an Angel | Miguel | Episode: "Random Acts" |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Jimmy Chang | Episode: "Home Invasion" |
| 1997 | Riot[13] | Jeffrey Lee | Television film Segment: "Gold Mountain" |
| 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" |
| 1999 | Undressed | Jake | 5 episodes |
| 1999 | Viper | Rishi Lama | Episode: "Holy Terror" |
| 2000 | The Steve Harvey Show | Lee | Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Counseling" |
| 2001 | The Chronicle | Noodles | Episode: "Here There Be Dragons" |
| 2001 | A Kitty Bobo Show | Kitty Bobo (voice) | Television film |
| 2002 | The Chang Family Saves the World | Television film | |
| 2002 | The Proud Family | Kwok Wong (voice) | Episode: "Romeo Must Wed" |
| 2002 | Providence | Justin Kim | Episode: "All the King's Men" |
| 2003 | Kim Possible | Fukushima (voice) | Episode: "Exchange" |
| 2005–07 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Jake Long (voice) | 55 episodes |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Episode: "Morpholomew" | |
| 2005–08 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Prince Zuko, Soldier #1, Additional Voices (voice) | 49 episodes |
| 2006 | Entourage | Fukijama | Episode: "What About Bob?" |
| 2007 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Madrid | 2 episodes |
| 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 |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Bounce (voice) | Episode: "Carnivorous Sheep" |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Nicky Chang | Episode: "Pu'olo" |
| 2012–14 | The Legend of Korra | General Iroh II (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Scorpion, Flash Thompson (voice) | 2 episodes (as Scorpion) Unknown # of episodes (as Flash Thompson) |
| 2014 | Love Midori | Dante | 2 episodes |
| 2014, 2017 | Star Wars Rebels | Jai Kell (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "8 Chefs Compete" |
| 2018 | A Million Little Things | Cory | Episodes: "Unexpected" and "I Dare You" |
| 2019 | We Bare Bears | Master Cheddar (voice) | Episode: "Baby Orphan Ninja Bears" |
| 2019 | Victor and Valentino | Javier (voice) | Episodes: "Legend of the Hidden Skate Park" and "Los Perdidos" |
| 2020 | Carmen Sandiego | Spinkick (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Trese | Bagyon Kulimlim (voice) | Episode: "Episode 2" |
| 2021 | Robot Chicken | Squall Leonhart, Zuko (voice) | 2 episodes |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–present | JustKiddingNews | Himself | |
| 2014–19 | Nostalgia Critic | 6 episodes | |
| 2016–present | Camp Camp | Billy "Snake" Nikssilp | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Perfect-timing villain | Agent Tanner | 1 episode |
| 2017 | Squad Wars | Himself | Episode: "The Try Guys 90s Boyband Music Video Challenge" |
| 2018 | Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures | Narrator (voice) | 11 episodes |
| 2019 | Rooster Teeth's Hardcore Tabletop: World Series | 5 episodes | |
| 2020-21 | Let's Read Homestuck | Rufioh Nitram | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Death Battle | Zuko | Episode: "Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki"[14] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Def Jam Fight for New York | Additional Voices | |
| 2006 | Saints Row | Stillwater's Residents | |
| 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 | Youth Male Voice, Additional Voices | |
| 2009 | Skate 2 | Shingo | |
| 2009 | Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | Seeing Farther | |
| 2009 | Terminator Salvation | Resistance Soldier | |
| 2010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Cocoon Inhabitants | English dub |
| 2010 | Skate 3 | Shingo | |
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | Prince Zuko | |
| 2012 | Avatar: The Legend of Korra | General Iroh II | |
| 2015 | Mortal Kombat X | Additional Voices[15] | |
| 2022 | Blacktop Hoops | Announcer |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nostalgia Critic | Himself | Video: "Top 11 Best Avatar Episodes w Dante Basco!" |
Awards
- Young Artist Award – Hook
- Won – Best Ensemble Cast
- Nominated – Best Young Actor
See also
- List of Filipino Americans
References
- "Dante R Basco, Born 08/29/1975". California Birth Index. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- Farris, Christopher (February 11, 2019). "These Filipinos Are the Voices of Modern Cartoon and Anime Characters". Esquire. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- Jermel-Lynn Quillopo (22 March 2013). "Social Encore: Kinetic's perspective". Honolulu Pulse. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- Alter, Ethan (September 24, 2021). "Dante Basco reflects on diversity in Hollywood as a child star: 'No one even knew what a Filipino was'". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- Catherine Gewertz (December 26, 1992). "The Fine Art of Fame". Los Angeles Times.
- Gabi Duncan (12 August 2014). "Hook Actor Dante Basco Remembers Robin Williams With Touching Video and Letter". E!. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- Ada Tsend (28 June 2017). "Remember Rufio in 'Hook'? The actor is trying to keep his cult character's legacy alive". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- Oller, Jacob (2020-07-10). "Avatar: The Last Airbender's Dante Basco on 'tango' of doing live, audience-driven Twitch show". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- Dar, Taimur (June 23, 2021). "INTERVIEW: Janet Varney and Dante Basco talk BRAVING THE ELEMENTS for the Last Airbender Podcast". Comics Beat. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- Talia Baugnon (30 September 2014). "Dante Basco talks Hollywood at LMU". Los Angeles Loyolan. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- Christopher John Farley (19 Jun 2012). "'The Legend of Korra' Creators Preview the Season Finale and as Karate Kid In Justice League Trapped In Time". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- Schuhart, Jonah (July 16, 2021). "Netflix's Trailer For Monster Hunter: Legends Of The Guild Teases Monstrous Action". Looper. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- Terry Kelleher (29 April 1997). "Picks and Pans Review: Riot". People. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "DEATH BATTLE! Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki (Avatar VS My Hero Academia)". Rooster Teeth. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- Brian Chard [@bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "Huge thanks to the stellar MKX voice actors: Troy @TroyBakerVA (Shinnok/EBlack/Fujin), Ronald M. Banks (Quan Chi); Ashly Burch (Cassie)..." (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
Brian Chard [@bcharred] (April 14, 2015). "Danielle Nicolet (Jacqui/Sareena); Fred Tatasciore (Tremor); and Grey DeLisle and Dante Basco with some extra VO help. You're all amazing!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2015 – via Twitter.
External links
- Dante Basco at IMDb
- Dante Basco at AllMovie
- Dante Basco on Tumblr
- Dante Basco on Twitch
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[de] Dante Basco
Dante Basco (* 29. August 1975 in Pittsburg, Kalifornien) ist ein philippinisch-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Tänzer und Rapper.- [en] Dante Basco
[es] Dante Basco
Dante Roman Titus Basco (Pittsburg, California; 29 de agosto de 1975) es un actor de doblaje, cantante de rap, poeta y bailarín filipino nacido en los Estados Unidos. Es conocido por dar la voz a Zuko en la serie de Nickelodeon Avatar: The Last Airbender, Jake Long de la serie de Disney American Dragon: Jake Long o por interpretar el papel de Rufio en la película de 1991 Hook junto a Robin Williams.[ru] Баско, Данте
Данте Роман Титус Баско (англ. Danté Roman Titus Basco) или проще Данте Баско (род. 28 августа 1975 года) — американский актёр кино и озвучивания, музыкант (танцор и рэпер). Наиболее известен озвучиванием Джейка Лонга в «Американском драконе», принца Зуко в «Легенде об Аанге», ролью Руфио в фильме 1991 года «Капитан Крюк».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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