Dante Basco

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dante Basco
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1975(1975-08-29)
Age	49
Birthplace	Pittsburg
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Dante Basco Biography

Dante Basco is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on August 29, 1975 in Pittsburg, California, United States. Filipino musician and actor who is best well-known for his role as Zuko on The Nickelodeon television series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

The actor co-stars in the movie Hook with He co-starred in the film Hook alongside Robin Williams, playing the role of Rufio., portraying the character Rufio.

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 Streat Freaks breakdancing crew. When he got into acting, he started 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. He attended Orange County High School of the Arts in the Music and Theatre Conservatory and graduated in 1993.

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”.

Brothers Darion, Derek, and Dion and the sister Arianna Basco are all actors.

Dante Basco Net Worth

Dante Basco is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dante Basco 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a part of a group that broke danced when he was younger.

His role was played by siblings in movie The Debut.

Dante R. Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American actor 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 Prince Zuko from Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender and Jake Long from the Disney Channel’s American Dragon: Jake Long.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dante Basco height 5 ft 7 in Dante weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dante Basco Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Dante Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dante Basco celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

Top Facts about Dante Basco

1. Dante Basco is an American actor born in 1975.
2. He played Rufio in the movie “Hook” (1991).
3. Basco voiced Prince Zuko in “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”
4. He has over 100 acting credits on IMDb.
5. Basco founded a production company called Kinetic Films.
6. He was a member of the dance group, Street Freaks.
7. Basco appeared in music videos for Madonna and Michael Jackson.
8. He wrote and produced his own short film, “The Debut.”
9. Basco is Filipino-American and an advocate for Asian representation.
10. He has over 200k followers on Instagram (@dantebasco).

Is Dante Basco The voice of Zuko?

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.

What is Dante Basco known for?

Dante Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American actor, voice actor, and dancer. He is best known for his role as Rufio in the 1991 live-action film Hook. He is also known for voicing Zuko in the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Jake Long from the Disney series American Dragon: Jake Long.

Is General Iroh voiced by Zuko?

Yes, original Atla character Zuko had a grandson and he was named after the beloved Iroh. Not only that, but General Iroh was voiced by Zuko’s voice actor, Dante Basco! While this was a shock and delight, some noted that Basco’s voice for General Iroh was nearly identical to his performance as Zuko.

Is Dante Basco a pure Filipino?

The Filipino-American actor started performing at a young age: In the early ’80s, he and his three brothers, Derek, Darion and Dionysio, performed as a breakdancing crew called “Street Freaks.” By 1986, the Basco brothers and their mom hopped in a van and headed to Los Angeles with only $100 and a dream to make it big …

Who voices Zuko's son in Korra?

Iroh is voiced by Dante Basco , who also voiced his grandfather Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender. In the Hebrew and German dub, Iroh is also voiced by the same actor who previously voiced Zuko in Books Two and Three of the original series.