Dante Basco

Dante Basco (sometimes Danté Basco) (born August 29 1975) is an American actor.

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 starred in Steven Spielberg's 1991 classic Hook with Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman. Basco achieved a cult status with his role as "Rufio," the charismatic stripe-haired leader of the Lost Boys. Since then he had a recurring role as Marco in Moesha, appeared in But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) and has starred in The Debut (2000). More recently, he has provided the voices for 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. He also starred as a guest character on the HBO TV show Entourage.

Dante, a Filipino American, has three brothers, Derek, Darion and Dion, and a sister, Ariana. All of the Basco brothers are actors, and they appear in several movies, including The Debut.

Filmography

Television

Trivia

• Basco appeared in a commercial for Verizon's V Cast cell phone in 2006.
• The band Rufio is named after the character he portrayed in Hook (film).
• He is the second youngest of the Basco brothers.
• He voiced a number of random gang bangers in the 2006 video game Saints Row.
• Appears in The Black Eyed Peas' music video "The Apl Song" as the Filipino Veteran's younger self in the mirror.

See also

• List of Filipino Americans

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