Dante Basco (sometimes Danté Basco) (born August 29, 1975) is an American actor. He is the brother of Darion Basco, Derek Basco, and Dion 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 starred in Steven Spielberg's 1991 film 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.
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Madrid (who portrays a guy version of London)
Episode "The Suite Life Goes Hollywood"
Entourage
Fukijama
Episode "What About Bob?"
2005-present
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Prince Zuko
(voice) (major character)
2005- 2007
American Dragon: Jake Long
Jake Long
(voice) (main character)
Jake Long
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Jake Long
(voice) (one episode)
Kim Possible
Fukushima
(voice)
The Proud Family
Quoc Wong
(voice)
Providence
Justin Kim
The Chronicle
Noodles
The Steve Harvey Show
Lee
Undressed
Jake
Viper
Rishi Lama
Promised Land
Tito
Moesha
Marco
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Ghost of Rudi Hernandez
Touched by an Angel
Robbie
Nash Bridges
Jimmy Chang
500 Nations
himself
(voice)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Kevin
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Sammy
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