11 Facts About Dante Basco

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Dante R Basco was born on August 29,1975 and is an American film, television, and voice actor.

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Dante Basco is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's Hook, for voicing the titular character of American Dragon: Jake Long, and for voicing Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Dante Basco attended Orange County High School of the Arts in the Music and Theatre Conservatory and graduated in 1993.

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Dante Basco began his acting career with minor television roles.

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In 2017, Dante Basco produced a Kickstarter-funded short film, Bangarang, about the character Rufio.

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

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Dante 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.

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Dante Basco voice acted Kwok Wong in The Proud Family.

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Dante Basco contributed additional voices for Aion, Mortal Kombat X, and Saints Row.

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Dante Basco voiced Shingo in the Skate series and Seeing Farther in the Call of Juarez series.

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In 2023, Dante Basco became engaged to Uyghur actress and television host Alice Rehemutula.