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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.\n', '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
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Filipino American actor Dante Basco details successes and sacrifices in new memoir
By many accounts, Filipino American actor Dante Basco is a success story. Known for his roles as Rufio in the classic 1991 film “Hook" and Zuko in the animated television series “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” he has spent the past decades adding more than 100 acting credits to his biography, including as Ben in “The Debut,” the first Filipino American film released in theaters nationwide.
It all came at a cost, however. His pursuit of a career in entertainment contributed to a seven-year period in which he and his family severed ties, he reveals in his memoir, “From Rufio to Zuko," which was released Monday.
“It’s not always enjoyable to go back and look at things in your life,” Basco, 44, told NBC News. “Things that you're not proud of, you definitely don’t want to confront; dark times that you’ve already gotten over. But maybe it’s a good thing to talk about, because it’s gonna maybe help the next generation of people coming in.”
Basco said that committing events that have transpired throughout
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Dante Basco
Full name
Danté Roman Titus Basco
Born
August 29, 1975
Pittsburg, California
Basco hosts the official podcast, Avatar: Braving the Elements, with Janet Varney.
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