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Nov 21, 2023 · Asian Persuasion in US theaters November 29, 2023 starring Dante Basco, Geneva Carr, Paolo Montalban, Celia Au. An independent Hollywood rom-com starring Dante Basco, KC Concepcion, Kevin Kreider with Geneva Carr and Paolo Montalban.
- Jhett Tolentino
- KC Concepcion
Asian Persuasion: Directed by Jhett Tolentino. With Dante Basco, Geneva Carr, Paolo Montalban, Kevin Kreider. An underachiever comes up with an outlandish plan to avoid alimony obligations to his fashion executive ex-wife.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Jhett Tolentino
- 2023-11-29
- Early Life
- Break (Dancing) Into Acting
- Early Roles
- Hook
- What Did He Do After Hook?
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- What Is Basco Doing Now?
- Personal Life
Dante Basco was born August 25, 1975 in Pittsburg, California and subsequently raised in Paramount, California. Basco is one of five siblings; four boys and one girl. Prior to getting into acting Basco and his brothers were part of a breakdancing group called the Street Freaks. In 1993, Basco graduated from Orange County High School of the Arts.
Basco and his brothers did breakdancing in the streets of San Francisco and Berkley, California during the 80s, and eventually were offered professional gigs dancing for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland A’s. They were good enough, in fact, to be offered scholarships to the San Francisco Ballet Company. This inspired them to move to Hollywood...
When Basco was just thirteen years old, he played Eddie for two episodes of the classic television show The Wonder Years in 1988. Between 1988 and 1991 he had six roles on television series including Santa Barbara, Highway to Heaven, Booker, and The New Adam 12. Within that same time period he starred in two films– Cold Dog Soup and The Perfect Wea...
When Basco was fifteen, he auctioned for the role of Rufio against his brother for the1991 film Hook. There was no way he could anticipate that this role would become his most iconic. Hook was director Steven Spielberg’s reimagining of the classic Disney story Peter Pan. Peter, played by the late Robin Williams, is forced to return to Neverland in ...
After his breakout role in Hook, Basco worked constantly in television and film. Between 1993 and 2005, Basco had twenty-four roles acting on TV or doing voices for animated series. Basco starred in episodes of television series spanning different genres. He worked on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Nash Bridges, Touched by an Angel, Moesha, The Proud...
Basco would go on to voice an animated character with one of the most profound character arcs in a series, especially for a series geared toward children. From 2005 to 2008, Basco voiced the character Zuko on the epic series Avatar: The Last Airbender on the Nickelodeon network. In a world where people can bend different elements at their will, Zuk...
Basco is still acting in television, film, and even video games. In 2010, Basco worked on the romantic drama Subject: I Love You where he played Nicky. In 2014, he had four roles in the movies JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time, Cesar Chavez, Bad Asses, and Murder 101. His most recent film role was in 2021, when he provided the voice to the character ...
Basco and his three brothers are all part of the entertainment industry. His younger brother, Dionysio “Dion” Basco is also an actor. His oldest brother, Derek Basco, currently stars in the TV series Mayor of Kingstown with Jeremy Renner. Finally, Basco’s other older brother, Darion Basco, is an actor who worked with Basco on the films The Debut an...
UNLV Film had a very special keynote speaker: the nationally (and internationally) recognized voice and screen actor Dante Basco, who was Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys, in HOOK (1991) and...
Dante Roman Basco (born August 29, 1975) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg 's Hook , Dolph in the cult film But I'm a Cheerleader , the lead character Ben Mercado in the hit indie film The Debut , and for voicing the titular protagonist of American Dragon: Jake Long and ...
Dante R. Basco 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...
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Nov 5, 2019 · Known for his role as Rufio in the classic 1991 film “Hook,” Basco’s memoir “From Rufio to Zuko” will be released Monday.
