Dante Basco: Biography in Details
Who is Dante Basco?
Dante Basco is an American actor and a voice-over artist. Additionally, he is also a producer and a dancer.
Similarly, according to his Twitter cover photo, he is also a Poet and writer. Till now, he has given voice to several characters in films. One of them is in the movie, “Avatar: The Last Airbender.”
Furthermore, he is also famous for starring in the adventurous-comedy film, Hook in 1991. For his performance in it, he earned the nomination in the “Young Artist Award.”
Dante Basco: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
He was born in Pittsburg in the state of California as Danté Roman Titus Basco on August 29, 1975. His ethnic background traces back to Filipino descent.
Although he was born in Pittsburg, he grew up in Cerritos and Paramount. He grew up with his four other siblings, Dion, Darion, Derek, and Arianna. Dante has not shared any details about his father and mother.
For his education, he attended Southern California’s prestigious Orange County High School of the Arts.
Dante Basco: Professional Life, Career
Dante Basco’s career started back in the late ’80s. He made his debut in 1988 in TV and feature film. He played the role of Romeo in the movie, “Moonwalker.” Also, he played the gym kid/Eddie in the TV series, “The Wonder Years.”
Then in 1991, he played the role of Rufio in an adventurous-comedy film, “Hook.” The movie is a peter pan movie played by Robin Williams. This part raised his fame.
He has acted in several films like “A Goofy Movie,” “The Debut,” “Bad Asses,” “Jarhead 3: The Siege”, and others. Similarly, some of his TV projects are “Moesha,” “Undressed,” “The Legend of Korra,” and so on.
Furthermore, he is also a voice actor. His voice-over for ‘Jake Long’ in the TV series, “American Dragon: Jake Long” made him famous in the industry. Some of his notable voice-overs are ‘Prince Zuko’ in “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” and ‘Matt Martin/Kewl Breeze’ in “Zevo-3”.
Additionally, he has appeared in web series like “The Nostalgia Critic,” “Camp Camp,” and others. From 2013 till now, Dante is associated with series JustKiddingNews.
He gave voices in several video games like Skate 1, 2, and 3, Mortal Kombat X, Aion, Nicktoons MLB, and others.
Dante is active on social networking sites.
He has more than 67.2k followers on Twitter and around 169k on Instagram.
Moreover, he is followed by over 58k followers on Facebook.
How much does Dante Basco earn?
As of 2022, this actor’s net worth is around $500 thousand. His 2010 movie Flipped was made in a $14 million budget and has collected around $4.3 million.
As per the sources, the average salary received by an actor is around $19k-$210k per year.
Rumors and Controversy
Dante indirectly became part of that controversy when the casting of “The Last Airbender” raised a racial controversy in the industry.
Other than that, he keeps his distance from the issue that drags him to criticism and controversy.
How tall is Dante Basco?
Dante Basco has a height of 5 feet 6.5 inches and he weighs around 65 kg. Similarly, his eye color is dark brown and hair color is black.
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Dante Basco's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
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| 2024 | August | Thursday |
| 2025 | August | Friday |
| 2026 | August | Saturday |
| 2027 | August | Sunday |
| 2028 | August | Tuesday |
