ACTOR

Dante Basco

1975 - Today

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Dante Roman Basco (born August 29, 1975) 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 Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dante Basco has received more than 4,980,408 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Dante Basco is the 9,697th most popular actor (down from 9,209th in 2019), the 14,201st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,424th in 2019) and the 4,550th most popular American Actor.

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  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dante Basco ranks 9,697 out of 13,578. Before him are Sheela, Paulo Costanzo, Tichina Arnold, Kanna Hashimoto, Olaf Lubaszenko, and Lance Bass. After him are Alex D. Linz, Meghan Ory, Alexander Koch, Andrew Airlie, Takayuki Yamada, and Russell Tovey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Dante Basco ranks 466. Before him are Mario Tokić, Scott Chipperfield, Martin St. Louis, Pierre Issa, Alexey Smertin, and Denis Matsuev. After him are Kirill Käro, Květa Peschke, Choi Sung-yong, Mauricio Pineda, Mortiis, and Artemy Lebedev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dante Basco ranks 14,201 out of 20,380. Before him are Kris Humphries (1985), Tichina Arnold (1969), Scott J. Horowitz (1957), Lot M. Morrill (1813), Peter Chernin (1951), and Lance Bass (1979). After him are Alex D. Linz (1989), Martha Reeves (1941), Noah Hawley (1967), Alexander Koch (1988), Loretta Lynch (1959), and Frank Carlson (1893).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dante Basco ranks 4,550. Before him are Pat Fraley (1949), Mitzi Green (1920), Wendy Moniz (1969), Krystal Jung (1994), Tichina Arnold (1969), and Lance Bass (1979). After him are Alex D. Linz (1989), Alexander Koch (1988), Monique Coleman (1980), Sean Patrick Thomas (1970), Joely Fisher (1967), and Robby Benson (1956).

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Television and Movie Roles

Avatar: The Last Airbender
Zuko (voice)
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
8.732 / 10
American Dragon: Jake Long
Jake Long (voice)
American Dragon is a coming of age comedy-action series about Jake Long, a 13-year-old Asian-American boy who strives to find balance in his life as a skateboard-grinding, New York 'tween while learning to master his mystical powers (in his secret identity) as the American Dragon, the protector and guardian of all magical creatures secretly living amidst the human world.
7.7 / 10
Hook
Rufio
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.
Apr 10th 19916.838 / 10