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2->''"Rufio! Rufio! Ru! Fi! Oooooooooooooooo!"''
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5'''''[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere DESCRIPTION]] [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong UP!]]'''''
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7Dante Roman Titus Basco (born August 25, 1975) is an American actor of Filipino heritage.
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9He is the brother of Darion Basco, Derek Basco, Dion Basco and Ariana Basco. In his early years, he was part of the Streat Freaks breakdancing crew. When he got into acting, he started taking on minor roles in television. He later appeared in a substantial role in Creator/StevenSpielberg's 1991 film ''Film/{{Hook}}'' with Creator/RobinWilliams and Creator/DustinHoffman, as Rufio, the charismatic red-stripe-haired leader of the Lost Boys. Less famously, he would go on to portray [[BrattyHalfPint Bat]] in the live-action ''Film/FistOfTheNorthStar'' movie.
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11He portrayed characters of [[FakeNationality different Asian ethnicities which were not Filipino]]. He did however, star in the independent film ''The Debut'', in which he portrayed a Filipino-American alongside his three brothers and sister.
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13He provided the voices for Prince Zuko in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and Jake Long in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'', and [[FanNickname Iroh II]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''. He starred as Ramos in the 2006 film ''Film/TakeTheLead'' alongside Creator/AntonioBanderas, where he break-danced as well as performed ballroom dance. This wasn't the only film in which he was required to dance. In many films he hip-hop dances, just as he did in a Verizon Wireless commercial as well as rapping and breaking in a Sprite commercial. He also leads a [[RapRock rap/rock]] fusion band, the Basco Brothers, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin made up of him and his siblings]].
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15[[http://rufiozuko.tumblr.com/post/18307852509/homestuck He began to read]] ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' in February, 2012. He was rather amused at the fact that the character Rufio is quite involved in the story, and Creator/AndrewHussie made him even ''more'' involved after Dante began reading, effectively creating a new character just to imitate him. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUrqgEFDvM4 Dante later cosplayed this character in a music video]] and provided his voice for the Creator/{{Voxus}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RLpufEBcWM fandub]] of the webcomic. He also cameos in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu-xhms0nXY Nostalgia Critic's Top 11 Best Avatar Episodes.]] Parodying the heck out of Zuko.
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17Well known for still having the ''exact'' same voice he did as a teenager, which can lead to VocalDissonance when he plays characters his own age.
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