Dante Basco

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…