47.Dante Basco

Dante Basco is a former child actor best known for playing Rufio in the 1991 film Hook. He first acted in several TV shows before he began creating a path for himself in the entertainment industry. Basco has portrayed several Asian characters in films and TV due to his Filipino ethnicity. However, he still felts that Asian actors like him have limited opportunities in Hollywood.

As such, he and his brother, Dion Basco, teamed up on several projects that showcase Filipino-American talents. At present, he works as a voice actor who voiced the character of Jake Long in American Dragon and Lilo and Stitch: The Series, Prince Zuko in Avatar: The Last Airbender, and General Iroh in Th Legend of Korra. He also released a book entitled From Rufio to Zuko, narrating his lifelong works and credits as a Filipino-American actor.