Trivia & Fun Facts: A life-long lover of the power of story, Zack utilized critical thinking and writing skills during his time at New York University, where he earned his degree in Vocal Performance/Musical Theatre. Dante Basco, Actor: Hook. Avatar: The Last Airbender alum Dante Basco also revealed he has spoken with the show's creators about the upcoming live-action Netflix adaptation. He also revealed he had spoken to creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko about the upcoming live-action Netflix adaptation, and what advice he would offer the new Zuko. The Mandalorian: Does The Marshal Have Anakin's Podracer? (Just, maybe not the hair.). He goes, "That's my show!" All those vignettes are amazing, with Zuko just dating a girl, just trying to be a regular kid.

Wells went pretty dark after voicing Meelo. So there's things like that that touched me. But for someone like Basco, who was there making the show, does it feel like 15 years have passed? And working with Grey DeLisle [who voiced Azula], who is one of my favorite actors of all time, was amazing and so fun.”, Basco also fondly looks back at working alongside Mako, who played his father several times in his career, and on Avatar: The Last Airbender voiced Iroh, Zuko’s wise and kind uncle. Recent places you've seen him: The Wolf of Wall Street and as the principal on Big Little Lies. RELATED: Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender Series to Begin Filming Soon. You have to do the airbender, the waterbender, connect to the earthbending Avatar, and then finalize the whole thing with a firebending Avatar. ‘The gang’s all here!’”, As much as he loved working with Team Avatar, Basco also said he enjoyed, “When Zuko went back to his sister and his family and all the beach scenes and teenagers being teenagers, which was wild. But for 12 years, he's also voiced Captain Rex on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. And there’s something loveable in that. Until then, he was kind of just a bad guy. But [Mako voicing Iroh] really added to that relationship. I thought that was really beautiful to see Zuko in that life. I'm like, "I'm the prince of the Fire Nation, Zuko." [6], Basco released his memoir From Rufio to Zuko through the independent publisher, Not a Cult. It was cool. She picked up her first comic in high school and fell instantly in love with the medium. The fun part of doing these shows is the camaraderie and the actors doing it together.

Zuko VS Shoto Todoroki (Avatar VS My Hero Academia)", "Huge thanks to the stellar MKX voice actors: Troy @TroyBakerVA (Shinnok/EBlack/Fujin), Ronald M. Banks (Quan Chi); Ashly Burch (Cassie)...", "Danielle Nicolet (Jacqui/Sareena); Fred Tatasciore (Tremor); and Grey DeLisle and Dante Basco with some extra VO help. You can catch her writing on Agents of SHIELD, the Arrowverse and more right here on CBR.

And by the time we were at that part of the show, even though it was Aang’s story, it started to feel like an ensemble and it made sense to see what Zuko was doing. I'd like to hear about another favorite: what's your favorite Zuko moment from the series? In season 1, episode 11, "Skeletons in the Closet", Iroh, defending his fleet, demonstrated his skill by launching fiery blasts toward his airborne attackers. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dante_Basco&oldid=986755861, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2020, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Counseling", Episodes: "Legend of the Hidden Skate Park" and "Los Perdidos", Episode: "The Try Guys 90s Boyband Music Video Challenge", This page was last edited on 2 November 2020, at 20:42. It’s like Star Wars and the characters I grew up loving, like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. He has his ups and downs and wasn’t perfect. He is an actor and producer, known for, New Obi-Wan Kenobi Animated Short Relives the Jedi Master's Star Wars Saga, How ‘Lizzie Bennett Diaries’ Producer Plans to Gamify Live TV, Appreciating the Voice Acting work of Dante Basco, 20 Holiday Movies to Stream and Watch With Family, Patsy Lee & The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms. Zutara forever! His redemption arc was amazing.”, Indeed, when I noted to Basco that I’d seen many fans online argue that Zuko has one of the most impressively told redemption arcs in fiction, he replied, “I get that too. He's like, "Yeah! The episode about Uncle Iroh is pretty amazing, very emotional. Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno, Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth, Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Legend of Aang, Where the Music's Strong, the Drinks Are Loud, Warner Bros Wants James Gunn for Suicide Squad 2 - #23, Beyond the Block: The Untold History of Filipino Street Dance, Afternoon Delight Live on Hollywood and Vine, The Legend of Korra: The Re-telling of Korra's Journey, The Best TV Shows About Being in Your 30s. The introduction of General Iroh, voiced by Dante Basco, was met with excitement from fans, happy to discover the actor was playing the descendent of Zuko, a role that Basco had performed previously in Avatar: The Last Airbender.

He truly is one of the greatest characters I got to play in my career over the last 30+ years. Rapidly punching and kicking, the flames generated by Iroh managed to hit even the most difficult of targets. He got into acting taking on minor roles in television. But I'm always surprised when it happens. I've gone through dark periods with my family. I grew up with Mako's name, as one of the elders in the industry from the start. You have, honestly, one of the most unique voices in voice work. In the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender film (of which we shall not discuss), Gabriel plays Princess Yue. And then you're just like, "Can I get a grande white chocolate mocha?" He also voice acted Kwok Wong in The Proud Family. In the golden era of Tumblr, I had 250,000 followers, and we'd talk about Zuko and this other thing called Homestuck. Introduced in The Legend of Korra, the fierce military leader demonstrated competence, cool-headedness, and a mastery of his powers that would make his namesake proud. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Fifteen years have passed since the debut of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Nickelodeon, but you wouldn't know it from the way the animated series lives on in the pop-culture lexicon. Sometimes you just get lucky, and you and the character coincide at the right time. Most of the time it happens at, like, Starbucks, because the cashier isn't even looking at you, just taking your orders. One of my favorite aspects of the show was Zuko's complicated relationship with his Uncle Iroh. Sometimes those solo episodes are a little lonely!”, Basco said he was happy to find Zuko befriending Aang and the others, recalling, “At Nickelodeon, there’s a big voice booth and then a separate booth.” When Zuko was an antagonist, Basco explained, “A lot of times, they’d put me in that solo one by myself, which you fall asleep in because you’re by yourself so long. General Iroh demonstrated a wide array of typical firebending abilities during his few cameos in The Legend of Korra.

Trending: 146th This Week. It's all a part the journey. The development of the project started with a Kickstarter campaign. I hear that from a lot of fans – ‘This is one of the greatest redemption arcs in history!’ and I’m like ‘Wow, that’s crazy.’”, Regarding what made Zuko and his redemption resonate for so many, Dante observed, “I think what it really is is his imperfections. So we were not as engaged with the audience as we are now, when shows come out. There's so many different ones. When did creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko let you in on Zuko's change of heart? The boys coming back -- I think it was an interesting choice on their part. Dec 26, 2016 - Explore VECfun's board "Dante Basco" on Pinterest. He also kinda looks like Mako. It's hard to say what's your favorite part of this all.

It's going to be fascinating, and, you know, I'm all for the Avatar family. Iroh is one of the few firebenders who can simulate flight through the use of jet propulsions. Next: Avatar: Every Power Firebenders Have. [8] He voiced Matt Martin/Kewl Breeze in the short-lived animated series Zevo-3. Every script, every week, was something new to read about. Coming into social media, Twitter, Facebook -- I mean, the first social media I ever had was Tumblr. Since Avatar: The Last Airbender had previously established the difficulties and dangers surrounding the sub-skill, Iroh's mastery over lightningbending is notable and further points to his proficiency as a warrior and bending artist. Did you see what happens this week?" Getting the part and performing it and playing a character and finding stories -- it's amazing. We can't even find his photo. Dante Basco is a Filipino American born in Pittsburg, California, and raised in Cerritos and Paramount, California. And I'm thinking he wouldn't know, because he's in his 20s! She loves to apply her education to her work writing editorials and conducting interviews. I'm like, "Avatar: The Last Airbender." Of that experience, Basco said, “I think it’s cool! Birth Place: Pittsburg, California, USA. He really was Uncle Iroh to me. You never know, because you don't even hear your own voice ever, right? At what point in his journey did you realize he had potential to become a hero? He's like, "You're Prince Zuko?!" It was really fun for me, and it was really fun when I said the first line and it came out and blew up Twitter for a hot second. Which I would love to come back and play! At the time, I was doing a character on Disney and I was a hero there and a villain on Nickelodeon. In the second episode in which he appears, "Endgame", General Iroh's ease with lightning generation is on full display as he manages to single-handedly intercept military airplanes.

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