Dante (comedian)
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Born
October 2, 1970
Ridgecrest, California, United States
Jay Dante Rusciolelli
October 2, 1970
Ridgecrest, California, United States
Occupation(s)Activist, Actor, Agent, Comedian, Writer
Yearsactive1986–present
SpouseRebekah Kochan
Dante | |
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 Dante Rusciolelli with girlfriend Rebekah Kochan | |
| Born | Jay Dante Rusciolelli October 2, 1970 Ridgecrest, California, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, Actor, Agent, Comedian, Writer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Rebekah Kochan |
| Website | comicdante |
Dante (real name Jay Dante Rusciolelli; born October 2, 1970)[1] is an American comedian, talent agent and activist[2] from Ridgecrest, California.[3] Dante is the youngest of four children. In 1982, Dante and his parents moved to San Diego where he attended Patrick Henry High School.
On November 24, 2018, he married his long time girlfriend and business partner Rebekah Kochan. Instagram
Dante starred in the 1996 BET sitcom The Blackberry Inn.[4] In 2007, he appeared in season 5 of Last Comic Standing on NBC, and was eliminated in episode 7, the first of seven elimination episodes.[5]
Dante ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2001.[6]
