| Dante | |
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| Name: | Jay Dante Rusciolelli |
| Born: | October 2, 1970 |
| Birth Hometown: | Ridgecrest, California |
| Occupation: | Activist, Actor, Agent, Comedian, Writer |
| Years active: | 1986-present |
Dante (real name Jay Dante Rusciolelli; born October 2, 1970) is an American comedian, talent agent and activist from Ridgecrest, California. 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.
Dante starred in the 1996 BET sitcom The Blackberry Inn. 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.
Dante ran for mayor of Los Angeles in 2001.
| Last Comic Standing | ||
| Hosts |
Jay Mohr • Anthony Clark • Bill Bellamy • Fearne Cotton • Craig Robinson • JB Smoove • Anthony Jeselnik | |
| Winners |
Dat Phan • John Heffron • Alozon Bodden • Josh Blue • Jon Reep • Iliza Shlesinger • Felipe Esparza • Rod Man • Clayton English | |
| Other Notable Contestants |
Ant • Ty Barnett • Doug Benson • Rebecca Corry • Lavell Crawford • Dante • Gerry Dee • Mike DeStefano • Debra DiGiovanni • Bil Dwyer • Joey Gay • Todd Glass • Gary Gulman • Tim Harmston • Ralph Harris • Corey Holcomb • Gabriel Iglesias • Sean Kent • Kristin Key • Matt Kirshen • Jay London • April Macie • Mary Mack • Kathleen Madigan • Ralphie May • Bonnie McFarlane • Dave Mordal • Eddie Pepitone • Tammy Pescatelli • Chris Porter • Tommy Ryman • Jimmy Shubert • Amy Schumer • Rich Vos • Gina Yashere |
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