Dante_(comedian)

Dante (comedian)

Dante (comedian)

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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.

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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.[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]

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  1. [1]
    https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/jay_d_rusciolelli_born_1970_11100322
  2. [2]
    "Dante (@dantethecomic) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  3. [3]
    "Promotional Materials". Hollywood, California: Dante Rusciolelli. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
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    The Blackberry Inn (TV Series 1996) at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  5. [5]
    Rocchio, Christopher (2007-08-02). "'Last Comic Standing 5' cuts Dante and Gina Yashere, reveals Top 8". Reality TV World. Mansfield, Massachusetts: Derek Santos. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
  6. [6]
    "120 File For L.A. Mayor".


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