Gaten Matarazzo

Acting

Biography

Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (/ˈɡeɪtənˌmætəˈræzoʊ/ GAY-tən MAT-ə-RAZ-oh, Italian:[ɡaeˈtaːno mataˈrattso]; born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011–12) and Gavroche in Les Misérables (2014–15). Matarazzo gained recognition for playing Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror drama series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He also hosted the Netflix show Prank Encounters (2019–2021). In 2022, he co-starred in the coming-of-age comedy film Honor Society. In the animated fantasy comedy film My Father's Dragon, he voiced Boris the Dragon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gaten Matarazzo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: September 8, 2002

Place of Birth: New London, Connecticut, USA

Known For

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Stranger Things

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MTV Movie & TV Awards

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Haunted Hotel

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Les Miserables - The Broadway Musical

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The Emmy Awards

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Celebrity Family Feud

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The Blacklist

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Honor Society

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