Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten Matarazzo
Matarazzo at the 2022 Tony Awards
Born
Gaetano John Matarazzo III

(2002-09-08) September 8, 2002 (age 22)
New London, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present
PartnerElizabeth Yu (2018–present)

Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III[2] (/ˈɡeɪtən ˌmætəˈræzoʊ/ GAY-tən MAT-ə-RAZ-oh, Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno mataˈrattso]; born September 8, 2002)[3] is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011–12) and as Gavroche in Les Misérables (2014–15).[4] Matarazzo gained recognition for playing Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror drama series Stranger Things (2016–present). He also hosted the Netflix show Prank Encounters (2019–2021). In 2022, he co-starred in the coming-of-age comedy film Honor Society and voiced Boris the Dragon on the animated fantasy comedy film My Father's Dragon.

  1. ^ "9 Things You Didn't Know About Gaten Matarazzo III (Stranger Things)". October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Matarzzo at Stranger Things' Gaten Matarazzo III Goes Undercover on Reddit, YouTube and Twitter. GQ (www.youtube.com). July 1, 2019. Event occurs at 00:46. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2019. It's actually Gaetano John Matarazzo the third.
  3. ^ "UPI Almanac for Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019". United Press International. September 8, 2019. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020. …actor Gaten Matarazzo III in 2002 (age 17)
  4. ^ "Les Misérables". Playbill. Retrieved August 18, 2016.