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Gaten Matarazzo
Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011–12), followed by Gavroche in Les Misérables (2014–15). Matarazzo gained international recognition for playing Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror drama series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He also hosted the Netflix show Prank Enco…
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Born 8 September 2002 · Q26704332
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2026· 14 entries
Polygon.com: Gaten Matarazzo Wasn't Allowed to Play CoD as a Kid
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Polygon.com: How Gaten Matarazzo Snuck Around His No-Violent-Games Rule
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Geektown: ‘Adults’ Season 2 Trailer Brings Gaten Matarazzo, Zosia Mamet & More To Disney+ UK This August
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swooon.com: ‘Adults’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals First Look at Guest Stars Raven-Symoné, Gaten Matarazzo & More
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Deadline: ‘Adults’: FX Teases Season 2 With Trailer Full Of Guest Stars Including Gaten Matarazzo, Jake Shane & Zosia Mamet
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New Jersey 101.5: ‘Stranger Things’ star Gaten Matarazzo spotted at Cream Ridge ice cream shop
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Hudson Reporter: ‘Stranger Things’ Actor Gaten Matarazzo Spotted at Cream Ridge Ice Cream Shop
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Mshale: Joe Keery & Gaten Matarazzo Being Wholesome For 8 Minutes Straight St Louis Cardinals (JJ4cGHsQ3r)
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Public attention spiked: 7,649 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 2,230, with 0 article edits.
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The Guardian: Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo to make West End debut in Rent revival
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AOL: Gaten Matarazzo Reveals How Watching the “Stranger Things” Finale in a Grinch Costume Backfired: 'More People Came Up to Me'
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Yahoo: Gaten Matarazzo had to 'prove' his comedic chops after 'Stranger Things'
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Starred in and was the executive producer for the stoner comedy Pizza Movie
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2025· 1 entry
Starred in the animated film Animal Farm, in which he voiced the character Lucky
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2024· 4 entries
Newsweek: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo’s Panic Attacks Sparked by Religion
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New York Post: ‘Stranger Things’ star Gaten Matarazzo wants to wrap show ‘quickly’: Kill off Dustin!
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Hollywood Life: Gaten Matarazzo Recalls Shocking Interaction With Older Fan: ‘I’ve Had a Crush on You Since You Were 13’
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Yahoo: Gaten Matarazzo shares 'upsetting' encounter he had with a woman in her 40s who said she had a 'crush' on him when he was 13
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2023· 2 entries
The Cheat Sheet: Gaten Matarazzo’s Voice Changed Dramatically Halfway Through ‘Stranger Things’ Season 1, Finn Wolfhard Says
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People: Gaten Matarazzo Opens Up About Filming 'Bittersweet' Final Season of 'Stranger Things'
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2022· 1 entry
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
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2021· 1 entry
Matarazzo participated in an hour-long charity Among Us stream on The Tonight Show's Twitch account with Jimmy Fallon, Questlove, Tariq Trotter, Captain Kirk Douglas, Sykkuno, Valkyrae, Corpse Husband, and his Stranger T
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2020· 1 entry
In support of the Democratic Party of Georgia's campaign in the 2021 Georgia runoff elections
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2018· 1 entry
It was announced that he was cast in the animated film Hump
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2013· 1 entry
Joined the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Tour in the United States in the role of Gavroche; the following year, he played the same role in the Tony-nominated 2014 Broadway revival of the musical
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2011· 1 entry
Competed and won third place with his vocal solo titled "Ben" at the Starpower Talent Competition Nationals in Uncasville, Connecticut
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2002· 2 entries
Born 2002-09-08.
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In New London, Connecticut, to Heather and Gaetano John Matarazzo Jr
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